Description

Classics Alive Book 1 provides both educators and students with an extensive array of literature designed to facilitate balanced and effortless musical and technical growth. Featuring 72 pieces from 12 composers—some well-known and others less familiar—this collection is tailored specifically for late-elementary to early-intermediate learners. Engaging with these works will equip students with a robust foundation in high-quality literature appropriate for their skill level, setting the stage for their advancement to more complex music. The selected pieces are not only straightforward to master but also enjoyable to perform and pleasing to the ear.

Songs / Content

• A Little Piece [Op. 68, No. 5]Robert Schumann (composer)
• A Magic Dance from for Children, Book 1 [No. 5]Béla Bartók (composer)
• Air in B-Flat MajorGeorge Frederic Handel (composer)
• Air in F Major [BWV Anh. 131]Johann Sebastian Bach (composer)
• Allegro in B-Flat Major [K. 3]Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer)
• Andante from for Children, Book 1 [No. 3]Béla Bartók (composer)
• Arabesque [Op. 100, No. 2]Johann Freidrich Burgmüller (composer)
• Ballade [Op. 100, No. 15]Johann Freidrich Burgmüller (composer)
• Chinese Figurine from Christmas Gifts [No. 13]Vladimir Rebikov (composer)
• Circle Dance from for Children, Book 1 [No. 8]Béla Bartók (composer)
• Country Dance in D Major [Hob. XXXIC:17b]Franz Joseph Haydn (composer)
• Dance of the Gnomes from Christmas Gifts [No. 2]Vladimir Rebikov (composer)
• Ecossaise in E-Flat Major [WoO 86]Ludwig van Beethoven (composer)
• Etude in D Major [Op. 141, No. 17]Cornelius Gurlitt (composer)
• Etude in E Minor [Op. 141, No. 23]Cornelius Gurlitt (composer)
• First Loss [Op. 68, No. 16]Robert Schumann (composer)
• Folk Tune from For Children, Book 1 [No. 2]Béla Bartók (composer)
• Gather Around the Christmas Tree from Christmas Gifts [No. 1Vladimir Rebikov (composer)
• Gavotte in G MajorGeorge Frederic Handel (composer)
• German Dance in C Major [WoO 8, No. 1]Ludwig van Beethoven (composer)
• German Dance in D Major [Hob. IX:22/2]Franz Joseph Haydn (composer)
• German Dance in E Major [Hob. IX:22/9]Franz Joseph Haydn (composer)
• Humming Song [Op. 68, No. 3]Robert Schumann (composer)
• Innocence [Op. 100, No. 5]Johann Freidrich Burgmüller (composer)
• Landler in D Major [WoO 11, No. 3]Ludwig van Beethoven (composer)
• Landler in D Major [WoO 15, No. 1]Ludwig van Beethoven (composer)
• Landler in D Major [WoO 15, No. 2]Ludwig van Beethoven (composer)
• Little Flower (Harebell) [Op. 205, No. 2]Cornelius Gurlitt (composer)
• Little Flower (Heather) [Op. 205, No. 6]Cornelius Gurlitt (composer)
• Little Flower (Lady's Smock) [Op. 205, No. 3]Cornelius Gurlitt (composer)
• Little Flower (Rose Rock) [Op. 205, No. 8]Cornelius Gurlitt (composer)
• Little Flower (Wild Mignonette) [Op. 205, No. 1]Cornelius Gurlitt (composer)
• Little Study [Op. 68, No. 14]Robert Schumann (composer)
• Melody [Op. 68, No. 1]Robert Schumann (composer)
• Minuet and Trio in G Major [K. 1]Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer)
• Minuet from First Term at the PianoBéla Bartók (composer)
• Minuet in A Major [Hob. IX:10/21]Franz Joseph Haydn (composer)
• Minuet in A Major [Hob. IX:8/6]Franz Joseph Haydn (composer)
• Minuet in A-Flat Major [K. 15ff]Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer)
• Minuet in B MinorGeorge Frederic Handel (composer)
• Minuet in B-Flat MajorGeorge Frederic Handel (composer)
• Minuet in B-Flat Major [Hob. IX:8/3]Franz Joseph Haydn (composer)
• Minuet in C Major [K. 6]Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer)
• Minuet in E-Flat Major [K. 15qq]Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer)
• Minuet in F MajorGeorge Frederic Handel (composer)
• Minuet in F Major [K. 2]Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer)
• Minuet in G MajorGeorge Frederic Handel (composer)
• Minuet in G Major [BWV Anh. 116]Johann Sebastian Bach (composer)
• Minuet in G Major, from Suite in G Minor [BWV 822]Johann Sebastian Bach (composer)
• Musette in D Major [BWV Anh. 126]Johann Sebastian Bach (composer)
• Musette in G Major, from English Suite in G Minor [BWV 808]Johann Sebastian Bach (composer)
• Passepied in C MajorGeorge Frederic Handel (composer)
• Pastoral Scene [Op. 10, No. 1]Vladimir Rebikov (composer)
• Pastorale [Op. 100, No. 3]Johann Freidrich Burgmüller (composer)
• Petite Pièce [Op. 6, No. 1]Alexander Goedicke (composer)
• Petite Pièce [Op. 6, No. 10]Alexander Goedicke (composer)
• Petite Pièce [Op. 6, No. 2]Alexander Goedicke (composer)
• Petite Pièce [Op. 6, No. 5]Alexander Goedicke (composer)
• Petite Pièce [Op. 6, No. 9]Alexander Goedicke (composer)
• Prelude in C Major [BWV 939]Johann Sebastian Bach (composer)
• Romanze from Sonatina in G Major [Anh. 5, No. 1]Ludwig van Beethoven (composer)
• Russian Doll from Christmas Gifts [No. 5]Vladimir Rebikov (composer)
• Sicilienne [Op. 68, No. 11]Robert Schumann (composer)
• Sincerity [Op. 100, No. 1]Johann Freidrich Burgmüller (composer)
• Sonata in C Major [K. 73b, L. 217]Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
• Sonata in D Minor [K. 32, L. 423]Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
• Statuette from Christmas Gifts [No. 11]Vladimir Rebikov (composer)
• The Clear Stream [Op. 100, No. 7]Johann Freidrich Burgmüller (composer)
• The Reaper's Song [Op. 68, No. 18]Robert Schumann (composer)
• The Witch in the Forest [Op. 31, No. 9]Vladimir Rebikov (composer)
• Vagabond from For Children, Book 2 [No. 7]Béla Bartók (composer)