The Piano Bench Of Easy Classical Music (Piano Collections)

Features

• Plastic Comb: 400 pages
• Published by: Amsco Publications December 31, 2000
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 082561824X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0825618246
• Book Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.7 x 1.5 inches
• Weighs: 3.5 pounds

Product Description
Easy-to-play classical music, with hundreds of masterpieces from the baroque, classical, romantic, and modern eras. Contains pieces from the standard beginner's repertoire, plus great symphonies, chamber works, operas, and ballets.

Reader Reviews
The Good: 1) A very wonderful and complete collection of classical songs. Can't tell exactly how many songs, probably 100-150+, nearly 400 pages. 2) Sturdy pages, plastic spiral binding - easy to open, STAYS open, pages can be removed if desired. 3) Nice compositions - songs sound close enough to originals, not so dumbed down that you can no longer recognize them. The Bad: 1) Most of the pieces are *too* easy - I'm really not very good, and have never had lessons, but could play most everything in here right away - which is great if you just want to play for your family or friends, but if you want to learn, there's probably nothing in here that will challenge you. The alternative to this book, "The Piano Bench of Classical Music" (i.e., not easy classical music) is also a great collection but far far too difficult for anyone with less than years and years of lessons. I wish they made something in between the two... It's great that most of this book is easy, but a few more difficult pieces would have been nice. 2) The index of songs is pretty crummy - Sorted by period (Baroque, Romantic, etc) then by composer ... So if you don't know both, you might be looking for a while... Overall: The good far outweighs the bad, and I can't punish the book for being easy when that is what they were going for : ) 5 stars. Comment | | (Report this)