A Romantic Sketchbook For Piano explores the wealth of piano music from the Romantic period in five carefully graded albums. Mostly composed between 1830 and 1930, the pieces in these albums have been selected to introduce players to a wide range of music, from works by some of the leading Romantic composers (such as Schumann, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky) to unfamiliar pieces by lesser-known figures. Each volume presents a variety of keys, time signatures and textures within a comprehensive range of tempi, which will be invaluable to students in the development of their musical skills. Players will also respond imaginatively to the varying styles and moods offered in these colourful sketchbooks, from the lively dances and mood pictures to the tender songs and gentle serenades. The five books in this series are graded in terms of difficulty, Book 1 being relatively easy and Book 5 advanced.
ContentsBerceuse Op.8 No.6 [Maikapar, Samuil]
Build A Nest (In The Branches) [O'neill, Norman]
Christmas Piece Op.72 No.3 [Mendelssohn, Felix]
Esquisse Op.47 No.4 [Gliere, Reinhold]
Folk Song Op.73 No.4 [Grieg, Edvard]
Frohsinn Op.17 No.6 [Reger, Max]
Jaglied Op.39 No.1 [Macdowell, Edward]
Lied Op.85 No.2 [Hofmann, Heinrich]
Little Piece In C Sharp Minor [Franck, Cesar]
Mazurka In F Op.68 No.3 [Chopin, Frederic]
Midsummer Magic [Alwyn, William]
Miniature Pastoral No.5 [Bridge, Frank]
Nalada Op.41 No.54 [Fibich, Zdenek]
Op.68 No.21 [Schumann, Robert]
Prelude In C Minor Op.8 No.1 [Pachulski, Henryk]
Prelude In D Minor Op.40 No.3 [Lyadov, Anatol]
Prelude In G Sharp Minor Op.81 No.12 [Heller, Stephen]
Recit Naif Op.8 No.15 [Rebikov, Vladimir]
Romanza Op.19 No.7 [Gade, Niels]
Russian Dance Op.25 No.8 [Karganov, Genari]
Schlummerlied [Wolf, Hugo]
Song Of The Cavalry Op.27 No.29 [Kabalevksy, Dmitri]
Sonnenschein In Flur Und Hain Op.270 No.7 [Kirchner, Theodor]
Study In A Op.22 No.22 [Le Couppey, Felix]
Study In B Op.51 No.47 [Lemoine, Henri]
Study In E Minor Op.29 No.14 [Bertini, Henri]
Study In E Op.74 Book Iii No.6 [Dunhill, Thomas]
Waltz In B Flat Op.39 No.8 [Brahms, Johannes]