50+ Greatest Classics for Recorder: instantly recognisable tunes by the world's greatest composers arranged especially for the recorder, starting with the easiest (Ruby Recorder) - Softcover

Oosthuizen, Amanda; Oosthuizen, Jemima

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1494865831 ISBN 13: 9781494865832

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Exciting, familiar music by Bach, Handel, Purcell, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Delibes, Saint-Saëns, Fauré and many more, arranged for the beginner to intermediate descant (soprano) recorder player, starting with the easiest and progressing. Ideal for refreshers. The pieces give a taste of the music (not the entire banquet) and vary in length, the shortest is three lines and the longest is an entire page. All are in easy keys. A fingerings chart and musical information page is also included. Great for sight-reading practice, and lots of fun!

Includes:

• Adagio, Clarinet Concerto – Mozart;
• Allegro, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart;
• Anitra’s Dance, Peer Gynt – Grieg;
• Ave Maria – Gounod;
• Ave Verum Corpus – Mozart;
• Berceuse, Dolly Suite – Fauré;
• Bridal March, Lohengrin – Wagner;
• Brindisi, La Traviata – Verdi;
• Dance of the Hours, La Gioconda – Ponchielli;
• Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Nutcracker – Tchaikovsky;
• Dido’s Lament, Dido and Aeneas – H.Purcell;
• Emperor Waltz – J.Strauss;
• Finale, Carnival of the Animals – Saint Saëns;
• Flower Duet, Lakmé - Delibes;
• Galop and Can-Can, Orpheus in the Underworld – Offenbach;
• Grand March, Aida – Verdi;
• Grand Waltz, Opus 18 – Chopin;
• Habanera, Carmen – Bizet;
• Hallelujah Chorus, Messiah – Handel;
• Hornpipe, Water Music – Handel;
• In the Hall of the Mountain King, Peer Gynt – Grieg;
• Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring – J.S.Bach;
• Jupiter, The Planets – Holst;
• La Donne e Mobile, Rigoletto – Verdi;
• Land of Hope and Glory, Pomp and Circumstance – Elgar;
• Lullaby – Brahms; March, Nutcracker Suite – Tchaikovsky;
• March, William Tell – Rossini;
• Mazurka, Coppelia – Delibes;
• Morning, Peer Gynt Suite – Grieg;
• Nimrod, Enigma Variations – Elgar;
• Ode to Joy, Symphony 9 – Beethoven;
• O Mio Babbino Caro, Gianni Schicchi – Puccini;
• Pavane Fauré;
• Pizzicato Polka – J.Strauss;
• Polovtsian Dance, Prince Igor – Borodin;
• Queen of the Night Aria, The Magic Flute - Mozart;
• Radetsky March – J.Strauss;
• Ride of the Valkyries, Die Walküre – Wagner;
• Rondo, The Moor’s Revenge – Purcell;
• Slavonic Dance 1 - Dvorak;
• Spring, The Four Seasons – Vivaldi;
• Swan Theme, Swan Lake – Tchaikovsky;
• The Blue Danube – J.Strauss;
• The Elephant, Carnival of the Animals – Saint Saëns;
• The Queen of the Night Aria – Mozart;
• The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Dukas;
• The Swan, Carnival of the Animals – Saint Saëns;
• Toreador’s Song, Carmen – Bizet;
• Valse Lente, Coppelia – Delibes;
• Voi Che Sapete, Marriage of Figaro – Mozart;
• Waltz, Die Fledermaus – J.Strauss;
• Waltz, Sleeping Beauty – Tchaikovsky;
• Waltz of the Flowers, Nutcracker – Tchaikovsky.

More coming from The Ruby Recorder very soon. Look out for instrument-specific music theory books, recorder theory for very young children and for music arranged for mixed instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Tenoroon, Mini-Bassoon, Oboe, Saxophones, Recorders (Descant and Treble), Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass!

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About this title

About the Author

Amanda Oosthuizen is a prize-winning writer and the composer of the 'Let's Play' series of tutors for young wind players. She is a highly-experienced woodwind teacher.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1494865831
• ISBN 13: 9781494865832
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 38