A Romantic Sketchbook for Piano Book 1

Grade: Easy to Advanced

Five graded albums containing music from the Romantic period, composed between 1830 and 1930.  A wide range of music from the major and lesser-known composers of the period.  Each volume contains pieces in a variety of keys, time signatures and syles to develop the player's skills.

Book 1 is for grades 1-2 and contains:

• Ladukhin A Jolly Moment
• Maikapar A Quiet Morning
• Dmitri Kabalevsky A Sad Tale, Op. 39 No. 16
• Robert Fuchs arr. Alan Jones Banges Herzelein (Sad at Heart), Op. 47 No. 5
• Matthay Catch Ball, Op. 35 Book I No. 3
• Alexandre Guilmant arr. Thomas A. Johnson Child’s Song, Op. 48 No. 1
• Rebikov Chinese Statuette, No. 13 from ‘Christmas Gifts’
• Dmitri Kabalevsky Country Dance, Op. 39 No. 17
• Breslauer Cuckoo, Op. 46 No. 21
• Stephen Heller Dedication, Op. 138 No. 1
• Alexander Grechaninov Farewell, Op. 98 No. 4
• Dmitri Kabalevsky Galloping, Op. 39 No. 15
• Sandré Go to sleep
• Anton Diabelli Lesson in C, Op. 125 No. 7
• Brunner Lesson in D, Op. 487 No. 41
• Brunner Lesson in F, Op. 487 No. 38
• Gedike Lullaby, Op. 36 No. 15
• Le Couppey Melody (Arabian Air), No. 28 from ‘ABC du piano’
• George Dyson Melody: No. 5 from ‘12 Easy Pieces’
• T. F Kirchner New Scene from Childhood, Op. 55 No. 4
• Gedike On Reflection, Op. 36 No. 12
• L. Köhler On the Playground, Op. 210 No. 5
• A. Sartorio On Tip-toe, Op. 783 No. 8
• J. F. F Burgmüller arr. Alan Jones Pastorale, Op. 100 No. 3
• Henkel Piano Piece for the Young, No. 13
• Carl Nielsen Piano Piece for Young and Old, Op. 53 No. 1
• Somervell Plaintive Waltz
• Eric Satie arr. Alan Jones Profiter de ce qu’il a des cors aux pieds pour lui prendre son cerceau: No. 3 from ‘Peccadilles Importunes’ Tiresome Prank No. 3
• Förster Roundelay, Op. 39 No. 2
• Felix Swinstead Sailor’s Song: No. 11 from ‘Work and Play’
• E Horák Scherzino, No. 112 from ‘Kinder-Klavierschule’
• Cornelius Gurlitt Serenade, No. 18 from Album for the Young, Op. 140
• Carl Reinecke Simplicity, Op. 254 No. 10
• C. Mayer Study in C, Op. 340 No. 1
• Cornelius Gurlitt Study in C, Op. 50 No. 3
• Loeschhorn Study in C, Op. 65 No. 3
• Czerny Study in D, Op. 187 No. 49
• M. Vogel Study in D, Op. 34 Part II No. 4
• J. B. Duvernoy Study in F, Op. 176 No. 17
• Loeschhorn Study in G, Op. 65 No. 9
• Thomas Dunhill Study in G: No. 6 from ‘The Wheel of Progress’, Op. 74, Book 1
• Carlo Albanesi The Echo
• Bischoff The Industrious Student, Op. 31 No. 3
• Robert Schumann arr. Alan Jones The Wild Horseman (Wilder Reiter), Op. 68 No. 8
• Wilm To begin with, Op. 81 No. 1
• A. Sartorio Two Frogs, Op. 783 No. 12
• Breslauer Waltz, Op. 46 No. 25
• Zilcher Wandering, Op. 109 No. 1
• Breslauer Water Music, Op. 46 No. 10
• A. Sartorio Who is there? Op. 783 No. 9

Publisher: ABRSM Publishing 

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