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WSMA: 7111A15 Also referred to as "The Farewell Waltz," this work presents a tender musical intimacy in its light and delicate texture and its beautiful, wandering melodies. Chopin presented a copy of this waltz as a farewell gift to Marie Wodzinska, to...

WSMA: 7111B13 In his short lifetime of 39 years, Frédéric Chopin composed more than 200 compositions for piano, most of which are part of the active repertoire of concert pianists the world over. Chopin, a virtuoso pianist and musical...

By Frédéric Chopin / ed. Willard A. Palmer Widely known as "The Minute Waltz," this scholarly edition by Willard A. Palmer is based on Chopin's original manuscripts, with numerous footnotes, historical information, and editorial additions...

Clair de lune has been a long lasting and cherished piano solo for pianists and audiences alike. Through the careful editing and updating to the first edition, Edwin McLean presents this newly edited and fingered edition to The FJH Piano Solo Series for...

The original, unsimplified version of one of Debussy's most popular piano works. This ethereal, flowing section of Suite Bergamasque is diatonic and displays a conventional harmonic vocabulary in D-flat major. The title, Clair de lune, suggests a...

Arranged by Lynn Freeman OlsonLevel: Early Elementary / Elementary Easy five-finger arrangements of the world's most popular melodies, designed to encourage independent reading. Duet accompaniments provide a fuller sound and a chance for involvement by a...

These three volumes, in practical urtext-pedagogical editions, are designed with the idea that these precious works will be performed on the modern piano. With respect to the original text, Dr. Hinson offers many valuable, stylistically faithful...

By Franz Joseph Haydn / ed. Maurice Hinson These three volumes, in practical urtext-pedagogical editions, are designed with the idea that these precious works will be performed on the modern piano. With respect to the original text, Dr. Hinson offers...

Collected from several sources, these teaching pieces were published separately in the 18th and 19th centuries as the Twelve Short Preludes and the Six Short Preludes. Students are often introduced to these works prior to studying...

This historically accurate edition contains a wealth of background information information on ornamentation, dotted rhythms in the Baroque style, and the recommended tempos and guidelines for performing the works on the piano. Bach's writing is carefully...

Kabalevsky, Dimitri Four Rondos, Opus 60 Piano Solo

WSMA 7111B23 This well-known, exuberant sonatina in two movements is a favorite for intermediate piano students, with classical styling that includes Alberti bass patterns, scale work, terraced dynamics and a variety of touches.