The Great Piano Works of Johann Strauss


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Johann Strauss, Jr., 'The Waltz King, ' is the master composer featured in this volume. His most popular waltzes and polkas, including 'The Blue Danube, ' 'The Emperor Waltz, ' 'Voices of Spring, ' 'Artist's Life, ' and 'Tales from the Vienna Woods, ' are highlighted. This book contains an extra treat in that it also includes works by other members of the Strauss family, namely those of the brothers Josef and Eduard. 28 titles on 144 pages.




ShowTime Piano Classics - Level 2A


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(Faber Piano Adventures ). An excellent collection of symphonic and operatic works by the great composers. The pieces were chosen for their appealing melodies and rhythmic vitality. Includes: Theme from Don Giovanni (La ci darem la mano) by Mozart * Egyptian Ballet Dance (from the opera Sanson & Delilah ) by Saint Saens * Liebestraum by Liszt * The Merry Widow Waltz (from the opera The Merry Widow ) by Lehar * Minuet (Op. 14, No. 1) by Paderewski * Canon by Pachelbel * Spring (from The Four Seasons ) by Vivaldi * Suitor's Song (from the operetta The Gypsy Baron ) by J. Strauss, Jr. * Theme from Symphony No. 1 (Third Movement, "Frere Jacques" theme) by Mahler * Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) by Clarke.




The Great Piano Works of Peter Ilyich Tchaikowsky


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This collection contains the piano works of the Russian master Tchaikowsky. The 56 pieces cover compositions from Opus 1 through Opus 72. Selections from the holiday favorite Nutcracker Suite; the entire Album for the Young; and various 'Songs Without Words, ' Impromptus, Waltzes, Scherzos, Romances, and other shorter pieces are highlighted in the large collection. 56 compositions on 192 pages




The Great Piano Works of Frédéric Chopin


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The featured pieces include such familiar titles as the Military Polonaise, the Raindrop Prelude, the Minute Waltz, the Revolutionary and Aeolian Harp Etudes, plus the famous Funeral March, along with many other often played pieces. This book features a painting of the composer on the cover, plus includes a preface about the composer and the wide selection of 55 piano solos.




The Great Piano Works of Ludwig van Beethoven


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Contained are selected Sonatas (the complete Pathetique and Moonlight Sonatas are included), Sonatinas, Bagatelles, Variations (including selections from the famous Diabelli Variations), and many other individual compositions. This publications contains 43 selections.




John W. Schaum Piano Course, D: The Orange Book


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A time-honored tradition just got better! The John W. Schaum Piano Course has been newly revised with 100 percent new engravings and typesetting, highlighting for concept emphasis, updated song titles and lyrics, and illustrations.




Adult Piano Adventures - Classics, Book 1


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(Faber Piano Adventures ). Adult Piano Adventures Classics Book 1 celebrates great masterworks of Western music, including symphony themes, opera gems, and classical favorites. The melodies of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and other master composers are arranged at just the right level for adult beginners and for those who are returning to the keyboard. Section 1 features piano arrangements with minimal hand position changes, and many selections include an optional duet part. Section 2 introduces the I, IV, and V7 chords in the key of C major, harmonizing themes such as Sibelius's Finlandia, Schubert's The Trout, and Mendelssohn's Spring Song. Section 3 presents the primary chords in the key of G major, with arrangements of Vivaldi's Autumn (from The Four Seasons), Mozart's theme from The Magic Flute, Lizst's Liebestraum, and more.




Strauss Waltzes for Easy Piano


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Twelve waltzes by Johann Strauss made easy for piano. Includes: The Artist's Life The Blue Danube Cagliostro Waltz Emperor Waltz Kiss Waltz Roses from the South Tales from the Vienna Woods A Thousand and One Nights Treasure Waltz Vienna Life Where the Lemon Trees Bloom Wine, Women and Song




ChordTime Piano Classics - Level 2B


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(Faber Piano Adventures ). Piano arrangements of some of the great symphonic and operatic masterworks of Western music. Contents include: Aria (from the Peasant Cantata) by J.S. Bach * La Donna e Mobile (from the opera Rigoletto ) by Verdi * Largo (from the opera Die Fliedermaus ) by J. Strauss, Jr. * The Little Man in the Woods (from the opera Hansel and Gretel ) by Humperdinck * March Militaire by Shubert * Overture (from the opera William Tell ) by Rossini * Pizzicato Polka by J. Strauss, Jr. & J. Strauss * Polvetzian Dance No. 17 (from the opera Prince Igor ) by Borodin * Roses from the South by J. Strauss, Jr. * The Rage Over the Lost Penny by Beethoven * Theme from "The Surprise" Symphony by Haydn * Theme from Trumpet Concerto in Eb by Haydn * Trepak (from the ballet The Nutcracker ) by Tchaikovsky.




The Rest Is Noise


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Winner of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book of the Year Time magazine Top Ten Nonfiction Book of 2007 Newsweek Favorite Books of 2007 A Washington Post Book World Best Book of 2007 In this sweeping and dramatic narrative, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, weaves together the histories of the twentieth century and its music, from Vienna before the First World War to Paris in the twenties; from Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia to downtown New York in the sixties and seventies up to the present. Taking readers into the labyrinth of modern style, Ross draws revelatory connections between the century's most influential composers and the wider culture. The Rest Is Noise is an astonishing history of the twentieth century as told through its music.