The Symphony: 55 Excerpts from Symphonies by 18 Composers (World's Greatest Classical Music)

ISBN: 0634027794

Author: Hal Leonard Corp.

Condition: New

(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

• Intermediate to Advanced Piano Solo | Pages: 232 | Level: Upper Intermediate | Instrumentation: Piano | Instrumentation: Piano/Keyboard