Great Piano Solos The Classical Book

(Piano Solo Songbook). All your favorite piano masterpieces in one convenient collection! This book features piano solo arrangements of 100 classics by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Faure, Franck, Gounod, Grieg, Handel, Haydn, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Pachelbel, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Vivaldi, Wagner, and more!

(Fake Book). A comprehensive reference for all classical music lovers, the second edition of this fake book features 250 pieces added since the last edition. Imagine having one handy volume that includes everything from Renaissance music to Vivaldi to Mozart to Mendelssohn to Debussy to Stravinsky, and you have it here! We have included as much of the world's most familiar classical music as possible, assembling more than 850 beloved compositions from ballets, chamber music, choral music, concertos, operas, piano music, waltzes and more. Featuring indexes by composer, title and genre, as well as a timeline of major classical composers, this encyclopedic fake book is great to use for playing and performing, but it's also a terrific resource for concert-goers, music students and music lovers. The chords of the harmony are indicated, and lyrics, in the original language, are included where appropriate.

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)

Eighty-three popular piano classics arranged for the beginning student are accompanied by a short history of each piece and advice on playing each arrangement.5NjBwBT

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.

Great Piano Solos: The Classical Book has a wonderful variety of fantastic pieces from 44 of the top Classical works of all time, all arranged for intermediate solo piano. This bumper collection draws from choral works, concertos, ballets, operas and symphonies. It includes: - Adagietto (from ‘Symphony No. 5) [Mahler] - Adagio For Strings [Barber] - Adagio Sostenuto (from ‘Sonata No. 14, Moonlight) [Beethoven] - Adagio Sostenuto (from ‘Piano Concerto No. 2’) [Rachmaninov] - Adagio un Poco Mosso (from ‘Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor’) [Beethoven] - Allegretto (from ‘Symphony No. 6, Pastoral’) [Beethoven] - Allegro (from ‘Sonata in C’) [Mozart] - Allegro (from ‘Water Music') [Handel] - Allegro Molto (from ‘Symphony No. 40’) [Mozart] - Andante (from ‘Violin Concerto’)[ Mendelssohn] - Andantino (from ‘The Trout Quintet’) [Schubert] - The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba [Handel] - Ave Maria [Schubert] - Badinerie [J.S. Bach] - The Blue Bird [Stanford] - The Can-Can [Offenbach] - Canon in D [Pachelbel] - Cello Concerto (First Movement) [Elgar] - Clair de Lune [Debussy] - Dance Of The Hours [Ponchielli] - Dance Of The Knights [Prokofiev] - Danse Macabre [Saint-Saëns] - Double Violin Concerto (Second Movement) [J.S. Bach] - Duet (from ‘The Pearl Fishers’) [Bizet] - Flower Duet [Delibes] - Für Elise [Beethoven] - Grand March (from ‘Aida’) [Verdi] - Gymnopédie, No. 1 [Satie] - Habañera [Bizet] - Liebesträume [Liszt] - Nocturne In E¨ [Chopin] - Panis Angelicus [Franck] - Piano Concerto in A minor (Opening Theme) [Grieg] - Pie Jesu (from ‘Requiem, Op. 48’) [Fauré] - Prelude No. 15 Raindrop [Chopin] - Promenade, No. 1 (from ‘Pictures At An Exhibition’) [Mussorgsky] - The Ride Of The Valkyries (Theme) [Wagner] - Romance (from ‘Piano Concerto No. 1’) [Chopin] - Romanze (from ‘Album Leaves’) [Schumann] - Sicilienne [Fauré] - Spring Song [Mendelssohn] - Swan Lake (Theme) [Tchaikovsky] - Toccata And Fugue [J.S. Bach] - Träumerei [Schumann]

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.

Encore Book 3 contains 25 pieces of early-advanced literature---perfect for students who have completed their method book studies and are preparing to perform more advanced repertoire. Includes music from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary eras, and editor's commentary.