New York: Schirmer Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Short crease at upper corner of front DJ flap. Word "Misc" in ink on front endpaper. 1990. Not First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. A scholarly overview of music written for solo piano in the Twentieth-Centu ry. Covers composers, their works, and the environment that influenced them. Copland, Stockhausen, Boulez, Berio, Cage, Crumb, and many others. Illustrated in black and white with musical notation and occasional drawings. Index, Bibliography, Notes, Discography, and a chronological listing of composers. A lovely, near-pristine copy in Near Fine condition. ; Charts, Tables & Graphs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 284 pages .