Description

Encore Book 1 features 22 selections of intermediate to late-intermediate literature, making it an ideal resource for students who have finished their method book studies and are ready to tackle more advanced pieces. The collection spans music from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary periods, and includes insightful commentary from the editor to enhance the learning experience

Songs / Content

• A Warlike Dance [Op. 27, No. 19]Dmitri Kabalevsky (composer)
• Air in G MajorGeorge Frederic Handel (composer)
• Bagatelle [Op. 5, No. 1]Alexander Tchérépnin (composer)
• Berceuse [Op. 109, No. 7]Johann Freidrich Burgmüller (composer)
• Fantasy Dance [Op. 124, No. 5]Robert Schumann (composer)
• Little Leopard on the SwingAram Khachaturian (composer)
• Mazurka in A Minor [Op. 67, No. 4]Frédéric Chopin (composer)
• Mazurka in F Major [Op. 68, No. 3]Frédéric Chopin (composer)
• Mignon [Op. 68, No. 35]Robert Schumann (composer)
• Prelude in B Minor [Op. 28, No. 6]Frédéric Chopin (composer)
• Six Ecossaises [WoO 83]Ludwig van Beethoven (composer)
• Sonata in D Minor [K. 90d]Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
• Sonata in G MajorDomenico Cimarosa (composer)
• Sonata in G Major [K. 431]Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
• Sonatina in C Major [Op. 55, No. 1]Friedrich Kuhlau (composer)
• Sonatina in D Major [Op. 36, No. 6]Muzio Clementi (composer)
• Song Without Words ("Faith") [Op. 102, No. 6]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• The Boys' Round Dance [Op. 36, No. 2]Niels Gade (composer)
• Third GymnopédieErik Satie (composer)
• To Julie [Op. 118a]Robert Schumann (composer)
• Two Ladies GossipingAram Khachaturian (composer)
• Velocity [Op. 109, No. 10]Johann Freidrich Burgmüller (composer)