John Thomspon First Classics: For Piano

by John Thompson

Graded to work alongside the Easiest Piano Course, these pieces are ideal for pupils reaching Part Two and upwards. They are invaluable for securing basic technique at the same time as developing musicality and enjoyment. Contents / Song list Theme From Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) Morning (Peer Gynt Suite No.1) [Grieg, Edvard] Minuet in G [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Theme From Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky) Theme (Pastoral Symphony) [Beethoven, Ludwig Van] The Trout Piano Quintet D.667 (Theme) [Schubert, Franz] Nocturne Op.9 No.2 (Chopin) Can-can [Offenbach, Jacques] Waltz [Brahms, Johannes] A Musical Joke [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Romance (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] To A Wild Rose (Woodland Sketches Op.51) [Macdowell, Edward] Adagio Theme (Clarinet Concerto In A Major K622) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Lullaby [Brahms, Johannes] German Dance (Mozart) La Ci Darem La Mano (Don Giovanni) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Bourree (Music For The Royal Fireworks) [Handel, George Frideric] Theme From Judas Maccabeus (Handel) Emperor's Hymn (Haydn) Sextet (Beethoven) Musette (Bach) Sonatina (Beethoven) Spring (The Four Seasons) [Vivaldi, Antonio] Theme From The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky) March Fr

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

John Thompson was born in Williamstown, Pennsylvania, the eldest of four children. He began music study at the age of five, and studied piano with Maurits Leefson at the Leefson-Hille Conservatory (Philadelphia), and composition with Dr. Hugh Clark at the University of Pennsylvania. In his early twenties, Thompson toured the United States and Europe as a concert pianist, performing with several prominent European orchestras. Upon his return he began a distinguished career as a pedagogue, heading music conservatories in Indianapolis, Philadelphia, and Kansas City. Today his legacy lies in the continued popularity of his remarkable method books, Teaching Little Fingers to Play, Modern Course, and Easiest Piano Course, used by teachers in the United States and abroad.