The music in this book is appealing, sometimes truly great music which just happens to be simple. None of the pieces is merely 'educational' - almost al of them had successful lives of their own before they found their way here - and they have all been chosen for their individual, purely musical strengths. However, the book is more than just a collection of performable pieces; the pieces in it are roughly graded and very varied in their demands, so that any player who works through them will have the chance to consolidate and polish their technique. They are also more than usually varied in style. They will give some unexpected pleasure and signpost some interesting and enjoyablepathways that might otherwise have remained unexplored.
- 1. Allegro [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
- 2. Allegro [Vivaldi, Antonio]
- 3. America (West Side Story) [Berstein, Leonard]
- 4. Basse Danse (Capriol Suite) [Warlock, Peter]
- 5. Bliss [Schubert, Franz]
- 6. Gavotte (Holberg Suite) [Grieg, Edvard]
- 7. Larghetto [Vivaldi, Antonio]
- 8. Lord Inchiquin [Carolan, Turlough]
- 9. Magnetic Rag [Joplin, Scott]
- 10. Minuet For Anna Magdalena [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
- 11. Original Rags [Joplin, Scott]
- 12. Peruvian Dance Tune [Peruvian Traditional]
- 13. Pleasantry Ii (For Children) [Bartok, Bela]
- 14. Song (Cello Concerto) [Dvorak, Antonin]
- 15. Stars, No Moon [Peruvian Traditional]
- 16. Tanz Des Burgermeisters [Praetorius, Michael]
- 17. The Blue Beyond [Harrison, Howard]
- 18. The Cuckoo [English Folk Song]
- 19. The Wang Wang Blues [Mueller, Johnson, Busse & Woods]
- 20. Three Circular Songs [Harrison, Howard]
- 21. Three Moravian Folk Songs [Janacek, Leos]
- 22. Troika (Lieutenant Kije) [Prokofiev, Serge]
- 23. Winter (The Four Seasons) [Vivaldi, Antonio]