Melodious Masterpieces, Book 1

Description

These masterpieces will encourage the performer to play in an expressive and reflective manner. Well-suited for students who enjoy playing poignant literature. Most selections are from the Romantic period, although all periods are represented. Early intermediate to intermediate.

Contents:

• A Melancholic Rain [Op. 89, No. 34] by Dmitri Kabalevsky

• Allegretto [Op. 50, No. 6] by Cornelius Gurlitt

• Andantino by Aram Khachaturian

• Angels by Vladimir Rebikov

• Aria [K. 32] by Domenico Scarlatti

• Arietta in C Major by Muzio Clementi

• At the River [Op. 89, No. 35] by Dmitri Kabalevsky

• By the Spring [Op. 101, No. 5] by Cornelius Gurlitt

• Chord Study [Op. 166, No. 6] by Henri Bertini

• Daydream [Op. 39, No. 21] by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

• Etude in C Major [Op. 47, No. 19] by Stephen Heller

• First Loss [Op. 68, No. 16] by Robert Schumann

• Gather Around a Christmas Tree by Vladimir Rebikov

• In Church [Op. 39, No. 23] by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

• Longing [Op. 140, No. 11] by Cornelius Gurlitt

• Melodic Story [Op. 50, No. 5] by Cornelius Gurlitt

• Melody [Op. 68, No. 1] by Robert Schumann

• Minuet in C Major [K. 6] by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Morning Prayer [Op. 39, No. 1] by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

• Musette in G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach

• My Dear Mother [Op. 119, No. 1] by Alexander Gretchaninov

• Nurse Tells a Story [Op. 119, No. 8] by Alexander Gretchaninov

• Old French Song [Op. 39, No. 16] by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

• Prelude in C minor [Op. 119, No. 25] by Stephen Heller

• Prelude in G Major by Johann Kuhnau

• Slumber Song [Op. 101, No. 6] by Cornelius Gurlitt

• Sonata in C Major by Domenico Scarlatti

• Sonatina in C Major by William Duncombe

• Song [Op. 27, No. 2] by Dmitri Kabalevsky

• Song Without Words by Fritz Spindler

• Song Without Words [Op. 117, No. 34] by Cornelius Gurlitt

• The Bright Sky [Op. 140, No. 3] by Cornelius Gurlitt

• The Child Asleep [Op. 283, No. 22] by Louis Köhler

• The Little Wanderer [Op. 140, No. 13] by Cornelius Gurlitt

• The Murmuring Brook [Op. 140, No. 5] by Cornelius Gurlitt

• The Orphan [Op. 28, No. 2] by Samuel Maykapar

• The Reaper's Song [Op. 68, No. 18] by Robert Schumann

• Tolling Bell [Op. 125, No. 8] by Stephen Heller