Mini Maestro Book 3 for Piano

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The three-volume collection Mini Maestro presents little piano pieces advancing progressively from very easy to intermediate level, presented in chronological order across five centuries from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern eras through to jazz, pop and minimal music. At the end of each volume – under the heading More fun to play together – there are three additional pieces for piano duet. All the pieces are easy to learn and offer varied repertoire as an ideal supplement to any piano tutorial method with music suitable for concert performance, tuition purposes, examinations and competitions.

Book 1 contains pieces in the five-finger range at various pitches, followed by pieces spanning an octave range with simple rhythms and easy chord sequences. Also featured are differing styles of articulation, melody in the left hand, octave or ottava signs, pieces in major and minor keys with key signatures of up to one sharp or flat.

Book 2 contains pieces with an extended range of two octaves and chord sequences with three or four parts, including inversions. Other features include using the pedal, simple ornaments, basic polyphony, differentiating melody and accompaniment, pieces in major and minor keys with key signatures of up to two sharps or flats.

Book 3 contains pieces with a range of up to four octaves with more demanding rhythms and speeds. Also included are subtle contrasts in tone, playing with expression, playing more than one part with one hand and advanced polyphony in major and minor keys with key signatures of up to three sharps or flats.

Contents

• Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706): Fuga C major
• Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer (ca. 1656–1746): Praeludium harpeggiato
• Henry Purcell (1659–1695): Hornpipe E minor, ZT 685
• François Couperin (1668–1733): Les coucous bénévoles / The Benevolent Cuckoos
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767): Gigue à l’Angloise G major
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Praeludium F major, BWV 927, Praeludium C major, BWV 846
• Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759): Air Bb major, HWV 471
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788): Marche D major, BWV Anhang 122
• Joseph Haydn (1732–1809): German Dance C major, Hob. IX:12/4
• Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750–1813): Spinning Song
• Muzio Clementi (1752–1832): Sonatina C major, Op. 36/1: Allegro, Andante, Vivace
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791): Minuet G major, KV 1e + f (Trio), Minuet F major, KV 5
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): German Dance Eb major, WoO 13/9, Bagatelle A minor, Op. 119/9, Happy – Sad, WoO 54
• Franz Schubert (1797–1828): Waltz B minor, D 145/6, Ecossaise G major, D 145/4, Ländler Bb major, D 378/4
• Michail Iwanowitsch Glinka (1804–1857): Polka D minor
• Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874): Arabesque, Op. 100/2, Soft Lament, Op. 100/16, Ballad, Op. 100/15
• Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Wild Horseman, Op. 68/8, First Loss, Op. 68/16
• Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Mazurka F major, Op. 68/3
• Louis Köhler (1820–1886): Chromatic Polka, Op. 300/160
• Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky (1840–1893): The New Doll, Op. 39/9, Old French Song, Op. 39/16
• Edvard Grieg (1843–1907): Halling Norwegian Dance, Op. 47/4
• Alexander Gretchaninoff (1864–1956): The Little Show-Off, Op. 98/15, An Old Romance, Op. 119/2
• Erik Satie (1866–1925): Gymnopédie No. 1
• Béla Bartók (1881–1945): Study for the Left Hand, Children’s Dance, Brâul
• Carl Orff (1895–1982): Piano Exercise No. 35
• George Nevada (1939–2014): Little Atlantic Rhapsody
• Jürgen Moser (*1949): New Orleans Blues
• Tim Richards (*1952): Tritone Blues
• Hans-Günter Heumann (*1955): Modern Waltz, Rock Hurricane, Prelude arpeggiated, Salsa, Cool Drinks, Chopinette 1 Mazurka, Chopinette 2 Waltz
• Three four-handed bonus pieces
• Anton Diabelli (1781–1858): Hongroise, Op. 149/20
• Robert Schumann (1810–1856): The Happy Farmer
• Eduard Pütz (1911–2000): In a Funny Mood

Item Details

Instrumentation

• Part 1: Piano