Beginning pianists of all ages will cherish this excellent compilation of classics. Each piece was carefully selected and simplified to help students develop their skills. Many of the greatest composers-J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, and others-are represented by several pieces each, some newly adapted for the piano. Composers and works not usually featured in beginner's books include pieces by Borodin, Gluck, Rameau, and Tallis. Well-known classics include Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Debussy's Claire de Lune, Moussorgsky's.;Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Editor's Note; Glossary of Musical Terms; Solfegietto; Arioso in G; Affetuoso from Brandenburg Concerto No. 5; Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (opening); Menuet from Anna Magdalena's Notebook; Invention in A Minor; Wachet Auf ("Sleepers Awake"); Symphony No. 3 (theme); Adagio Cantabile from Sonata No. 8; Romanza from Sonatina in G; Piano Concerto No. 4, Mvt. II; Symphony No. 6 (opening); Symphony No. 8 (opening); Habanera from Carmen; Minuet from String Quintet in E Major; In the Steppes of Central Asia; Polovetsian Dance No. 1.