Selected Piano Works of Helen C. Crane - Book One - Intermediate: American composer

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Recently discovered American composer, Helen C. Crane (1868 - 1930), whose voluminous work, published and in m.s. form, now here to see the light of day; Ms. Crane a native New Yorker a pianist / composer was a student of Philip Scharwenka at the Klindworth Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin, Germany in the 1890's. Her talent and training led to a noteworthy career as composer conductor and pedagogue in Europe up until the advent of the First World War. Published at the time by numerous publishing houses in Europe her output spanned 71 numbered works, including music for piano, for string trio, quartets, choral pieces many tone poems for orchestra, a large scale work for chorus and orchestra and two symphonies. This book represents a loosely graded collection of some of her most notable piano pieces.