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My First Book of Classical Music: 29 Themes by Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin and Other Great Composers in Easy Piano Arrangements |  | Author: Bergerac
Brand: Alfred Publishing
Category: Book
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Pages: 48
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Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8 x 0.3
MPN: 9780486410920
ISBN: 0486410927
Dewey Decimal Number: 786.2
UPC: 800759410927
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Product Description
29 fun-to-play, pedagogically sound easy piano arrangements include themes from Beethoven's "PathTtique Sonata" and Haydn's "Surprise Symphony" along with such favorites as the Brahms "Hungarian Dance No. 5" Tchaikovsky "Marche Slave" Mussorgsky "Promenade" (from Pictures at an Exhibition) Paderewski "Minuet in Olden Style" Vivaldi "The Autumn Hunt" from The Four Seasons and many more. Motivating arrangements for beginning pianists also include short program and biographical information about each piece. 48 pgs.
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 Great fun for Adult Beginner!! September 26, 2001
165 out of 166 found this review helpful
I am an adult beginner and I'm teaching myself. This book has fun and easy arrangements to songs that you may already know the melody to. It's good for the adult beginner that is ready for their second book after getting down the basics. You should know how to read the notes (at least figure them out) in the bass and treble clef. It's a good book because you can probably play these songs right away, and you'll feel like you're really playing something, that otherwise would take years and years to accomplish. It's much better that playing kiddie songs. It has easy, short, two-hand abbreviated arrangements of classic's such as Nocturne by Chopin; Minuet by Bach; Ode to Joy by Beethovan; Minuet in G by Beethovan; Hungarian Dance by Brahms; Rondo in C by Clementi; From The New World by Dvorak; Sarabande by Handel; Sonta in C by Haydn; Suprise Symphony by Haydn and others.
This book makes me sound GOOD! October 25, 2005
K. Radloff (Omaha, NE United States)
34 out of 36 found this review helpful
One of my biggest regrets in life is that I didn't stick with my piano lessons when I was a child. I took for about three years, never practiced, and basically, have to struggle through most arrangements, usually with only the right hand. This book, however, makes me feel like a virtuoso!
The book includes familiar sections of well-known classical pieces. Each one is done in a very simple arrangement that somehow still captures the essence of the original composition.
I am able to sit down and sight-read most of the pieces without too much difficulty, and within a week or so of practicing, even my husband (a true musician) admits that I don't sound too bad.
The book is easy enough that I don't get frustrated, yet challenging enough to give me a sense of accomplishment. I highly recommend it to anyone who's taken lessons for about 3 to 4 years.
Great book for a beginner and also parent-child learning July 31, 2005
T. Chen
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I'm re-learning piano with my 5 year old, and playing music from this book was easy and entertaining for me. It got my child really interested in the music.
Love it! February 19, 2006
TLM (NJ)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is a great book for a piano student. It allows them to enjoy true music while learning how to play fairly easy pieces. These aren't little dittys made up to teach notes. It is classical music. Beautiful Dreamer by Stephen Foster, Traumerei by Robert Schumann and The Happy Farmer by Robert Schumann are my favorite pieces. They are a joy to learn and play! This music makes you WANT to practice.
I also recommend My First Book of Christmas Carols as well.
Great Book September 3, 2007
Tamara S. Western (Petersburg, WV)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a great book for beginners to get aquainted with the classics. I teach piano lessons and I'll use this one over and over for recitals! I usually like to see the music before I buy but I took and chance on this one and it paid off. I hope to try other Bergerac books.
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