Easy Baroque Piano Music


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(Schott). As well as easy dances by Bach and Handel, this selection includes pieces by French, Italian and English baroque masters. Pupils will experiece an uncomplicated first acquaintance with the polyphonic structure of baroque music. The ornaments are written out in full, in each case keeping within the technical boundaries of this level of developement. Contents: Minuet in G major (Bach) * Minuet in G minor (Bach) * Gigue (Bach) * Bouree (Bach) * Minuet and Trio (Bach) * Sarabande (Bach) * Rigaudon (Bohm) * Sarabande (Corelli) * Les coucous benevoles (Couperin) * Gavotte en Rondeau (Dandrieu) * Sarabande (Graupner) * Bouree (Graupner) * Minuet (Handel) * Sarabande (Handel) * Bourree (Handel) * Air and Double (Handel) * Souabe (Kirnberger) * Prelude (Kuhnau) * Air (Purcell) * Allegro (Rathgeber) * Aria (Scarlatti) * Larghetto (Scarlatti) * Allegro (Telemann) * Rigaudon (Telemann) * Gigue (anon) * Quadrille (anon) * Marcia ungarese (anon) * Gigue (L. Mozart) * Praludium harpeggiato (Fischer) * Minuet (Fischer) * Fuga (Pachelbel) * Trumpet Tune (Purcell) * Gavotte (Purcell) * Jig (Purcell).




Masterwork classics


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A progressive repertoire series designed to motivate students while allowing them to progress evenly and smoothly from the earliest classics toward intermediate literature. These pieces are from the standard classical literature, chosen to appeal both to teacher and student. Each volume comes with a corresponding CD. PIanist Kim O'Reilly Newman holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Illinois. She has performed throughout North America and Europe with the Hambro Quartet of Pianos and was an editor and recording pianist for Alfred Music. Kim is a brain tumor survivor and now specializes in performing music for the left hand.




Bach for Beginners


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Essential Keyboard Repertoire, Volume 1


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This exciting edition contains 100 early intermediate selections in their original form, spanning the Baroque period to present day. The repertoire, which includes several minuets, folk dances, character pieces and much more, has been carefully graded and selected for student appeal by editor Lynn Freeman Olson.




First 50 Classical Pieces You Should Play on the Piano


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(Easy Piano Songbook). A great collection of 50 must-know classics for all pianists, including: Arabesque, Op. 100, No. 2 * Ave Maria * Can Can * Canon in D * Clair de Lune * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik * Fur Elise * Hallelujah Chorus * Hungarian Dance No. 5 * La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair) * Largo from Symphony No. 9 ("New World") * Meditation * Minuet in G * Ode to Joy * Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte * Pomp and Circumstance * Sonata No. 11 in a Major, K 331, Third Movement ("Rondo Alla Turca") * The Surprise Symphony * Waltz in a Minor * William Tell Overture * and more. Each arrangement is simple and streamlined, yet still captures the essence of the tune!




The Giant Book of Classical Sheet Music


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With more than 80 essential masterworks arranged for easy piano, this book guarantees a lifetime of exploration and enjoyment at the keys. Titles: * 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky) * Air on the G String (Bach) * Andaluza No. 5 (Granados) * Anvil Chorus (Verdi) * Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod) * Ballade No. 1 (Chopin) * Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffmann (Offenbach) * The Blue Danube (Strauss) * Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (Bach) * Bridal Chorus, from Lohengrin (Wagner) * Can-Can (Offenbach) * Canon in D (Pachelbel) * Clair de lune (Debussy) * Doretta's Song (Puccini) * The Entertainer (Joplin) * Egmont Overture (Beethoven) * Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart) * "Emperor" Concerto (Beethoven) * Fantaisie-Impromptu (Chopin) * Flower Duet (Delibes) * Funeral March of a Marionette (Gounod) * The Garland Waltz, from Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky) * Habanera (Bizet) * Hallelujah Chorus (Handel) * Hornpipe (Handel) * Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Brahms) * Intermezzo (Mascagni) * In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg) * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) * L'Arlí©sienne Suite No. 1 (Bizet) * Líæ ci darem la mano (Mozart) * La donna í mobile (Verdi) * Libiamo, from La Traviata (Verdi) * Mandolin Concerto in C Major (Vivaldi) * Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin) * March from The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky) * March of the Toreadors (Bizet) * Meditation, from Thaí¿s (Massenet) * "Merry Widow" Waltz (Lehíçr) * "Military" Polonaise (Chopin) * "Minute" Waltz (Chopin) * The Moldau (Smetana) * "Moonlight" Sonata (Beethoven) * Morning Mood (Grieg) * Musetta's Waltz (Puccini) * "New World" Symphony (Dvo�»ak) * Nocturne, Op. 55, No. 1 (Chopin) * O mio babbino caro (Puccini) * Ode to Joy (Beethoven) * Overture from The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) * "Pathí©tique" Sonata (Beethoven) * Pavane (Faurí©) * Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky) * Piano Sonata No. 11 (Mozart) * Polovetsian Dance (Borodin) * Pomp and Circumstance (Elgar) * Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 (Bach) * Prelude, Op. 28, No. 4 (Chopin) * Prince of Denmark's March (Clarke) * Queen of the Night Aria (Mozart) * "Raindrop" Prelude (Chopin) * "Revolutionary" Etude (Chopin) * Rondeau from Suite de symphonies (Mouret) * Rondo alla Turca (Mozart) * Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach) * Solace (Joplin) * The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas) * Spring, from The Four Seasons (Vivaldi) * Stí_ndchen (Schubert) * "Surprise" Symphony (Haydn) * The Swan (Saint-Saí‚ns) * Swan Lake, Act I Finale (Tchaikovsky) * Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) * Symphony No. 40 (Mozart) * Toccata in D Minor (Bach) * Toreador Song (Bizet) * Turkish March (Beethoven) * Un bel díå (Puccini) * "Unfinished" Symphony (Schubert) * Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman" (Mozart) * Voi, che sapete (Mozart) * Waltz, Op. 39, No. 15 (Brahms) * Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)




First 50 Disney Songs You Should Play on the Piano


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(Easy Piano Songbook). 50 simply arranged, must-know Disney favorites in easy piano notation are included: Beauty and the Beast * Can You Feel the Love Tonight * Do You Want to Build a Snowman? * Evermore * Friend like Me * Go the Distance * Heigh-Ho * How Far I'll Go * I See the Light * Kiss the Girl * Lava * Mickey Mouse March * Remember Me (Ernesto de la Cruz) * A Spoonful of Sugar * When You Wish upon a Star * You've Got a Friend in Me * Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah * and more.




Easy Piano Classics


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Play the world's most beautiful classical music quickly and easily with this high-quality selection of short, favorite, accessible compositions by the world's greatest composers — Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Haydn, Liszt, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, and others. Includes Beethoven's Für Elise, Three Norwegian Dances by Grieg, Liszt's Consolation, Macdowell's To a Wild Rose, Schumann's Träumerei, and many more.




Jazz, Rags & Blues, Book 1


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Jazz, Rags & Blues, Book 1 contains original solos for late elementary to early intermediate-level pianists that reflect the various styles of the jazz idiom. An excellent way to introduce your students to this distinctive American contribution to 20th century music.




Anthology of baroque keyboard music


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The Anthology of Baroque Keyboard Music is paired with the DVD Performance Practices in Baroque Keyboard Music for a comprehensive look at the literature and performing conventions of the Baroque era. On the DVD, Dr. Hinson performs music from the Anthology, and relates invaluable information on basic touches, articulations, dynamics and ornamentation that will help the performer create a more historically-informed performance. Also on this DVD is a lecture on the history of Baroque dance and the relationship between dance and music, with nine of the most popular court dances performed to Dr. Hinson's keyboard accompaniment by dancers in Baroque costume.