Core Classics, Grade 4-5

Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon, selected and graded by leading educationalists. Each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist’s repertoire. With pieces from Farrenc, Glier, Tchaikovsky, and many more, this book includes an abundance of much-loved music.

Each book is authoritatively graded, with pieces gradually increasing in difficulty throughout. The books are equally valuable for learners working towards a grade exam, between grades, or playing for leisure, building technical skills and confidence.

SHEET MUSIC

• Vieux Noel (Old Christmas Carol) (G minor) [César Franck]
• Soldiers’ March, Op. 47 No. 14 [Robert Fuchs]
• Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 [Johann Sebastian Bach]
• Prelude in D minor, Op. 40 No. 3 [Anatoly Lyadov]
• Bagatelle, Op. 119 No. 1 [Ludwig van Beethoven]
• Grandmother’s Song, Op. 27 No. 10 [Robert Volkmann]
• Christmas Piece: No. 1 from ‘6 Kinderstucke’, Op. 72 (Allegro non troppo in G) [Felix Mendelssohn]
• Tunch [Graham Fitkin]
• Scherzetto [Harold Samuel]
• Study in D minor [Louise Farrenc]
• Allegro molto from Sonatina in F, Op. 88 No. 4 [Friedrich Kuhlau]
• La Chevaleresque (The Knight Errant), Op. 100 No. 25 [Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller]
• Andante: 3rd movt from Sonata in D minor, BWV 964 [Johann Sebastian Bach]
• Sketch in D: No.3 from Twelve Sketches, Op.47 [Reyngol’d Moritsevich Glier]
• Philomela [Dorothy Pilling]
• In a Gondola, Op. 105 No. 4 [Eduard Schütt]
• Minuet in G minor, from Suite No. 1 in Bb (1727 coll.), HWV 434 [George Frideric Handel]
• Folk Song, Op. 12 No. 5 [Edvard Grieg]