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A First Book of Classical Music
29 Themes by Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin and Other Great Composers in Easy Piano Arrangements
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eBook - ePub
A First Book of Classical Music
29 Themes by Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin and Other Great Composers in Easy Piano Arrangements
About this book
These fun-to-play, pedagogically sound piano arrangements include themes from Beethoven's Ode to Joy and Bach's Sheep May Safely Graze, along with such favorites as Schumann's Träumerei, Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5, Tchaikovsky's Marche Slave, and Wagner's Song to the Evening Star. Additional composers include Chopin, Grieg, Handel, Vivaldi, Liszt, Haydn, and many others.
Along with the 24 piano arrangements, this collection includes a free MP3 download for every piece, which will help beginning pianists develop an ear for the melodies. The MP3s may be downloaded individually or collectively.
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ITALIAN WORDS IN THE MUSIC
adagio cantabile, very slow and songful
allegretto, moving along, but not too fast
allegro passionato, fast and impassioned
andante, walking tempo
andante grazioso, walking tempo in a graceful manner
andantino, a bit faster than a walking tempo
a tempo, return to the original speed
coda, “tail piece,” a concluding section
cresc(endo), getting louder
dim. e rit. (diminuendo e ritardando) poco a poco, gradually quieter and slower
D. C. al Fine (da capo al fine), return to the beginning, then go to the sign “Fine” (end)
dolce, gently, sweetly
espressivo, espr., expressive
fine, end
f (forte), loud
ff (fortissimo), very loud
fz (forzando), strongly accented
ffz (molto forzando), very strongly accented
largo, very slow, solemn
legato, smooth, connected
leggiero, lightly
lento, very slow (a bit faster than largo)
lento espressivo, slow and expressive
L.H., left hand
marc(ato), marked, accented
mf (mezzo-forte), medium loud
moderato, at a moderate speed
molto marcato, very accented
molto rit(ardando), slow down a great deal
molto staccato, very short and detached
mp (mezzo-piano), medium soft
p (piano), soft
pp (pianissimo), very soft
poco a poco, little by little
poco rall(entando), slightly held back
poco rit(ardando), slowing down a little
rall(entando), held back
rall. poco a poco, held back little by little
R.H., right hand
sfz (sforzando), strongly accented
sostenuto, sost., sustained
(Germany, 1685–1750)
MINUET
Bach’s young wife, Anna Magdalena, brought great happiness to his household. Together they kept little notebooks that were full of the most miscellaneous matters, including the manuscript of this graceful minuet that he composed for her in 1722, when he was 37 years old. Such court dances were extremely popular among the nobility of Europe.
SHEEP MAY SAFELY GRAZE
Five years before his marriage to Anna, Bach wrote special music for the birthday of Duke Christian, celebrated in the form of a great hunting festival. The singers played roles from ancient mythology, including Pales (pronounced Pah-less) the goddess of flocks and herds. This is her lovely, serene aria, singing about the free, open-air life of shepherds and their flocks.
(Germany, 1774–1827)
ODE TO JOY
In the year 1822—exactly 100 years after Bach composed his gentle minuet for Anna (see p. 5)—Beethoven solved the troublesome problem ...
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- ITALIAN WORDS IN THE MUSIC
- MINUET
- SHEEP MAY SAFELY GRAZE
- ODE TO JOY
- MINUET IN G
- HUNGARIAN DANCE NO. 5
- NOCTURNE
- RONDO IN C
- FROM THE NEW WORLD
- BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
- MORNING MOOD
- SARABANDE
- SONATA IN C
- “SURPRISE” SYMPHONY
- TO A WILD ROSE
- HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY NO. 2
- PAPAGENO’S SONG
- ROMANZE
- MINUET IN OLDEN STYLE
- TAMBOURIN
- PRELUDE
- MELODY IN F
- THE SWAN
- THE TROUT
- TRÄUMEREI
- THE HAPPY FARMER
- PIZZICATO POLKA
- MARCHE SLAVE
- SONG TO THE EVENING STAR
- THE AUTUMN HUNT