ABRSM Piano Mix 1 Book (Grade 1-2)

ABRSM Piano Mix 1 Grade 1-2 Book

A Wonderful Collection of Repertoire Arranged for Grade 1-2 Players

Piano Mix 1 is filled with a variety of music arranged for easy piano, ranging from historical classics to contemporary pieces. This collection spans different styles and genres, offering pieces mostly at Grade 1 level, with more advanced pieces towards Grade 2 by the end of the book. The series, compiled and edited by David Blackwell, includes arrangements by well-known composers such as Alan Bullard, Nikki Iles, Christopher Norton, and Tim Richards.

The book features well-known music like Handel’s Fireworks Minuet, Saint-Saens’ Lion from The Carnival of the Animals, and opera classics from Bizet and Verdi. Alongside these are hidden gems like Dowland’s Lute Song, Harry J. Lincoln’s Bees-Wax Rag, and the traditional Swiss piece In the Alps.

With a variety of music from the orchestra, opera, folk, and jazz, Piano Mix 1 provides an engaging repertoire for pianists progressing from Grade 1 to Grade 2. 28 pages.

Contents Includes:

• Fireworks Minuet: from Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 [George Frideric Handel]
• Lullaby: No. 4 from Five Songs, Op. 49 [Johannes Brahms]
• Strawberry Leaves [English Waits' tune]
• The Schoolmaster: from Symphony No. 55, Hob. I:55 [Joseph Haydn]
• Farmer’s Song [Trad. Slovakian]
• March: from Rinaldo, HWV 7 [George Frideric Handel]
• Funeral March of a Marionette [Charles-François Gounod]
• Lute Song: from The Firste Booke of Songes or Ayres (1597) [John Dowland]
• In the Alps [Trad. Swiss]
• I want to be ready [Trad. Spiritual]
• La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) [Giuseppe Verdi]
• El noi de la mare [Trad. Catalan]
• Fever [Dámaso Zabalza]
• March of the Toreador: from Carmen [Georges Bizet]
• Sing, Cuckoo! [Anon. English]
• A Little Walk with Schubert: from Violin Sonatina in D, D. 384 [Franz Schubert]
• Trumpet Tune: from King Arthur, Z. 628 [Henry Purcell]
• A Duet with Mozart: No. 10 from 12 Duos, K. 487 [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]
• Nocturne: from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 [Felix Mendelssohn]
• Ja-Da [Bob Carleton]
• The Music o’ Spey [James Scott Skinner]
• St. James Infirmary Blues [Joe Primrose]
• Royal March of the Lion: from The Carnival of the Animals [Camille Saint-Saëns]
• Bees-Wax Rag [Harry J. Lincoln]

Review:

"The arrangements lie well under the hands, and are expertly moderated to match the criteria for the grade levels indicated. I was particularly impressed by the quality throughout, and especially taken with several brilliant arrangements by Nancy Litton, Anne Marshall, Nicholas Scott-Burt and Martin White, all of whom show tremendous flair and intuition in their piano writing. All the arrangements in these books are fresh, unavailable elsewhere, and that together they make a fantastic addition to the easy piano repertoire...an essential purchase for any piano teacher, as well as a valuable addition to the music collections of students and amateur pianists everywhere" - Pianodao

Also Available in the Piano Mix Series:

• ABRSM Piano Mix 1 Book (Grade 1-2)
• ABRSM Piano Mix 2 Book (Grade 2-3)
• ABRSM Piano Mix 3 Book (Grade 3-4)