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Album for the Young, Opus 138: Piano Book

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Album for the Young, Opus 138: Piano Book

Name: Album for the Young, Opus 138: Piano Book
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 00-K03519
Price: 9.95 USD
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By Stephen Heller

Level: Intermediate / Advanced

Item: 00-K03519

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An Intermediate / AdvancedPiano Solo, composed by Stephen Heller.

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Series: Kalmus Edition

Publisher: Alfred Music

Page Count: 40

ISBN10: 0-7579-0303-7

ISBN13: 978-0-7579-0303-8

UPC: 029156680690

SKU: 00-K03519

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About the Composer: Stephen Heller

Stephen Heller (1813-1888) was a Hungarian pianist and composer who spent much of his career in Paris, where he became a respected teacher and prolific creator of educational piano literature. His works span character pieces, studies, and sonatas that bridge the gap between technical development and genuine musical expression, earning him recognition as one of the most thoughtful pedagogical composers of the Romantic era.

Heller's output includes over 140 opus numbers, many of them designed specifically for advancing students. He understood the intermediate pianist's needs intimately: pieces that demand growing technical facility without sacrificing musicality or engagement. This sensibility made his works staples in European conservatories during his lifetime and beyond.

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Why we love this

Heller crafts character pieces with genuine emotional substance rather than empty technical display. Each piece in this collection has a distinct personality and musical purpose, so students experience real compositional variety across 40 pages without the repetition that can plague intermediate repertoire collections.

What to expect

Intimate, introspective, sometimes playful. Heller's pieces breathe with the lyrical sensibility of salon music without becoming saccharine; they contain enough harmonic color and structural interest to reward repeated listening and deep practice.

Who it's for

Pianists in grades 8-12 and college music students who have developed solid technique and are ready to explore Romantic character literature with substance. Teachers seeking intermediate repertoire that develops both musicianship and technical refinement will find pieces here suitable for recitals, student showcases, and supplementary study alongside method books or concertos.

How to get the most out of it

Attend to Heller's articulation markings as carefully as you would tempo and dynamics; his slurs and staccato indications shape phrase contour in ways that feel natural only when observed.
Build independence between hands through slow, focused practice of passages where contrary motion or rhythmic offset occurs; this repertoire rewards patience in the practice room.
Let rubato emerge from the music's phrasing rather than imposing it mechanically; Romantic character pieces live in the space between strict time and expressive flexibility.

How to use it

Feature individual pieces in student recitals or informal concerts; Heller's shorter character pieces work well as opening numbers or transitions between weightier works. Assign selections throughout the year as supplementary repertoire to develop Romantic-era interpretation skills alongside concerto or sonata study.