Classics for the Developing Pianist, Book 1 (Core Repertoire for Study and Performance)

The five books in this series present 100 masterworks ranging from early-intermediate through advanced level that the editors believe developing pianists should study and perform. Each book contains 20 pieces selected from the four main style periods as well as additional suggestions for repertoire from the 20th century. Book 1 contains selections for early-intermediate pianists.

BAROQUE
Menuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114Johann Sebastian Bach
Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126Johann Sebastian Bach
Le petit rien (The Little Trifle)François Couperin
Minuet in A MinorHenry Purcell
Menuet en rondeauJean-Philippe Rameau
Minuet in G MajorGeorg Philipp Telemann

CLASSICAL
Écossaise in G Major, WoO 23Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, No. 1Ludwig van Beethoven
German Dance in G MajorFranz Joseph Haydn
BurleskeLeopold Mozart
Allegro in B-flat Major, K. 3Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

ROMANTIC

Arabesque, Op. 100, No. 2Johann Friedrich Burgmüller
Écossaise in C Major, D. 299, No. 8Franz Schubert
Écossaise in G Major, D. 529, No. 3Franz Schubert
Melody, Op. 68, No. 1Robert Schumann
The Wild Rider, Op. 68, No. 8Robert Schumann

CONTEMPORARY

Play Song, Sz. 42, No. 5Béla Bartók
Song (“Come Home, Lidi”), Sz. 42, No. 3Béla Bartók
The BearVladimir Rebikov
Chinese FigurineVladimir Rebikov