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Short, technically easy pieces from the rich piano oeuvre of Josef Suk (1874–1935) form the latest addition to the established series “Easy Piano Pieces and Dances”. The editor has included a varied selection of 12 compositions from the period 1893–1928 in this album ranging from playful and carefree atmospheric pieces (“Village Serenade” and “Humoresque”), through musical gifts for friends (“Albumleaf”, “Little Song”) to serious and deeply intimate movements from Suk’s masterful piano cycles. Here advanced beginners can already practise their interpretative skills with subtle expressive means. Included for the first time are Suk’s humorous greeting “Spanish Joke” which he sent to a friend on a postcard from Madrid in 1909 as well as a polka that was “often played by musicians for Master Dvorák” which was arranged by Suk for piano 30 years later entitled “Vysoká Polka”.

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For the most part, the rich piano legacy of Bedrich Smetana (1824–1884) comprises compositions that require the skills of an advanced or even professional pianist. In this album, which forms part of the popular “Easy Piano Pieces and Dances” series, the composer’s technically easier pieces have been compiled to provide an ideal introduction to Smetana’s varied piano repertoire.

The album contains two well-known concert pieces (“Souvenir” from the cycle “Sketches” op. 4 and the Polka in G minor from the cycle “Three Poetic Polkas” op. 8), but also lesser-known, smaller pieces written for various occasions (e.g. several “Album Leaves”). All compositions include fingering by the renowned Czech pianist and Smetana interpreter Jan Novotný.

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Bartók’s voluminous output for the piano contains a great many exquisite masterpieces at every level of difficulty. This collection gathers together easy to moderately difficult pieces, including a wide variety of dance forms and folk-music miniatures. Players can coax magical sounds from the instrument using a varied refinement of touch such as silently depressed keys or can even play in two keys at once (bitonality). In addition, all of this provides a stimulus for improvisation.

This collection is a welcome addition to the repertoire used in music schools and private lessons and will, of course, appeal to all lovers of Bartók’s music. Besides familiar works, it also contains several that have never before been edited. Two pieces handed down as fragments have been judiciously completed by the editor. Care has been taken to provide a spacious engraving and practical page turns.

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This collection contains the easiest piano pieces in their original form by Erik Satie. These miniatures form a useful addition to piano lessons and offer valuable insights into the range and variety of Satie’s music.

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This affordable performance edition contains a selection of the easiest piano pieces and dances by Peter Tchaikovsky, whose large and often challenging body of music for piano contains a number of favorite character pieces that are ingratiatingly easy to play. Besides the most beautiful pieces from the Children’s Album (op. 39) and poetic impressions from his cycle The Seasons (op. 37), our selection contains many surprises, inviting readers to make further discoveries.

Examples include Tchaikovsky’s piano arrangements of Russian folk songs, reproduced in their original piano-duet versions as well as versions for solo piano, which reveal him to be a master of the miniature. A few bars suffice to transport players and listeners alike into the magical and kaleidoscopic world of Russian folk music. The collection is made even more useful through the addition of tried and tested fingering. A colorful and unusual selection for use in piano lessons, with valuable notes on the pieces and a spacious layout on the page.

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Besides the popular Consolations, it also includes Liszt’s delightful piano arrangements of Hungarian folk music and simplified versions he made of various pieces. Some miniatures from Liszt’s vast œuvre that were previously available only in obscure sources appear here for the first time in a collection.

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This performing edition offers a selection of the easiest keyboard pieces and dances by George Frideric Handel. Although Handel’s keyboard works occupy a modest place in his extensive compositional output, they include many pieces of outstanding significance.

Himself a virtuoso keyboard player, Handel wrote not only difficult music for his instrument but also a considerable number of easy pieces from various stages in his career.

Alongside wellknown pieces such as the Sarabande in D minor, this edition includes pieces which bring discoveries and surprises. It is particularly in his dance numbers that Handel reveals himself as a true master of the easy but euphonious keyboard piece. Many minuets, airs and marches appear here for the first time in a printed collection, a clear indication of the editorial value of this edition. The reliable fingering and the notes on ornamentation make the collection very practical to use. A varied and unusual range of pieces for piano lessons with valuable notes on the works and a spacious appearance on the page.

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This edition contains a selection of the easiest piano pieces and dances by Maurice Ravel. Piano music occupies an important place in his output and often contains dance-like elements. Fortunately Ravel, although a virtuoso pianist, also wrote easier music for the instrument. Alongside famous works such as the “Pavane pour une Infante défunte”, this selection contains less well-known works and will encourage pianists to make new discoveries. The inclusion of fingering makes it a truly practical performing edition. This is a varied unusual addition to the piano teaching literature with short invaluable information on the works and a well presented music layout.

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This edition brings together the technically easiest piano pieces, selected dances, and variations by Ludwig van Beethoven. It enriches the repertoire available for advanced beginners and offers an opportunity to become acquainted with the works and distinctive sound world of this celebrated composer. In addition to the popular “Für Elise,” the volume includes minuets, sonatinas, and bagatelles, as well as lesser-known pieces such as an “Air russe” and variations on a Swiss song.

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This collection contains the loveliest and easiest-to-play of Chopin’s pieces and dances for piano.

Besides well-known works which the reader will not want to miss, there are also charming seldom-heard rarities to be discovered. This mosaic of easy miniatures can enliven piano lessons at an early stage by offering the pupil a valuable insight into the variety and richness of Chopin’s music.

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This timely addition to the Brahms Centennial contains the composer’s ever-popular waltzes in his own simplified arrangements as well as lovely miniatures of an astonishing range and variety, offering useful adjunct material for piano lessons and a fascinating glimpse into Brahms’ music.

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An inexpensive practical edition of the easiest pieces from Schumann’s enormous oeuvre for piano, providing not only a microcosm of material for piano lessons but fascinating insights into the music of this great romantic composer.

Especially interesting are the simple pieces he wrote for, but later omitted from, his famous Album for the Young.

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This practical edition offers a selection of the easiest keyboard and dance pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach. Besides frequently heard “hits”, such as the dance numbers from the Notenbüchlein for Anna Magdalena Bach, readers will discover many charming and easy-to-play pieces not found in other collections. Special emphasis has been placed on variety of forms and genres, there by turning the collection into a microcosm of Bach’s music. A reliable edition that adds variety to piano lessons!

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This edition offers a selection of Debussy’s easiest piano pieces and valuable insights into the range and variety of Debussy’s music. Alongside such popular favorites as „The Little Negro“ and „Clair de Lune“ are rarities seldom found elsewhere. Special attention was given to presenting a wide range of forms and moods. A reliable edition to enliven piano lessons.

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This collection contains the most beautiful and technically easy of Schubert´s piano pieces and dances. These miniatures can be used to enliven piano instruction and convey valuable insight into the richness of the composers´ music.

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This collection contains the most beautiful and technically easy of Mozart´s piano pieces and dances. These miniatures can be used to enliven piano instruction and convey valuable insight into the richness of the composers music.

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This collection contains the most beautiful and technically easy of Haydn´s piano pieces and dances. These miniatures can be used to enliven piano instruction and convey valuable insight into the richness of the composers´ music.