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    Everybody's Favorite: Easy Piano Pieces

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    Everybody's Favorite: Easy Piano Pieces contains 55 notable works by some of the world's best-known composers in the classical tradition. Spanning over 250 years, from Bach to Rachmaninoff, players can enjoy an inspiring journey through the history of classical music whilst learning to play these celebrated compositions. Short biographies are included for selected composers, allowing players to gain further insight into their lives and works.

    All the pieces in this book have been arranged in Easy Piano format in a considered and thoughtful fashion, retaining as much of the original musical substance as possible.

    Songlist:

    C.P.E. Bach
    - Pastorale
    J.S. Bach
    - Minuet in G minor
    - Sheep may safely graze (from Cantata 208)
    - Toccata and Fugue in D minor
    Beethoven
    - Fidelio
    - Für Elise
    - Moonlight Sonata (1st movement)
    - Pathétique Sonata (2nd movement)
    - Symphony No. 5 (1st movement)
    Bizet
    - The Flower Song (from Carmen)
    - Prelude in E minor (Op. 2, No. 4)
    Brahms
    - Hungarian Dance No. 5
    - Symphony No. 3 (2nd movement)
    - Waltz (Op. 39, No. 15)
    Chopin
    - Grande valse bbrillante (Op. 18)
    - Nocturne in E major (Op. 9, No. 2)
    - Raindrop Prelude (Op. 28, No. 15)
    Debussey
    - Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque)
    - En Bateau (from Petite Suite)
    Dvořák
    - Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’ (2nd movement)
    Fauré
    - Pie Jesu (from Requiem)
    Franck
    - Panis Angelicus
    Grieg
    - Morning (from Peer Gynt)
    - Piano Concerto (1st movement)
    Handel
    - The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
    - Hornpipe (from Water Music)
    - Lascia ch’io pianga (from Rinaldo)
    Haydn
    - Menuetto con Variazioni (Sonata in D major)
    - Serenade (from String Quartet Op. 3, No. 5)
    - Symphony No. 104 ‘London’ (2nd movement)
    Holst
    - Jupiter (from The Planets)
    Liszt
    - Liebestraum No. 3
    Massenet
    - Méditation (from Thaïs)Mendelssohn
    - The Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave)
    Mozart
    - Là ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni)
    - Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major
    - ‘Elvira Madigan’ (2nd movement)
    - Sonata in A major (1st movement)
    Purcell
    - When I am laid in earth (from Dido and Aeneas)
    Rachmaninoff
    - Piano Concerto No. 2 (2nd movement)
    - Piano Concerto No. 3 (1st movement)
    Scarlatti
    - Larghetto
    Schubert
    - Ave Maria
    - Death and the Maiden (String Quartet No. 14 in D minor)
    - Entr’acte (from Rosamunde)
    Schumann
    - Soldier’s March (from Album For The Young)
    - Träumerei (from Album For The Young)
    Strauss
    - Emperor Waltz
    - Tales from the Vienna Woods
    Tchaikovsky
    - Pathétique Symphony (1st movement)
    - Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb major(1st movement)
    - Waltz of the Flowers (from The Nutcracker Suite)
    Telemann
    - Danse Galante
    Verdi
    - Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (from Nabucco)
    - La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto)
    Vivaldi
    - Autumn (from The Four Seasons)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOmnibus Press
    Release dateDec 6, 2016
    ISBN9781783239702
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