Baroque to Modern: Elementary Level

33 Pieces by 10 Composers in Progressive Order

Series: Schirmer Performance Editions
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
Format: Softcover
Composer: Various
Editor: Richard Walters

Baroque to Modern presents music from the 1700s through the 1900s, with composer biographies and practice and performance tips in new editions. Pieces from the 18th century by George Frideric Handel, Jean-Joseph Mouret, and Daniel Gottlob Türk. From the 19th century, music by Carl Czerny, Cornelius Gurlitt, Louis Köhler, and Wilhelm Moritz Vogel. And pieces by Béla Bartók, Dmitri Kabalevsky, and Dmitri Shostakovich from the 20th century. Complete contents:

BARTOK: Stepping Stones from The First Term at the Piano • Follow the Leader from The First Term at the Piano • Short and Long Legato from The Frist Term at the Piano • Invention I from The First Term at the Piano CZERNY: Exercise in C Major from The Little Pianist, Op. 823, No. 6 GURLITT: Lesson No. 1 from The First Lessons, Op. 117, No. 1 • Lesson No. 2 from The First Lessons, Op. 117, No. 2 • Lesson No. 3 from The First Lessons, Op. 117, No. 3 • Lesson No. 6 from The First Lessons, Op. 117, No. 6 • Lesson No. 9 from The First Lessons, Op. 117, No. 9 HANDEL: Passepied in C Major, HWV 559 KABALEVSKY: Melody from 24 Pieces for Children, Op. 39, No. 1 • Polka from 24 Pieces for Children, Op. 39, No. 2 • Rambling from 24 Pieces for Children, Op. 39, No. 3 • Cradle Song from 24 Pieces for Children, Op. 39, No. 4 • Funny Event from 24 Pieces for Children, Op. 39, No. 7 • Scherzo from 24 Pieces for Children, Op. 39, No. 12 • First Piece from 35 Easy Pieces, Op. 89, No. 1 • Quiet Song from 35 Easy Pieces, Op. 89, No. 3 • At Recess from 35 Easy Pieces, Op. 89, No. 4 • Light and Shadow from 35 Easy Pieces, Op. 89, No. 7 • Little Hedgehog from 35 Easy Pieces, Op. 89, No. 8 • Trumpet and Echo from 35 Easy Pieces, Op. 89, No. 15 • Trumpet and Drum from 35 Easy Pieces, Op. 89, No. 20 KÖHLER: Imitation from The Easiest Exercises, Op. 190, Nos. 13 and 14 • Melody in C Major from The Easiest Exercises, Op. 190, No. 16 • Traveling from The Easiest Exercises, Op. 190, No. 17 MOURET: Fanfare Rondo SHOSTAKOVICH: March from Children's Notebook for Piano, Op. 69, No. 1 • Waltz from Children's Notebook for Piano, Op. 69, No. 2 TÜRK: The Scales from 120 Pieces for the Aspiring Pianist, No. 6 • Sad Feelings from 120 Pieces for the Aspiring Pianist, No. 14 VOGEL: March in C Major

Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers as well as for professional pianists. These editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary. Prepared by experienced artists and master teachers, these publications provide an accurate, well-informed score resource for pianists.