Alfred's Basic Piano Library Repertoire, Bk 2
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Alfred's Basic Piano Library Repertoire, Bk 2 Details
The Repertoire Books contain attractive compositions from the 17th century to the present. The pieces have been organized in progressive order and meet the requirements of many piano festivals, auditions and competitions. The books may also be used as sight reading material or a supplement to other method books. Titles: Air in D Major (Handel) * Alberti Etude (Duvernoy) * Allemande (Haydn) * Among the Leaves So Green-O (Traditional English Air) * Antique Dance (Hofe) * The Beautiful Jasmine (Ancient Chinese Melody) * Blues Adagio (Lethco) * The Cello (Spindler) * Dance in G (Bartok) * Dreams (Spindler) * Etude in C (Czerny) * Etude in Sixths (Czerny) * Humming Song (Kabalevsky) * Interlude (Bischoff) * A Little Joke (Kabalevsky) * March in C (Kohler) * Mechanical Toy (Godicke) * Melody (Baumfelder) * Miniature Suite No. 1 (Turk) * Miniature Suite No. 2 (Turk) * Music Box (Gurlitt) * A New Irish Tune (Purcell) * Pavane (Anon.) * Quiet Falling Snow (Palmer/Letcho) * Remembrance (Bartok) * Scherzo (Gurlitt) * A 16th Century March (Anon.) * Sonatina (Bolck) * Two Songs (Kabalevsky) * Variation on a Theme by Mozart (Mozart).
Reviews
The complexity of the 25+ pieces in this book range from 2-handed C and G position (with occasional reaches to 6ths) to some basic chord + melody. The songs include instructional pieces written by well known composers including Handel and Czerny and some simplified/transposed arrangements of larger works. These songs were not selected for their popularity, but to illustrate different techniques, which slowly build throughout the book. Nevertheless, they are more interesting musically than many similar efforts at this difficulty level. Much of the complexity and interest comes from the contrasting dynamics, rhythm and tone between the two hands, which is emphasized throughout the book.
