Big book of beginner's piano classics : 83 favorite pieces in easy piano arrangements / Bergerac and David Dutkanicz.
Record details
- ISBN: 0486466159 : PAP
- ISBN: 9780486466156 : PAP
- ISBN: 9780486466156
- ISBN: 0486466159
- Physical Description: vi pages, 133 pages of music ; 28 cm
- Publisher: Mineola, N.Y. : Dover, 2008.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Pieces drawn from several other collections of easy piano music originally published 2000-2008 by Dover. Each piece is prefaced by a short paragraph on the history of the piece and advice to the pianist on playing it. Glossary of Italian musical terms on p. vi. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Minuet ; Sheep may safely graze ; Sarabande ; Air on a G string ; Aria (from The Goldberg variations) ; Tocatta and fugue in D minor (opening) ; Prelude in C major ; Invention in F major ; Jesu, joy of man's desiring / Bach -- Rumanian sketch / Bartók -- Für Elise ; Ode to joy ; Sonatina in G (opening) ; Moonlight sonata (opening) Minuet in G ; "Emperor" concerto ; Symphony no. 5 (opening) ; Turkish march / Beethoven -- Hungarian dance no. 5 ; Lullaby / Brahms -- Mazurka ; Nocturne ; Etude no. 3 ; Prelude no. 7 ; Funeral march ; "Raindrop" prelude ; Fantaisie-impromptu / Chopin -- Air suisse ; Rondo in C / Clementi -- The maiden with the flaxen hair / Debussy -- From the new world ; Humoresque / Dvořák -- Beautiful dreamer / Foster -- Ballet air / Gluck -- Piano concerto ; Morning mood / Grieg -- Sarabande ; The harmonious blacksmith / Handel -- Sonata in C ; Rondo ; "Surprise" symphony / Haydn -- Consolation ; Hungarian rhapsody no. 2 / Liszt -- To a wild rose / MacDowell -- Venetian gondola song / Mendelssohn -- Minuet (from Don Giovanni) ; Papageno's song ; Romanze ; Sonata in A ; Allegro (from Eine kleine Nachtmusik) ; Aria (from Don Giovanni) ; Overture (to The Marriage of Figaro) ; Rondo alla turca ; Symphony no. 40 (opening) / Mozart -- Hopak / Mussorgsky -- Krakowiak ; Minuet in olden style / Paderewski -- Tambourin / Rameau -- Prelude / Rachmaninoff -- Melody in F / Rubinstein -- The swan / Saint-Saëns -- Lullaby / Satie -- Sonata in D minor (aria) / D. Scarlatti -- The trout ; Impromptu / Schubert -- Träumerei ; The happy farmer ; The poet speaks / Schumann -- Prelude / Scriabin -- Finlandia / Sibelius -- Pizzicato polka / Strauss -- Symphony no. 6 (theme) ; Marche slave ; Fifth symphony ; Romeo and Juliet (theme) ; 1812 overture (Allegro) ; Swan Lake (theme) ; Eugene Onegin waltz ; Dance of the sugar plum fairy (from The nutcracker) / Tchaikovsky -- Grand march / Verdi -- The autumn hunt / Vivaldi -- Bridal procession ; Song to the evening star / Wagner. |
Summary, etc.: | Pieces drawn from several other collections of easy piano music originally published 2000-2008 by Dover. Each piece is prefaced by a short paragraph on the history of the piece and advice to the pianist on playing it. |
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Piano Classics : 83 Favorite Pieces in Easy Piano Arrangements
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Piano Classics : 83 Favorite Pieces in Easy Piano Arrangements
Beginning pianists of all ages will cherish this excellent compilation of beloved piano classics. Each piece has been carefully selected and simplified to help students develop their skills. The special arrangements also offer novices the pleasure and satisfaction of playing music that's usually beyond their grasp -- and free MP3 downloads of each tune make mastering the music even easier. Some of the master composers are represented by several pieces each: nine works by Bach include Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring ; Mozart's Rondo alla Turca appears along with eight other selections from his oeuvre; seven by Chopin include Funeral March ; the "Emperor" Concerto, Ode to Joy, and "F#65533;r Elise" are among the eight Beethoven features; and eight by Tchaikovsky include Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker. Other well-known pieces include Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Liszt, Brahms' "Lullaby," Morning Mood by Grieg, Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony, plus compositions by Schubert, Verdi, Debussy, Handel, Mendelssohn, and others.