A five-volume graded anthology of short piano pieces from the Romantic era. As well as featuring the great German composers from the period, this collection includes works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Moszkowski, Glazunov, Albeniz, Granados, Delius and many others.
(Faber Piano Adventures ). The appeal of popular music spans generations and genres. In this collection of 27 hits, enjoy folk tunes like "Ashokan Farewell" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water," movie themes from James Bond and Batman , Broadway numbers from Evita and A Little Night Music , and chart-toppers performed by Michael Jackson, Adele, Billy Joel, and more. Adult Piano Adventures Popular Book 2 provides this variety, yet with accessible arrangements for the progressing pianist. Students may advance through the book alongside method studies, or jump to all their favorites. Optional chord symbols above the staff guide understanding and personal expression.
Works by 27 composers are included in this 248-page comprehensive survey of piano music written between 1750 and 1820. The pieces in this collection range in difficulty from intermediate through early-advanced levels and cover the widest range of styles and idioms of the Classical period. Historical and biographical background, performance notes and suggested realizations of ornaments are also provided by Dr. Hinson.
Book 5 of this popular series will teach you new skills and techniques while reinforcing skills already learned. You will learn more about phrasing and how dynamics in music can transform your playing. Four new keys are introduced and new left hand techniques are introduced.
(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.
(Faber Piano Adventures ). Includes a CD of Accompaniments. Contents include: Allegretto (Kohler) * Ancient Dance (Praetorious) * Circle Dance (Beyer) * Country Ride (Kohler) * Echoes (Kohler) * Five-Note Sonatina (Bolck) * The Hero's March (Vogel) * In an Old Castle (Beyer) * Little March (Turk) * Melody (Beyer) * Ponies (Low) * Sonatina (Wilton).
This collection for piano includes moderately difficult arrangements. Features pieces by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Pachelbel, Scarlatti, Grieg and others. A special inclusion in this volume is the often-omitted second section of C.P.E. Bach's Solfeggietto, Allegro di molto.
A collection of romantic piano solos including many rare works of the 19th and early 20th centuries from composers such as Bartok, Greig and Rimsky-Korsakov. A Little Story (Volkmann) Album Leaf (Gade) Bagatelle Hongroise (Chovan) Barcarolle [Gedike, Alexander] Bear Dance (Schumann) Brave Knight (Vogel) Canzonetta (Diabelli) Capriccietto (Bator) Catch Me (Kirchner) Chansonette (Lachner) Christmas Present (Rebikov) Church Bells (Schumann) Cinderella Rondo (Hunten) Cock-a-doodle Waltz (Kohler) Dance Of The Dragonflies (Rohde) Ecossaise (Kozlowsky) Elegy (Wilm) Etude Melancolique (Heller) Folk Ballad (Bartok) For Natalie (Tchaikovsky) Forgotten Fairy Tale (Macdowell) Grandmother's Waltz (Gretchaninoff) Happy Moments (Ladoukin) La Danse (Siklos) Little Italian Serenade (Sartorio) Love Song (Taubert) Marche Miniature (Mayer) Mazurka (Szymanowska) Morning Diversion (Fibich) Norwegian Folk Lullaby Op.66 No.19 [Grieg, Edvard] Notturnino (Bossi) Novelette [Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai] Prayer (Fuchs) Prelude (Bizet) Prelude (Gurilev) Prelude Allemande Preludium (Pachulsky) Puppet March (Nielsen) Quiet Morning (Maykapar) Remembrance Waltz (Field) Requiem For A Little Bird (Sandre) Rigaudon (Alkan) Romanze (Mendelssohn) Rondeau Rohemienne (Lauska) Scherzo (Moscheles) Shepherd's Dance (Hofmann) Song Without Words (Reinecke) Spring Song (Gretchaninoff) The Cranes Of Flying (Arensky) The Hunter's Song (Gurlitt) The Italian Pipers [Gounod, Charles] The Romantic Period: Valse Sentimentale [Schubert, Franz] Valsette (Sibelius) Wiegenlied (Cradle Song)
Part of a new series of piano music books edited by British concert pianist Samantha Ward, and designed primarily to be played at home, simply for pleasure. Selected for their relaxing qualities, the pieces in this volume range from well-known classics to delightful lesser-known gems. Featuring arrangements of pieces from the Romantic period, the collection is of an easy/intermediate level so a competent amateur pianist will have little difficulty in mastering the pieces.