The Classical Era – Easy to Intermediate Piano Solo 64 Selections from Piano Literature, Symphonies, Concertos & OperasWorld's Greatest Classical Music
The Classical Era – Easy to Intermediate Piano Solo 64 Selections from Piano Literature, Symphonies, Concertos & OperasWorld's Greatest Classical Music
The “classical era” runs roughly from the 1770s into the early decades of the 1800s. This collection features both pieces originally written for piano, as well as transcriptions for piano. Piano pieces included are by Bach, Beethoven, Cimarosa, Clementi, Diabelli, Haydn, Mozart and Turk. Transcriptions for piano include movements from Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn symphonies, among other music. The volume includes a short biography of each composer. As with the entire series, the book is on high-quality, glare-free paper, with long-lasting sewn binding.
Contents: J.C. BACH: Sonata, Op. 5, No. 1 • BEETHOVEN: Bagatelle, Op. 119, No. 1 • Bagatelle, Op. 119, No. 4 • Bagatelle, Op. 33, No. 3 • Country Dace No. 1 • Ecossaise, WoO 86 • Ecossaise, WoO 23 • Fur Elise, WoO 59 • Minuet in G Major • Sonata, Op. 49, No. 1 • Sonata, Op. 49, No. 2 • Sonatina in F Major • Sonatina in G Major • Variations on a Swiss Song, WoO 64 • CIMAROSA: Sonata in G Major • CLEMENTI: Arietta in C Major • Monferrina, WoO 15 • Sonatina, Op. 36, No. 1 • Sonatina, Op. 36, No. 3 • Spanish Dance • DIABELLI: Sonatina, Op. 168, No. 1 • ELLMENREICH: Spinning Song, Op. 14, No. 4 • HAYDN: Country Dance • Sonata, Hob. XVI/8 • Sonata, Hob. XVI/1, 1st Movement • MOZART: Air, K. 109b • Allegro, K. 3 • Funeral March, K. 453a • German Dance, K. 605, No. 3 • Little Song • Minuet, K. 6 • Minuet in F Major • Minuet, K. 2 • Minuet, K. 1 • Presto, K. 109b, No. 9 • Rondo in C Major, Waltz in A Major, Waltz in D Major • TURK: Children's Ballet • The Dancing Master • Little Rondo • Piano Concerto No. 5 (1st movement excerpt) • Symphony No. 3 (1st movement excerpt) • Symphony No. 5 (1st movement excerpt) • Symphony No. 6 (1st movement excerpt) • Symphony No. 7 (2nd movement excerpt) • Turkish March (The Ruins of Athens) • GLUCK: Che faro senza Euridice • GOSSEC: Gavotte • HAYDN: Gypsy Rondo (Keyboard Trio No. 23) • The Heavens Are Telling (The Creation) • Symphony No. 94 (2nd movement excerpt) • Symphony No. 101 (3rd movement excerpt) • Symphony No. 104 (1st movement excerpt) • MOZART: Alleluia excerpt • Contessa, perdono (Le nozze di Figaro) • Eine klein Nachtmusik (1st movement excerpt) • Lacrymosa • Piano Concerto No. 21 (2nd movement excerpt) • Serenade No. 10, 3rd mvt. • Symphony No. 29 (1st mvt. excerpt) • Symphony No. 36 (1st mvt. excerpt) • Symphony No. 40 (1st mvt. excerpt) • Symphony No. 41 (1st mvt. excerpt)
Song List
ALLEGRO IN Bb (W MOZART)
Alleluia from Exultate, Jubilate (Mozart)
Arietta (Clementi)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” Op. 68, 1st Movement Excerpt
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7, Op. 92, 2nd Movement Excerpt
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5, Op. 67, 1st Movement Excerpt
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”, Op. 55, 1st Movement Excerpt
BEETHOVEN: Bagatelle, Op. 119, No. 1
BEETHOVEN: Bagatelle, Op. 119, No. 4
BEETHOVEN: Bagatelle, Op. 33, No. 3
BEETHOVEN - Sonatina in F Major
BEETHOVEN - Sonatina in G Major
BEETHOVEN: Variations on a Swiss Song, WoO 64
Che faro senza Euridice? from ORFEO ED EURIDICE (Gluck)
CLEMENTI: Monferrina in C Major, WO 15
CONTESSA, PERDONO (FROM LE NOZZE DI FIGARO) (MOZART)
COUNTRY DANCE (L BEETHOVEN)
DIABELLI: Sonatina in F Major, Op. 168, No. 1
Ecossaise in G Major (Beethoven)
ECOSSAISES IN E FLAT (BEETHOVEN)
EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIC (MOZART)
Fur Elise (Beethoven)
Gavotte (Gossec)
GYPSY RONDO (JOSEPH HAYDN)
HAYDN - Symphony No. 101 (“The Clock”) 3rd Movement Excerpt
HAYDN Symphony No. 104 (“London”), 1st Movement Excerpt
HAYDN Symphony No. 94 (“Surprise”), 2nd Movement Excerpt
HAYDN: Country Dance
HAYDN: Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Hob. XVI/8
The Heavens Are Telling
Lacrimosa (Mozart)
Little Rondo (D.G. Turk)
MINUET I IN G (BEETHOVEN)
MINUET IN C (W MOZART)
Minuet in F Major (Mozart)
MOZART Symphony No. 41 (“Jupiter”), K 551, 1st Movement Excerpt
MOZART Symphony No. 29, K 201, 1st Movement Excerpt
MOZART Symphony No. 40, K 550, 1st Movement Excerpt
MOZART Symphony No. 36 (“Linz”), K 425, 1st Movement Excerpt
MOZART: Air in A-flat Major, K 109b, No. 8 (from The London Notebook)
MOZART - Funeral March for Maestro Counterpoint, K 453a
MOZART: German Dance in C Major, K 605, No. 3
MOZART: Little Song (from Nannerl's Notebook)
MOZART: Presto in B-flat Major, K 109b, No. 9 (from The Lodon Notebook)
MOZART: Rondo in C Major
PIANO CONCERTO IN C MAJOR (ELVIRA MADIGAN THEME)(MOZART)
PIANO CONCERTO NO 5 IN Eb MAJOR OP 73 (BEETHOVEN)
PIANO SONATA NO 19 IN G MINOR OP 49 (BEETHOVEN)
RONDO THEME FROM SERENADE (MOZART)
Sonata in B-flat Major (J.C. Bach)
Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI/1 (Haydn)
SONATA IN G OP 49 NO 2 (BEETHOVEN)
Sonata in G Major (Cimarosa)
Sonatina Op 36 No 1 (Clementi)
Sonatina Op 36 No 3 (Clementi)
Spanish Dance (Clementi)
Spinning Song
TURK: Children's Ballet
TURK: The Dancing Master
TURKISH MARCH (FROM “THE RUINS OF ATHENS”) OP 113 (BEETHOVEN)