The published music of Keith Emerson

Abstract

The study examines the published music of Keith Emerson (b.1944) and includes solo piano transcriptions of thirteen of his compositions. EmersonÕs music was published on three continents over a period of thirty years (1975-2005). Because almost all of it is currently out of print, a need exists for a cataloguing and a rediscovery of his music. The work is in five chapters. The first, a short biography, examines Emerson as a composer. The second addresses the importance of EmersonÕs music. The third covers the sources of EmersonÕs published compositions and a performance and recording history of EmersonÕs music performed by pianists other than the composer. The fourth chapter surveys thirteen compositions which appear as solo piano transcriptions in the fifth chapter.