When I was in undergrad, my piano teacher advised me that it was the cheapest place for me to buy music. Time and time again, even with shipping, it was!
I was informed on facebook that they were having a customer appreciation day. I needed to order some scores anyway, so I went for an adventure. Long story short, they were clearing out a bunch of scores with 75% off in addition to my student/teacher discount.
I scrounged the piano section and found a variety of stuff and even picked up a few mini scores for symphonies and whatnot. Holding this armful of music, I thought I was already breaking the bank; but my mental math skills were lacking - it was only $30.
After paying, I continued searching, discovering the full score section and found a LOT of great pieces!
Because I feel like it, here is a catalogue of the scores I got today - from smallest mini scores to largest full scores/piano scores:
Mini Scores
Beethoven Symphony No. 4 and 5-7
Milhaud Concertino de Printemps
Poulenc Sextour
Schoenberg String Quartet Op. 7
Bruckner Symphony No. 7
Richard Strauss Symphony for Winds
Milhaud 3rd String Quartet (with chorus)
Khachaturian's The Valencian Widow Suite
Berlioz Romeo and Juliette
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
John Adams Chamber Symphony
Piano
Saint-Saens Scherzo Op. 87 for Two Pianos Four Hands
Scarlatti 20 Sonatas
Satie Les trois valses distinguées du previeux dégouté
Reger Aus Meinem Tagebuch Op. 82, book 2
Roussel 3 pieces for piano Op. 49
Haydn Easy Piano Pieces and Dances
Bastien Series Playtime at the Piano, Happy Thanksgiving, and Collage of Solos
Scores
Lindberg Cantigas
Dutilleux Sur le même accord
Gounod Petite symphonie
Gubaidulina The rider on the white horse for large orchestra and organ
Pärt's festina lente, pro et contra, Wenn Bach Bienen gezüchtet hätte, and the fratres version for winds and percussion
Shostakovich orchestration of Johann Strauss's polka, The Pleasure Train
Penderecki 3 Pieces in Baroque Style
Hovhanness Holy Mystery of the Martyrs
In conclusion, I'm very happy with my findings!
In the end, I ended up spending $101.31 on scores today, but the savings on the receipts was $610!!! It probably wasn't the ideal time to make an investment in my library, but some sales are just too good to pass up!
Tonight, I go to the opera, play piano all night for a fundraising pianothon, and then go to my workshop tomorrow afternoon. It'll be a while before I sleep!
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