The Big Book of Classical Music
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Two Stars
Some of the pieces are piano classic standards. Too many are transcriptions and orchestral reductions, of varying quality.
a classical music library!
I love this book because it has a sampling of many of the great composers. It contains music of a great variety of abilities as far as levels of playing ability are concerned. Certainly not for the beginning student, but nevertheless it's a wonderful compilation of great music. If you have a pretty good basic grasp of the piano and you're willing to work, you can probably find something in here to work on! And if you're an accomplished musician, you also can find something (many somethings!) in here to enjoy.
All my favorite composers. The arrangements are slightly challenging
This book has got me addicted to my piano again. All my favorite composers. The arrangements are slightly challenging, just enough to keep my sight-reading skills sharp.
A good selection of begginer to intermediate pieces.
Some good songs, some in Easy Piano, (read missing notes!)
my JOY of playing is BACK after years of losing my ...
Oh, my JOY of playing is BACK after years of losing my music!
Great book!
This book is full of a lot of great songs, and the price is also great! I not only have this book, but I have my more advanced piano students get this book when they are up to level 6 or so in a piano lesson series. Some of the songs are very hard, but others are do-able, so it is the kind of book you will play out of for life.
not too hard
My biggist need for piano music bought online is to know exactly how difficult the music is. I play a lot of classical...this book has mostly pieces which have been transcribed from orchestral...such as adagio for strings. They are nice transcriptions, many not found elsewhere, and only of moderate difficulty (I actually prefer them to be a bit harder but it is by no means an easy or beginner book) so it is a good book for sight reading practice. There is out there the same book with easier versions of the music...I have forgotten the title. Nice collection.
Great Challenge and Variety
I have had a wonderful time with this book since purchasing it a year ago. I play from it nearly every day and it got me excited about playing regularly again. It has a wonderful variety of music from popular (classical) composers, and there were many pieces I had heard before but didn't know the name or composer. From the Bach's delicate "Prelude in C Major" to the Handel's majestic "Hallelujah Chorus", from the slow "Resurrection" by Mahler to the Hadyn's brisk "Gypsy Rondo", there is a style to match just about any mood or occasion. I wish I had purchased this book years ago. I highly recommend it!
Five Stars
Good binding on the book and great arrangements for intermediate level pianist.
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