The Symphony: Intermediate to Advanced Piano Solo (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780634027796)

(World's Greatest Classical Music). This new collection features 55 excerpts from 47 symphonies by 18 of the world's greatest composers, faithfully transcribed for intermediate to advanced piano solo. Composers represented are: Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Bruckner, Dvorak, Elgar, Franck, Haydn, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Nielsen, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss and Tchaikovsky. The book also gives a brief biography of each composer. Contents: BEETHOVEN SYMPHONIES: No. 3, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 5, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd mvt. excerpts * No. 6, 1st & 5th mvt. excerpts * No. 7, 1st & 2nd mvt. excerpts * No. 9, 1st & 4th mvt. excerpts * BERLIOZ: Symphony Fantastique, 4th & 5th mvt. excerpts * BRAHMS SYMPHONIES: No. 1, 4th mvt. excerpt * No. 2, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 3, 3rd mvt. excerpt * No. 4, 1st mvt. excerpt * BRUCKNER SYMPHONIES: No. 4, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 7, 2nd mvt. excerpt * DVORAK SYMPHONIES: No. 8, 3rd mvt. excerpt * No. 9, 2nd & 4th mvt. excerpts * ELGAR: Symphony No. 1, 1st mvt. excerpt * FRANCK: Symphony in D minor, M 48, 1st mvt. Themes * HAYDN SYMPHONIES: No. 94 "Surprise," 2nd mvt. excerpt * No. 101 "The Clock," 3rd mvt. excerpt * No. 104 "London," 1st mvt. excerpt * MAHLER SYMPHONIES: No. 1, 3rd mvt. excerpt * No. 2, 5th mvt. Choral Theme * No. 4, 3rd mvt. excerpt * No. 5, 4th mvt. excerpt * No. 8, 2nd mvt. excerpt * MENDELSSOHN SYMPHONIES: No. 3, 1st mvt. Themes * No. 4, 1st mvt. excerpt * MOZART SYMPHONIS: No. 25, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 29, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 35, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 38, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 39, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 40, 1st & 3rd mvt. excerpts * No. 41, 1st mvt. excerpt * NIELSEN: Symphony No. 3, 4th mvt. excerpt * PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 1, 1st mvt. excerpt * RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2, 3rd mvt. excerpt * SCHUBERT SYMPHONIES: No. 4, 2nd mvt. excerpt * No. 5, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 8, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 9, 1st mvt. excerpt * SCHUMANN SYMPHONIES: No. 1, 3rd mvt. excerpt * No. 3, 1st mvt. excerpt * R STRAUSS: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64 excerpt * TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONIES: No. 3, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 4, 2nd mvt. excerpt * No. 5, 3rd mvt. excerpt * No. 6, 1st mvt. excerpt

Author: Hal Leonard Corp
ISBN-10: 0634027794
ISBN-13: 9780634027796
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2001
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.69lbs
Size: 12.04h x 9.04w x 0.63d