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From the steinway piano library of music...Here is the very first collection of classical piano pieces from the most respected name in the piano world:steinway & sons. This elegant book is both a source of enjoyable, approachable and very listenable piano music, as well as an extremely valuable educational tool for teachers and students. Here are the pieces that the masters from the baroque, classical and romanticeras composed for their own students, including those complied of written by bach for his young wards, and the very first pieces that leopold mozart provided to his son, wolfgang amadeus mozart.The music in this collection serves as the perfect introduction to the classics for aspiring pianists of any age. It is, in miniature, composed with the same skills and forms that the masters were using on a grander scale for the concert and recital halls of their day. Each piece has been selected as much for its appeal melodically and harmonically as for its educational purpose.The book in its entirety, becomes a measure of accomplishment within itself since the pieces have been sequenced from early levels of proficiency to intermediate.This same sequence of proficiency also provides an excellent opportunity for more advanced students and players to hone their sight-reading skills.Beautiful on your piano!100 piano classics to grow on has been engraved in an enlarged note size, extended spacing of measures to provide an open, airy appearance, facilitating easier reading andannotating. Each piece has been carefully edited to provide fingerings for playing with ease and comfort. An all-inclusive glossary of the musical terms used in this compilation, as well as definitions of titles, is also included for easy reference. In addition, the special binding used for this book is designed to keep the music open on your piano.It is our hope that pianists, students and teachers will find this collection to be a perfect source of repertoire to play, whether in recital, for one's own pleasure, or for the enjoyment of friends and family. |
