Piano Music by Women Composers Book 1 (40 Pieces)

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Piano Music by Women Composers Book 1 📚

40 Upper Elementary to Early Intermediate Level Pieces

When editor Immanuela Gruenberg set out to compile these collections, she searched for the following: beautiful, interesting compositions that students will love playing, teachers love teaching, and audiences will appreciate while showcasing as many female composers as possible.

Book 1 features 40 upper elementary to early intermediate level pieces and Book 2 features 30 intermediate to upper intermediate level pieces from a total of 21 women composers. This book includes a short bio about each composer as well as a preface by the editor. 96 pages. 

Also available: Piano Music by Women Composers - Book 2

Book 1 Features: 

• AMY BEACH: from Children's Carnival: Promenade in C Major Pantalon Pierrot and Pierrette Secrets Harlequin from Children's Album: Minuet in F Major Gavotte in D minor Waltz in C Major
• MÉLANIE BONIS: from Children's Scenes: Aubade in D Major Hide and Seek Slow Waltz in C Major Frère Jacques
• CÉCILE CHAMINADE: Prelude in C Major from Children's Album (Volume 1), Op. 123, No. 1 Intermezzo in G Major from Children's Album (Volume 1), Op. 123, No. 2 Canzonetta in C Major from Children's Album (Volume 1), Op. 123, No. 3 Rondeau in F Major from Children's Album (Volume 1), Op. 123, No. 4 Gavotte in A minor from Children's Album (Volume 1), Op. 123, No. 5 Gigue in C Major from Children's Album (Volume 1), Op. 123, No. 6 Romance in F Major from Children's Album (Volume 1), Op. 123, No. 7 Barcarolle in A Major from Children's Album (Volume 1), Op. 123, No. 8 Orientale in E minor from Children's Album (Volume), Op. 123, No. 9 Air de Ballet from Children's Album (Volume 1), Op. 123, No. 11 Marche Russe in D minor from Children's Album (Volume 1), Op. 123, No. 12 Idylle in C Major from Children's Album (Volume 2), Op. 126, No. 1 Aubade in E Major from Children's Album (Volume 2), Op. 126, No. 2
• FREDRIKKE EGEBERG: Adagio cantabile from Six Songs Without Words for Piano Religioso from Six Songs Without Words for Piano
• LOUISE FARRENC: Etude in C Major from 25 Easy Etudes, Op. 50, No. 1 Etude in A minor from 25 Easy Etudes, Op. 50, No. 2 Etude in G Major from 25 Easy Etudes, Op. 50, No. 3 Etude in C Major from 25 Easy Etudes, Op. 50, No. 12 Etude in C Major from 25 Easy Etudes, Op. 50, No. 14 Etude in C Major from 25 Easy Etudes, Op. 50, No. 16 Etude in F-sharp Major from 25 Intermediate Etudes, Op. 42, No. 19
• EMMA HARTMANN: Piano Piece in C Major from Piano Pieces, Op. Posthumous, No. 2 Viennese Waltz in G Major from Piano Pieces, Op. Posthumous, No. 5
• MARIE JAËLL: After the Waltz from The Good Days
• CLARA SCHUMANN: Prelude No. 1 in C Major from Simple Preludes for Students Prelude No. 2 in A-flat Major from Simple Preludes for Students
• ANNA STUBENBERG: Austrian Dance in A-flat Major from The People of Kapfenberg.

Review:

“Reading and playing my way through the books, what strikes me the most forcibly is the consistently high quality of the music selected. If other collections of music by women composers have shown us the tip of the iceberg, here we plummet headlong into the substance.” –Pianodao blog