Download or read book Keys to Stylistic Mastery, Book 1 written by Dennis Alexander and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2005-05-03 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keys to Stylistic Mastery teaches the basic principles of the five stylistic periods (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist and Contemporary) to piano students. The 28 late-elementary to early-intermediate pieces were chosen to provide a helpful transition from method books to the classics. Composer Dennis Alexander has written at least one piece in the style of each period. Information about each style period, listing selected composers, keyboard instruments and typical forms, precedes the music from that period. Brief biographies of all composers represented are included.