New Piano Pieces For Children

Everybody's Favorite Series-The compositions in Easy Piano Pieces For Children have all been carefully selected for the beginner pianist. Over 100 selections in this songbook are progressively graded witheditorial markings and suggested fingering allowing beginner children to learn with specially selected songs that they will enjoy playing.As an addition to the bestselling Everybody'sFavorite series these attractive and original pieces are easy to play and will allow young pianists to have fun while improving various aspects of their technique.This large songbook includesclassic favourites by Mozart Debussy and Grieg Piano miniatures by Schumann Arensky and Türk as well as selections from Bartók's For Children among many others. Each piece is graded with a star toindicate difficulty while a glossary of music symbols and a keyboard chart are included to help early students with note and key recognition.

Béla Bartók's series of piano pieces For Children, based on folk melodies, was written around the end of the first decade of the 20th century. The pieces were published shortly afterwards by the Hungarian publisher Károly Rozsnyai. That first publication was in four volumes, the first two containing a total of 42 pieces based on Hungarian folk tunes, the third and fourth containing 43 pieces based on Slovakian folk tunes.In 1943, whilst in the United States, Bartók prepared a revised version of the collection for the publishers Boosey and Hawkes. The revisions were minimal: two Hungarian and four Slovakian songs were eliminated, there were a few minor alterations incorporating new ideas, some of the pieces previously written with accidentals had key signatures added, a few pieces were rewritten with changed meters - some fingerings were added or changed.The composer prepared the revised 1943 edition by using copies of the first edition on which he marked minor changes - where the changes were more extensive, fresh manuscript was written and a new version engraved. However, much of the engraving of the first edition was preserved in the 1943 edition. Publication took place in 1946, after the composer's death - it is not known if he saw final proofs prior to printing.The revised edition was published in two volumes, which now have been published together as one volume for the first time. / Piano

Easier Piano Pieces 43-Benjamin Godard was a French composer and violinist who wrote a great many pieces for the piano. This is a splendid instructional album of studies that provides some interesting contrasts of styles for Piano solo.

Easier Piano Pieces 23-Easier Piano Pieces Vol.23. Grechaninov's Op.98 was published in 1923.

Easier Piano Pieces 70-Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813) who held the post of director of music at Halle University was responsible for the most influential keyboard tutor of its day the monumental Klavierschule. He also wrote these two books of practical pieces to accompany it. progressing from the simplest two-part pieces to more complex works practising various aspects of technique the albums provide excellent teaching material for the early grades.No.32 Carefree Happiness is included in the Grade 1 repertoire selection for the ABRSM's Piano Examinations Syllabus 2007-2008.