Johann Nepomuk Hummel - Easy Piano Pieces

Easy to moderately difficult pieces by Haydn Mozart and Beethoven the three great classics of the ? Viennese School ? form the main focus of this album. But these three ?greats? were not the only composers to leave an imprint on piano music between 1760 and 1827.Accordingly this collection also contains appealing pieces by Mozart?s pupils Thomas Attwood and Johann Nepomuk Hummel and the composer-publisher Anton Diabelli . Works by such contemporaries as Anton Benda Daniel G. Türk and James Hook also introduce pianists to the great expressive range of classical piano music.As appealing in its contents as in its appearance this collection is rounded offwith annotated color illustrations of contemporary keyboard instruments. It consists entirely of original compositions accompanied by reliable fingering.By focusing on relatively short pieces in a wide range of forms the volume is ideal for adding variety to piano lessons while conveying a vivid impression of the major genres of classical piano music from dances and variations to the nascent sonata form.Rich selection of easy to moderately difficult original piano pieces by great classical composersJudicious fingering suggestionsReadily affordable volume for piano lessonsColour photos of historical instruments

Easy Piano Pieces with Practising Tips-With the new Urtext Primo series Wiener Urtext Edition intends to bridge the gap between studying a Piano method and taking additional lessons. Beginning with a performance level which is outlined by pieces such as Bach's Minuet in G (BWV Anh. 116) Mozart's Minuet in F (KV 5) or Schumann's Wilder Reiter (Op. 68/8) works by three different composers are selected for each volume in the series with the aim of offering Piano pupils (or even adults who want to resume Piano playing) a wide range of repertoire pieces on the basis of which they can enhance their technical and musical skills. The pieces' range of levels of difficulty is relativelynarrow so that the volume can be used continuously over a period of about two years. This is what distinguishes the Urtext Primo approach from almost all common anthologies. The selected repertoire takes into account not only pieces of the classic canon of lessons but also lesser known works which are in no way of less importance for Piano lessons.The Urtext Primo volumes are published in the internationally recognised standard of the Wiener Urtext editions. The explanations included in each volume shall help to deepen the knowledge of musical styles music history and piano playing. A repertoire chart at the end of each volume gives a rough overview of the levels of difficulty of the selected pieces.Volume 1 contains both frequently played educational works by Bach and lesser known pieces by Handel and Scarlatti Volume 2 compositions by Haydn and Mozart as well as musically and educationally attractive pieces by Cimarosa. Volume 3 (scheduled for publication in summer 2013) contains pieces by Beethoven Schubert and Hummel Volume 4 (scheduled for publication in early 2014) works by Schumann Brahms and Theodor Kirchner. Further volumes are being planned.

An exciting collection of forty short classical masterpieces for Piano. Including work by J.S. Bach, Haydn, Schubert, Vivaldi, Handel, Beethoven and Mozart, this fabulous assortment of pieces offer ideal repertoire for concert performances or to learn and play from memory. Each of these classical pieces has been written or specially arranged for pianists working at Grade 2 to Grade 3 level. / Classique / Partition /