30 really easy arrangements for beginner pianists! First published in 1954, John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course is one of the most-loved and best-selling Piano methods in the world. John Thompson’s timeless approach to teaching has been trusted by generations of teachers to start millions of students on their musical journey. Featuring the best classical music, this bumper book includes 30 repertoire pieces to complement the Easiest Piano Course, helping to reinforce basic technique, develop musicality and increase the enjoyment of learning. Includes music by Vivaldi, Mozart, Bologne, Farrenc, Tchaikovsky, Coleridge-Taylor, Joplin, Beach, Boulanger and many more!
1. Adagio [Joseph Bologne]
- 2. Allegro from Op. 8, RV 293 (Autumn) [Antonio Vivaldi]
- 3. Arabesque [Josephine Lang]
- 4. The Arrival from A Collection of New Cotillions [Francis Johnson]
- 5. Bagatelle in A Minor (Für Elise), WoO 59 [Ludwig van Beethoven]
- 6. Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann [Jacques Offenbach]
- 7. Étude, Op. 26, No. 10 [Louise Farrenc]
- 8. The Entertainer [Scott Joplin]
- 9. Flores de Romana [Juventino Rosas]
- 10. Heloísa [Chiquinha Gonzaga]
- 11. La Bella Cubana [José White y Lafitte]
- 12. Madrigal from Album pour les tout-petits [Mélanie Bonis]
- 13. Magnolias from Magnolia Suite [Robert Nathaniel Dett]
- 14. Mandy Lou [Will Marion Cook]
- 15. Molto Allegro from Symphony No. 40 [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]
- 16. Morning Mood from Suite No. 1, Op. 46 [Edvard Grieg]
- 17. Nocturne [Lili Boulanger]
- 18. Onaway! Awake, Beloved! [Samuel Coleridge-Taylor]
- 19. Passepied I, BWV 1066 [Johann Sebastian Bach]
- 20. Regret [Rentarō Taki]
- 21. Romance, Op. 21, No. 1 [Clara Schumann]
- 22. Romance, Op. 23 [Amy Marcy Beach]
- 23. Sarabande from Suite for Piano [Helen Hopekirk]
- 24. Sarabande in D Minor, HWV 437 [George Frideric Handel]
- 25. September from Das Jahr [Fanny Hensel]
- 26. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice [Paul Dukas]
- 27. Swan Theme from Swan Lake [Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky]
- 28. Valse Poético No. 3 from 8 Valses Poéticos [Enrique Granados]
- 29. Vivace, Op. 1, No. 5 [Elisabetta de Gambarini]
- 30. Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 [Johannes Brahms]
