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Grade by Grade - Piano

Catalogue No: BH12676
Grade 2

Arrangementpiano
Product FormatSheet Music/CD
EditorFarrington, Iain
£14.99
Typically dispatched in 5-7 working days
SeriesGrade by Grade
Pages36
Publication Date17 April 2015
ISBN9780851629186 (0851629180)
ISMN9790060126765 (M060126765)
UPC888680095680

The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others.Carefully selected by Iain Farrington, this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 2 pianist and creates the perfect package for teaching, exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains: * a diverse collection of pieces, each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip * grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises * brand new sight-reading and improvisation activities * newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks Packaged with a CD of full performance demonstrations and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.Iain Farrington has an exceptionally busy and diverse career as a pianist, organist, composer and arranger. He has performed across the world, notably at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, and has worked with many leading musicians, including Bryn Terfel and Sir Paul McCartney. As a composer, Iain’s music has been performed, recorded and broadcast worldwide, and his wide-ranging catalogue of arrangements receives regular international performances.

Contents

  1. Traditional, The Ploughboy
  2. John Hawkins, Donkey Drive
  3. Zoltán Kodály, Children's Dances No 1
  4. Béla Bartók, Sorrow from 'For Children (volume2)'
  5. Dmitri Kabalevsky, a little Somg from 'Thirty Children's Pieces'
  6. Iain Farrington, Trance
  7. Francisco Tárrega, Gran Vals (Piano Accompaniment)
  8. Christopher Norton, Cloudy Day
  9. Roger & Hammerstein, My Favorite Things from 'The Sound of Music'
  10. Dmitri Shostakovich, The Bear from 'Six Cildren's Pieces'
  11. Anon, Corranto
  12. Paul Hughes, Up to no Good
  13. Elena Kats-Chernin, Eliza Aria from 'Wild Swan Suite'
  14. Anon, Lullaby
  15. Serge Prohofieff, The Cat from 'Peter and the Wolf'
  16. Christopher Norton, all together now (Duet)
  17. Traditional, Scarborough Fair
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