Famous & Fun Classics, Book 2 offers a wonderful introduction to the timeless masterpieces of the great composers. Featuring arrangements of themes from symphonic, operatic and keyboard literature, these works have been carefully selected to appeal to beginners at the early elementary/elementary level. Includes optional duet parts for teacher or parent.

Famous & Fun: Classics, Book 4, offers a wonderful introduction to the timeless masterpieces of the great composers. Featuring arrangements of themes from symphonic, operatic and keyboard literature, these works have been carefully selected to appeal to students at the early intermediate level. Titles: * Andaluza * The Barber of Seville (Overture) * Can-Can * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik * Gymnopédie I * Hungarian Dance, No. 5 (Brahms) * Theme from the "Italian" Symphony * March of the Toreadors * March Slav * O mio babbino caro * Polovetsian Dance * Theme from Swan Lake * Symphony No. 9, From the New World * Waltz, Op. 39, No. 15 (Brahms)

Famous & Fun: Classics, Book 5, offers a wonderful introduction to the timeless masterpieces of the great composers. Featuring arrangements of themes from symphonic, operatic and keyboard literature, these works have been carefully selected to appeal to students at the intermediate level. Titles: * Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod) * Canon (Pachelbel) * Clair de lune (Debussy) * Funeral March of a Marionette (Gounod) * Habanera (Bizet) * Hornpipe (Handel) * In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg) * La donna e mobile (Verdi) * Piano Concerto No. 1 Theme (Tchaikovsky) * Swan, The (Saint-Saens) * Un bel di (Puccini)

Famous & Fun: Classics, Book 3 offers a wonderful introduction to the timeless masterpieces of the great composers. Featuring arrangements of themes from symphonic, operatic and keyboard literature, these works have been carefully selected to appeal to beginners at the elementary/late elementary level. Optional duet parts for teacher or parent.

Famous & Fun: Classics, Book 1 offers a wonderful introduction to the timeless masterpieces of the great composers. Featuring arrangements of themes from symphonic, operatic and keyboard literature, these works have been carefully selected to appeal to beginners at the early elementary level. Optional duet parts for teacher or parent.

Adults will enjoy the ease with which they master these well-known tunes skillfully arranged at the beginner level. Optional duet accompaniment parts enhance the richness of the musical color. Titles: * Annie’s Song * Arabian Nights * As Time Goes By * Beauty and the Beast * Dancing Queen * Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue * I Could Write a Book * I Only Want to Be with You * Killing Me Softly With His Song * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * Summertime. 24 pages.

This flexible new collection of string ensembles will inspire chamber music performance while introducing beginners to some of the greatest classic themes ever written. Correlated with Strictly Strings Book 1, Strictly Classics contains 18 ensembles spanning four centuries of music. Its flexible format provides performance opportunities for solo (with piano accompaniment), duet and trio up through full string ensemble. Strictly Classics, Book 2 introduces 14 additional ensemble pieces which correlate with Strictly Strings , Book 2.

Bella Tarantella dances its way onto the stage with finesse and excitement. Alternating between crisp staccato chords and a graceful twirling melody, a wonderful texture is formed right from the start of this fabulous duet in A minor! Featuring a lively 6/8 meter, strikingly contrasting dynamics, and a grand ending, this piece is sure to captivate all who take part in its dance. Careful attention to creating smooth passages and the wonderful effect of differing dynamics will yield a perfectly lively tarantella!

Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" is a holiday favorite, and this setting for advanced piano duet gives it a fresh twist. It begins with Anderson's jingling melody and some musical banter between the primo and secondo players, and then it launches into a series of variations that take the listener on a journey through a variety of styles, from gently swirling, impressionistic arpeggios to a triumphant coda with brilliant, virtuosic passagework. Audiences will enjoy a number of other musical surprises along the way.

This piano-duet rendition of the "Ukrainian Bell Carol" is a sure-fire audience winner. Written as free variations, the traditional melody undergoes several transformations---from a lighthearted polka to a brilliantly intense, virtuosic finale. Along the way, the players navigate crossed-hand playing, scales, trills, arpeggios, octave passages, exciting rhythms, and changes of meter. Audiences will enjoy a number of other musical surprises.