Zagwijn, Henri (1878–1954), Netherlands
Dutch composer of orchestral, choral, chamber, and piano works written in a refined contemporary style influenced by Debussy and Schoenberg.
Lichte klanken (Soft Sounds)
Amsterdam: Alsbach, 1921.
Zander, Heinz Joachim (1920–2010)
Schwarzwälder Schlittenpost
Hamburg: Hüllenhagen & Griel, 1965.
Lively melodious march.
Level: I
Zaninelli, Luigi (b. 1932), United States
Works include choral, orchestral, and chamber music.
A Lexicon of Beasties
Delaware Water Gap, PA: Shawnee Press, 1968.
Using adaptations of Edward Lear’s Nonsense Alphabet, these imaginative and witty pieces are written in a mildly contemporary idiom and are intended for teacher and pupil. The teacher’s part is sometimes below, sometimes above the student’s, and, in a few instances, both; occasionally the teacher stands behind the pupil. Sparkling, attractive suite.
Level: I–LA/E–LI
Zanni, G.
Impressioni infantili (Vacanze; L’uccellino è ammalato; A caccia nel bosco; Canzonetta; Lacrimette; Pagliacetto)
Milan: Carisch, ca. 1938.
Impressioni marini, 6 pezzi facilissimi (Alba marina; Piccola barca; Onde marine; Vele addormentate; Luna sul mare; Mareggiata)
Milan: Carisch, n.d.
Zaranek, Stefaniia Anatol’evna (1904–1962)
Soviet composer of ballets, operettas, orchestral and film music, and piano pieces.
7 Children’s Pieces (Cradle Song; Music Box; Fairy Tale; Return from the Fields; Waltz; Chinese Music; Railroad Train)
Moscow: State Music, 1927.
Zarembski, Jules (Juliusz) (1854–1885), Poland
Polish pianist, student of Liszt. His compositions show a strong Polish folk song influence.
Danses polonaises, Série I, 3 dauses galiciennes, Op. 2; Série II, quatre mazurkas, Op. 4
Berlin: Simon, 1880.
Bright, rhythmically vigorous Polish national dances and folk melodies in effective four-hand settings.
Level: I
Zecchi, Adone (1904–1995), Italy
Italian conductor. Made use of pandiatonic harmony and other contemporary resources as part of his highly personal musical idiom.
La bella addormentate, favole di Massimo Dursi; tre piccoli pezzi (Gavotta dei due re; Il principe e la principessa; Valzer degli sposi)
Bologna: Bongiovanni, 1949.
Zemlinsky, Alexander (1871–1942), Austria
Austrian conductor; wrote operas, oratorio, symphonic works, and piano pieces in post-Romantic style.
[Four Pieces for Four Hands] (Eine Morgendämmerung; Der Polinchinell; Zwei Nonnen; Das Hindumädchen [incomplete] (May 1903)
Manuscript; in Lawrence A. Oncley, “The Works of Alexander Zemlinsky: A Chronological List,” Notes 34 (1977): 298–302.
Zenger, Max (1837–1911), Germany
German conductor and composer.
Sonate (A♭), Op. 33
Munich: Wilhelm Schmid (Richard Janke), 1879.
Large-scale work in Romantic style.
Level: UI–LA
Zett, Luis (b. 1965)
Velvet for Four & More
Zurich: Hug & Co. 2008.
Fifteen brief pieces for four and six hands: 1. Little Song; 2. Sunny Day; 3. From the Pueblo; 4. Big Noise; 5. Tender Waltz; 6. One, Two . . . ; 7. Fun with Folia; 8. I Sentimental Tango; 9. In Springtime; 10. Mysterious Place; 11. Mascha’s Waltz; 12. My Pretty Little Fountain; 13. Velvet Hands; 14. Sensation; 15. No Problem! Includes a performance compact disc.
Level: I
Ziegler, Johannes (1795–1858)
First Piano Duets, Op. 50
Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1908.
Series of twelve instructional pieces in progressive order of difficulty; attractive, melodious, useful.
Level: LI–I/UE–LI
4 Melodious Duets
Boston: A. P. Schmidt, 1907.
Instructional
Level: UE
Zilcher, Hermann (1881–1948), Germany
6 Kleine Stücke, Op. 8
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1904.
Descriptive tone pictures in salon style.
Level: UE–LI
Zilcher, Paul (1855–1943)
4 kurze Klavierstücke, Op. 62
London: Augener, ca. 1908.
Easy, tuneful instructional pieces.
Level: UE–LI
Side by Side Series, Book 14 (On the March; Waltz; Cradle Song; The Brook; Tarantella)
London: Ashdown, n.d.
Zipp, Friedrich (1914–1997), Germany
German teacher, conductor, and composer. Wrote cantatas and instructional works. Studied at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt and the University of Frankfurt.
Canzona e sonata, Op. 22
Mainz: Schott, 1947.
Attractive works in traditional tonal idiom; modal, lyrical, with occasional chromaticism; rhythmic and textural variety.
Level: I
Knecht Ruprecht aus dem Walde
Wilhelmshaven: Heinrichshofen, 1974.
Zöllner, Heinrich (1854–1941), Germany
German teacher and conductor; composer of operas, choral and symphonic works, and chamber music.
Am Bodensee, eine ländliche Geschichte in 12 Walzern, Op. 27
Leipzig: Siegel, ca. 1886.
Light, melodious waltzes in salon style.
Level: I
Zolotaryov, Vasily Andreyevich (1873–1964), Russia
Russian professor; composer of orchestral and chamber music, songs, and piano works.
30 Piano Pieces (Ukrainian Folk Songs), revised A. Siloti, Op. 15
Moscow: State Music, 1930; New Edition, 1970.
Exceptionally fine folk song settings in progressive order of difficulty, using a variety of meters and key signatures.
Level: UE–UI/E–LI
Zoltan, Gaty (1856–1928), Hungary
Conductor, composer, and teacher.
Magyar Nytiany No. 4
Adrián Horváth, 2013.
Level: UI
Zuccaro, Antonio
La danza del diavolo, polca-galop
Milan: Ricordi, 1955
Zutphen, H. van
Caroussel, 11 easy piano pieces
Amsterdam: Broeckmans &Van Poppel, n.d.