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Illu ted by Joseph McEwan, Guy Smith and Peter Dennis Cover illustration by Ross Watton • USIC

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Contents Section 1 Baroque music 4 Classical music 22 Romantic music 38 Playing the pieces in section 1 62 Glossary 64 Composer chart 66 Section 2 Theatre music 68 Music for dancing 86 Religious music 100 Descriptive music 110 Playing the pieces in section 2 126 Index 128

Pieces in this book Trumpet tune (Purcell), 6 When I am laid in earth (Purcell), 7 Adagio (AlbinonilGiazotto), 8 Spring (Vivaldi), 9 AlIa Danza (Handel), 10 Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel), 12 Thine be the Glory (Handel), 14 Canon in D (Pachelbel), 15 Viola concerto in G (Telemann), 16 Brandenburg concerto no.3 (Bach), 17 Air on the G string (Bach), 18 Minuet in G (Bach), 20 Rule, Britannia (Arne), 21 Bourree (Leopold Mozart), 24 Che faro (Gluck), 25 Emperor's hymn (Haydn), 26 String quartet in D (Haydn), 27 Clarinet concerto (Mozart), 28 Romance (Mozart), 29 Symphony no.40 (Mozart), 30 Duet from The Magic Flute (Mozart)., 32 Ode to Joy (Beethoven), 33 Pastoral Symphony (Beethoven), 34 Minuet in G (Beethoven), 35 Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven), 36 Impromptu (Schubert), 40 The Unfinished Symphony (Schubert), 41 Serenade (Schubert), 42 Caprice no.24 (Paganini), 44 William Tell overture (Rossini), 45 Harold in Italy (Berlioz), 46 The Jolly Peasant (Schumann), 47 The Wild Horseman (Schumann), 48 Prelude op.28, no.7 (Chopin), 49 Nocturne op.9, no.2 (Chopin), 50 Violin concerto in E minor (Mendelssohn),52 Liebestraume (Liszt), 54 La donna e mobile (Verdi), 55 Ride of the Valkyries (Wagner), 56 Bridal chorus (Wagner), 57 Symphony no.3 (Brahms), 58 Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky), 59 Piano concerto no.l (Tchaikovsky), 60 Solveig's song (Grieg), 61

Terzettino (Mozart), 70 Fidelio (Beethoven), 72 The Barber of Seville overture (Rossini), 73 Drinking song (Verdi), 74 Anvil chorus (Verdi), 76 Soldiers' chorus (Gounod), 78 March of the kings (Bizet), 79 Du und du (Strauss), 80 Morning (Grieg), 81 Flower duet (Delibes), 82 Pizzicati (Delibes), 84 Sleeping Beauty waltz (Tchaikovsky),85 Musette (J. S. Bach), 88 German dance (Mozart), 89 Minuet in A (Boccherini), 90 The Blue Danube waltz nO.l (Strauss), 92 Hungarian dance no.5 (Brahms), 94 Dance of the hours (Ponchielli), 95 Slavonic dance op.46, no.8 (Dvorak), 96 Eugene One gin waltz (Tchaikovsky), 97 Norwegian dance op.35, no.2 (Grieg),98 Polovtsian dance no.l (Borodin), 99 Wachet auf! (J. S. Bach), 102 Jesu, joy of man's desiring (J. S. Bach), 104 The Heavens are telling the glory of God (Haydn), 105 The Lord's my shepherd (J. S. Irvine), 106 Jerusalem (Parry), 107 Go down Moses, 108 Swing low, sweet chariot, 109 Autumn (Vivaldi), 112 Nocturne (Mendelssohn), 114 Hebrides overture (Mendelssohn), 116 Nocturne op.15, no.2 (Chopin), 117 Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky), 118 Promenade (Musorgsky), 120 Vltava (Smetana), 121 Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov), 122 The girl with the flaxen hair (Debussy), 124

Introduction The tunes in this book are taken from popular pieces of classical music, and have been specially arranged and simplified to make them easy to play. Many of them should be familiar, even those with titles that you may not recognize. The pieces are grouped in three sections according to the period in which they were written. At the beginning of each section there is an introduction to the music and composers of that period.

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Most pieces of music have a number, called an opus number. (Opus is the Latin word for "work"). In the 17th century, composers began to number their works as they were published, opus 1 (or op.l), opus 2 and so on. Often a single opus number was given to a group of pieces published together in one book. When several pieces appeared with the same opus number, each one was given a second number, for example, op.l, no.4. Composers often gave their music titles as well. For example, Beethoven called his sixth symphony the Pastoral Symphony. Sometimes titles were added later by other people. Beethoven's sonata op.27, no.2 was given the name Moonlight Sonata.

The Baroque period Baroque is the name given to the cantatas Oratorios European style of art, architecture and music from about 1600 to 1750. Buildings were very ornate, and music echoed this. Baroque music started in Italy, and worked its way north to Germany, France and England. It is known for its contrasts of speed and volume. Many new styles or forms of music An oratorio is a musical story or drama, usually were developed in the Baroque period, on a religious theme. It is performed by a choir some of these are described here. On the and orchestra without costumes, scenery or opposite page you can find out about the action. Cantatas are similar to oratorios but they Baroque composers whose music are more an act of worship, often including appears in this section. popular hymn tunes. Opera The concerto grosso Dance music and suites i, -

An opera is like a play where some or all of the words are sung. The first operas were staged in private homes in the 1590s by a group of poets and composers called the Camerata. The first public opera house (a special theatre for opera) was opened in Venice in 1637.

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of piece called the concerto grosso was popuJar. It was written for a small group of instruments and a larger orchestra. The orchestra acted mainly as an accompaniment, while the smaller group played special solo parts.

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Henry Purcell

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Purcell was the most famous English Baroque composer. He had a song published when he was eight, and at 20 became the organist at Westminster Abbey in London. He wrote over 500 works, including music for 40 plays. He also wrote for royal occasions such as coronations, and the funeral of Queen Mary in 1695.

Albinoni was an Italian composer. He wrote over 40 cantatas, many concertos and a lot of other instrumental music, majnly for strings. He also wrote over 50 operas. He lived most of his early life in Venice, where he opened a singing school with his wife, Margherita, in 1709. After her death, he directed his operas all over Europe.

Vivaldi was an Italian composer who also trained to be a priest. From 1703 he taught the violin at a girls' school in Venice. He is best known for his development of the concerto, and wrote about 550 of them for various instruments. Although he was a famous musician for much of his life, he died a poor man.

George Frideric Handel

Johann Sebastian Bach

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(1685-1759) Handel was born in Germany. His father didn't want him to be a musician, so as a boy he had to play in secret. He lived in Italy for a while, then went to England and became a British subject in 1726. He composed for kings George I and George II. Handel wrote many kinds of music, including oratorios, operas and concertos.

(1685-1750) Bach was born into a famous German musical family, and held important posts as a musician at the courts of Weimar and Cathen. He was an excellent organist, violinist and harpsichord player. His music later influenced ma.ny other composers, including Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn.

(1710-1778) Arne was one of the most famous English composers of the late 18th century. He was noted for writing pleasant melodies. He wrote over 30 operas, and lots of music and songs for plays, including those of Shakespeare. The tune for which he is best remembered is now known as Rule, Britannia. 5

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The symphony

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develop new sounds, harmonies and musical forms. Some of these forms are explained below. At this time, Vienna was one of the most important musical cities. Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, the three greatest composers of the age, lived there for much of their lives.

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The Romantic period 'Romantic' is the word used for a new style of music that developed in Europe in the 19th century. It was often inspired by other arts, especially poetry and painting. Romantic composers tried to write music that expressed their feelings and emotions, and much of their work is very dramatic and moving. Some people view Beethoven as the

first Romantic composer; he introduced Romantic styles and expressions into his later music. He was followed by Schubert and then many others. You can find out about them on the opposite page. Romantic composers, especially when they performed as well, were often very popular and had huge followings. You can find out more on page 54.

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By about 1830, the orchestra looked more or less like it does today. There could be anywhere between 70 and 100 instruments, depending on the type of music. Many instruments were improved by the invention of valves and keys (see above). The harp was also included in orchestras from about 1820. As orchestras grew larger, it was no longer practical for one of the musicians to direct the others and play at the same time. Since the eary 19th century, most orchestras have been directed by a separate musician called a conductor. A conductor stands in front of the orchestra, beating time with one hand, and telling the orchestra how loudly or softly to with the other. The introduction of a conductor meant that very precise directions could be given to the orchestra. 38

As a result, composers began to write more complex music with greater variation in

dynamics and tempo. The conductor was able to control the speed, volume and mood of the music very accurately, so composers began to be more adventurous in the kind of music they wrote for the orchestra.

These were first produced on a large scale in the 1870s and were the kind most people had in their homes.

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Playing the pieces in this section On these two pages you will find some hints on how to play the pieces in this book. When you are learning a piece, it is usually better to practise each hand separately at first. When you can play each hand comfortably, try to play them at the correct speed, and then try playing both hands together. There are suggestions for fingerings in the music, but you can try to work out your own fingerings if these do not feel comfortable. If you want to start with the simplest pieces in the book, look at Minuet in G on page 20, and the Pastoral Symphony on page 34.

Brandenburg concerto no.3 Take care with the fourth line, as there are some big leaps in the right hand.

Air on the G string Keep the left hand very steady throughout the piece. There are lots of large leaps, so you will need to practise this on its own before adding the right hand.

Minuet in G Take care not to rush - play at a relaxed tempo.

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Try to keep an even, march-like rhythm.

Make sure you are confident of the fingering in the right hand before trying both hands together.

When I am laid in earth There are lots of accidentals in this piece, especially in the third line. Practise each hand on its own at first, until you are confident of the notes.

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Che faro Keep the left hand part flowing evenly.

This piece is slow, so make sure the triplets are even. Take care in the first and second time bars - you might want to practise these separately at first.

When both hands are playing the same rhythm, make sure you keep them absolutely together.

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The right hand plays thirds almost all the way through this piece. Practise until you can play them accurately.

When the left hand is playing crotchet chords in the last two lines, make them softer than the right hand to allow the tune to come through.

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The opening chords in the right hand are difficult. Practise these until you are confident of the fingering.

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This is very fast, so practise the right hand part until you can play it at the correct speed before adding the left hand part.

Take care with the semiquaver passages in the third and fourth lines. The fingering is sometimes a little tricky here.

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You may find it easier to practise this in sections. There are six sections in the piece, each four bars long.

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Play the left hand part a little softer than the right hand, so that you can hear the tune clearly. Keep a steady pace in the left hand, especially in the first two lines of the first page and the first three lines of the second page.

Familiarize yourself with the fingering in the left hand before trying both parts together.

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From the second bar of the second line to the first bar of the third line, the left hand has the tune. Play the right hand part a little softer in these bars.

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Play this very steadily, evenly and confidently.

The right hand part is fairly difficult, so practise it very slowly at first.

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Minuet in G Take care with the passages in thirds in the right hand. Practise these on their own until you can play them without any mistakes before adding the left hand part.

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This piece is fairly difficult, so you should practise both parts until there are no mistakes, before trying them together. The last three lines may need a little extra work.

Play this very quietly and smoothly. Make sure you keep the triplets even throughout.

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The quavers in the right hand should be a little softer than the dotted minims, as these are really part of the accompaniment.

Practise the rhythm in the left hand before trying both hands together. This rhythm gives the piece its character, so try to play it as smoothly as possible.

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Serenade Make sure you don't rush the triplet here. Try to play it exactly in time.

Caprice no.24 This is fairly fast, so practise the right hand part until you can play it fluently before playing both parts together.

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The staccato chords in the left hand should be played very lightly.

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Bridal chorus Try not to rush this. You should keep a fairly moderate pace throughout.

Symphony no.3 Practise the right hand part of the first and second time bars on its own, until you are confident of the rhythm. The number "5" over the notes means that you play five semiquavers in the time of four. Try to play them as evenly as possible.

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Play this very smoothly.

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The fourth line is fairly difficult, so you should practise this on its own before playing the whole piece.

You may find the first two bars on line two a little difficult at first. Play them a few times until you get used to the rhythm.

The Wild Horseman Pay particular attention to the staccatos and slurs in this piece.

Solveig's song There are a lot of accidentals in the fourth and fifth lines. Play both parts until you are confident of the notes in these two lines, before putting both parts together.

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Glossary This list explains the Italian musical terms used in this book, as well as some other words that may be unfamiliar. Accidental A sharp, flat or natural sign in the music that does not appear in the key signature. An accidental applies to other notes of the same pitch which follow in the same bar. Adagio Slowly. The word is also used to describe a piece or movement at this tempo. Allegretto A little slower than Allegro. Allegro Fast, lively. Andante Fairly slow, at a walking pace. Andantino Slightly faster than Andante. Arrangement An adaptation of a piece of music. An arrangement can be a simpler version of the original piece, or a new version of it for different instruments. A tempo Return to the original speed. Cadenza A section for a soloist near the end of a concerto movement. The accompaniment stops, and the soloist plays virtuoso passages based on themes from the piece. Chamber music Music for small groups of players, each playing a separate line of music. Coda The end part of a piece of music (the word means "tail" in Italian).

Dolce

Sweetly, gently.

Duet, duo A piece for two performers, either with or without accompaniment. Dynamic, dynamics The indications in a piece of music of how loud or soft to play. Fine The end. The word is often placed above the last bar of a piece, particularly one that contains a lot of repeats. Form The structure of a piece, or the way in which it is organized. Improvisation Making up a piece of music while it is being played. When improvising, the performer composes the piece as he or she goes along. Some improvisations are based on well-known tunes. Largo

Very slowly.

Legato Connected smoothly, with no break between the notes. Libretto The words of an opera or other large sung piece. Lied (plural lieder} A German song-style. In the 19th century, many German and Austrian composers wrote lieder. Maestoso

Marcia March. Tempo di marcia means "in the time of a march", and alla marcia means "in the style of a march". Moderato

Concerto A piece written for an orchestra and at least one soloist. Conductor A person who directs musicians during rehearsal and performance. Crescendo (cresc.) Gradually getting louder. Da capo (D.C.) Repeat from the beginning. Da capo al fine means repeat from the beginning, ending at the word fine. Diminuendo (dim.) Gradually getting softer.

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Molto slow.

At a moderate speed.

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Moto Movement, motion. Andante con moto means "with more motion than Andante". Movement An individual section of a larger piece, such as a symphony or sonata. Pedal, ped. When you see this written under a note, you should press down the sustaining pedal (on the right). Hold the pedal down for the length of the note, and release it when you play the next one.

Piano quintet Music for the piano and four other instruments, usually a string quartet.

viola and one cello, or a piece of chamber music for that combination of instruments.

Poco A little. Poco raIl. means "a little slower" and poco a poco means "little by Iittle", or "gradually".

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Presto Fast; faster than allegro. Rallentando; Ritardando getting slower.

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Serenade A piece of music often performed in the evening at dinners or parties. Serenades were played by small groups of musicians, and had up to ten movements. Soloist The performer in a concerto who plays the main part. Sonata A piece with more than one movement, usually for one or two instruments.

The speed of a piece of music.

Tempo di valse At the speed of a waltz. Theme A tune or melody. In a symphony or a sonata, there are usually many different themes grouped into movements. Trio A group of three musicians playing together, or a piece of music written for three instruments in any combination. Virtuoso

A very skilled performer.

Sostenuto Sustained, held for a long time. Vivace Staccato Detached. Staccato is usually shown by a dot above or below a note. Staccato notes should be short and spiky. String quartet A group of two violins, one

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About this section of the book The tunes in this section of the book are all taken from famous pieces of classical music. Some of the pieces were originally written for the piano, but others were written for an orchestra, or a group of instruments or singers. They have been specially arranged and simplified to make them easy to play. The pieces are grouped in four sections Theatre music, Music for dancing, Religious music, and Descriptive music. At the beginning of each one there is an introduction to the pieces that follow. On pages 126-127, you will find some hints about how to play each piece.

Naming and numbering pieces of music Most pieces of music have a number, called an opus number. (Opus is the Latin word for "work"). In this book, opus numbers have been used when the composer wrote more than one piece with the same title. Where a piece has a well-known title, no opus number has been given. . Sometimes a single opus number was given to a group of pieces that were published together. In this case each piece was given a second number, for example, op.35, no.5. The opus number will help you if you want to buy a recording of a particular piece, or a copy of the original music for it.

Theatre music Insid e an op era house

Sin ce th e earliest times , music has been a very impor tant part of t h eat r ical p erfor mances. Music is often add ed to plays to make them more inter esting. Sometimes musicians accompany singing a nd dancing on stage , but music can a lso b e used to empha size the mood of the play, rather like film or televis ion m usic. Acting, sin ging a nd dancing h a ve a lways b een closely linked. In a n cient Greek and Roman times , some actor s used t o mime th e story (act without speak ing) while m u sic was played . La t er, composers began to w r ite music to go with plays and religious stories . Gradua lly, two special kind s of theatre music developed . One, op era, is ba sed on s ing ing. The other, b a llet , is bas ed on d ancing.

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The story used in an opera is called the libretto. This is t he Italian word for 'little book' . When opera first began, t he people in the audience had this in front of them so that they could read the words while the opera was being performed. Later, the audience sat in the dark, a nd only the stage was lit. This made it too dark to read, but it was easier to see what was happening on the stage.

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Later, composers such as Lully began to write music specially for the ballet. Someone else worked out the dance steps. The person who arranges the dances is called the choreographer. Ballet stories are very imaginative. Some are based on fairy tales, like the ballets of Delibes and Tchaikovsky. Two of the most popular ballets in this sty le are Tchaikovsky's Th e Nutcracker a nd The Sleeping Beauty. Other ballets are based on plays or books, and can be sad or romantic.

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An overture is a piece of music that is played before an opera or ballet begins. It is the first music that the audience hears, so it is often lively and exciting to attract people's attention. Overtures are also played at the beginning of orchestral concerts. The overture to Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville is often used this way. When this idea first became popular, many composers, such as Mendelssohn, began writing overtures specially for concerts. A s cen e in Th e Nutcr ack er

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Music for dancin Dancing has always been a popular entertainment. At first , most people danced privately in their homes, or at feasts and parties. But, in the 18th and 19th centuries, as more people wanted to dance, large public halls called ballrooms were opened. An orchestra or small band played the music. There were many types of dance . Each one changed little by little over many years , but some of them are still danced today. Music for dancing is different from music for ballet (see page 69). Ballet music was written for professional dancers and theatrical performances, bu t most of the music in this section of the book was written for ordinary people to dance to.

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In ancient times, dances were used as a way of praying. People danced and sang to ask their gods to make crops grow. But this died out in most parts of I , Europe when Christianity f became the , ,, most common religion. i We know I from books and pictures that Medieva l da n cers dancing was still popular, but very little dance music from before about 1350 has been found. This is probably because the only music written down in this period was church music (see page 100). But gradually people began to write folk and dance music down too.

There was no limit to the number of dances, but normally there were four or five. The most popular dances were the allemande, the courante, the sarabande and the gigue. Any extra ones were inserted between the sarabande and the gigue. In the allemande the dancers linked arms. It was a good dance to begin with because it was not too fast. The courante used quick running steps. Sometimes it was hard for the dancers to keep up with the music.

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After this, the slow, gentle sarabande gave the dancers a rest. The suite usually ended with a fast , lively gigue.

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The minuet was another dance which was often included in the suite. Minuets are slow and graceful, in three-four or three-eight time. The dancing couples bow to each other and point their toes as they dance. I In the 18th century, the minuet was one of the most popular dances. Even when it was no longer fashionable in ballrooms, composers continued to write minuets to include in their operas, ballets and symphonies.

The gavotte and musette The gavotte became popular around the end of the Baroque period. It was often included in suites. Another dance, called the musette, developed from the gavotte. It is similar in style, but the bass line contains a repeated note known as a drone. This sometimes makes the music sound a bit like a bagpipe. At around this time in France, a small bagpipe called a musette was very popular.

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Mozart wrote lots of minuets. Some were for dancing, but others were part of larger pieces of music like operas and ballets.

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Amilcare Ponchielli (18341886) taught at the music school in Milan in Italy. One of his pupils was Puccini, another famous composer.

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People have always used music for prayers to their gods and goddesses, in different religions all over the world. The earliest surviving written music was composed for use in churches. The pieces in this section of the book were written for worship in different types of Christian churches.

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For hundreds of years, the mass was the most popular form of church music.

There are masses for many different occasions. As well as ordinary ones for each day of the year, there are masses for special events like coronations, weddings and funerals. A funeral mass is called a requiem ("re-kwiem"). It gets its name from the Latin words "Requiem in pace" which means "May they rest in peace".

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Sometimes they added hymns and chorales. But oratorios were not intended to be performed on stage, and the singers do not wear costumes or act out the parts. The main parts are sung by soloists and the rest by the choir.

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Wachet auf! is a cantata (a piece for choir or solo singers with an orchestra). It is usually known in English as "Sleepers wake".

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Playing the pieces in this section of the book On these pages you will find some hints on playing the pieces in this book. When you are learning a piece, it is often better to practise each hand separately, slowly at first, until you can play them both comfortably. Then try them at the correct speed, and lastly try playing with both hands together. There are suggestions for fingerings in the music, but if these do not feel comfortable you could try to work out your own. If you want to begin with the simplest pieces in the book, try the Sleeping Beauty waltz on page 21 and the Eugene Onegin waltz on page 33.

Terzettino Take care in bars 9, 22 and 28 with the semiquaver passages in thirds. Practise these bars on their own first. You may find bar 13 a little difficult. Try each hand separately until you are confident about the fingering, then play both hands together. In bars 26 and 27, play the left hand part very quietly so that you can still hear the chord above.

Fidelio

are slurred and the second has a dot over it, the second note should be very short.

Du und du Keep the left hand very even and make sure the three-note chords are not too heavy.

Morning Play this very smoothly and gently. There are lots of accidentals in the middle section of the piece (bars 8 to 16). Practise this section on its own first to make sure you are confident of the notes.

Flower duet When both hands play quavers together, make sure the notes are even. Take care not to speed up during the longer quaver passages (such as bars 5 to 7). Practise bars 26 to 30 on their own until you can play them smoothly.

Pizzicati This piece should be played very lightly, with each note as short as possible. Try it slowly at first and then speed it up.

Sleeping Beauty waltz

From the second beat in bar 5 to the first in bar 9, you need to play the left hand a little louder than the right.

Emphasize the first beat of each bar in the left hand, but keep it smooth.

The Barber of Seville overture

Musette

Play this piece lightly. The left-hand chords should be quieter than the right-hand notes.

Practise the right hand part of bars 13 to 18 on its own at first. Once you are familiar with the accidentals and the rhythm, then add the left hand. Try to make a difference between the slurred and the staccato notes.

Drinking song You might want to practise the first few bars several times before trying the whole piece, to get the rhythm right. Make sure the left hand is very even and don't play the second and third beats louder than the first.

Anvil chorus Make sure your hands keep absolutely together where they are playing the same rhythm (from bar 11 to 15).

Soldiers' chorus Take care with the coda in bars 18 and 19. Make sure you play the thirds in the right hand at the correct speed.

March of the kings The notes must be kept as short as possible especially in the left hand. Where two notes 126

German dance Make sure you count carefully when both hands are resting, and keep the tempo even.

Minuet in A Practise both hands separately until there are no mistakes. Then put the parts together very slowly and gradually speed up. You do not need to play too quickly, but you must keep a steady pace, especially the left hand.

The Blue Danube waltz no.1 From bar 26 to the end, in the left hand, try to make the second and third beats of the bar slightly quieter than the first.

Hungarian dance no.5

Swing low, sweet chariot

Practise the right hand of bars 13 to 15 on its own. When you can play it at the correct speed, add the left hand.

The rhythm in the right hand is fairly difficult. Make sure you can play it confidently before you add the left hand.

Dance of the hours

Autumn

The second note in each pair of quavers should be as short as possible. Practise the rhythm in the first two bars, as this appears throughout the piece.

The right hand has thirds almost all the way through the piece. You need to practise these until you can play them evenly. The left hand has the same rhythm, so make sure you play the two parts absolutely together.

Eugene Onegin waltz

Nocturne

Make sure you hold the dotted minim right to the end of each bar.

This should be very gentle. Make sure the accompaniment is always very soft to allow the tune to come through.

Slavonic dance

Norwegian dance Play this piece very lightly. Practise it slowly until you can play all the notes accurately.

Polovtsian dance The rhythm is fairly difficult so try playing it very slowly at first. The left hand helps to keep the rhythm, so add this as soon as you can.

Wachet auf! You may need to play this slowly until you get used to the fingering.

Jesu, joy of man's desiring It is easier to count this as three beats in a bar. Keep a steady pace without playing it too slowly, to make it flow.

The Heavens are telling the glory of God

Hebrides overture (Fingal's cave) From bar 9 to the end the left hand part is fairly difficult. Learn the left hand on its own before putting the two parts together.

Nocturne op.15, no.2 Bar 7 has a very tricky rhythm in the right hand. You need to practise this bar slowly and accurately before playing the whole piece.

Romeo and Juliet Make sure you keep the left hand very even. Play the left hand a little quieter than the right hand to stop it from sounding too heavy.

Promenade The time signature changes every bar. Try to keep a steady crotchet beat, placing a little more emphasis on the first beat of each bar.

The left hand is fairly tricky, especially in bars 6 to 8. Practise these bars until you can play them without any mistakes before you put the two parts together.

Vltava

The Lord's my shepherd

Try to play this very smoothly, without leaving any gaps between the notes.

Take care not to rush this piece. Play it fairly slowly, keeping the notes even.

Scheherazade

Jerusalem

Hold the chords in the left hand for the full length of the notes. Keep the right hand flowing smoothly.

Maestoso means "majestically". Play it very boldly and at a steady pace.

Go down Moses Practise the rhythm in bar 3, it appears several times in the piece. Bars 12 and 13 may need some extra practice.

The girl with the flaxen hair Take care with the rhythm in bars 14 to 15 and 33 to 34. The fingering is fairly hard, so you will need to practise it until it feels comfortable. 127

Index Albinoni, Tomaso, 5 allemande, 86 America, 119 Arne, Thomas, 5 Bach, Johann Sebastian, 5, 19,87,88,101,102-103 bagpipe, 87 ballet, 68, 69, 86, 87 ballrooms, 86 Baroque period, 4, 5, 86, 87 basse danse, 86 baton, 38 Beethoven, Ludwig van, 3, 23,33,37,72,89. Berlioz, Hector, 39, 78, 111 Bizet, Georges, 79 Blake, William, 107 Boccherini, Luigi, 90-91 Bohemia, 96,121 Borodin, Alexander, 99 Brahms, Johannes, 39,94 Brandenburg concertos, 17 cadenza, 22 Camerata, 4 cantata, 4, 102-103, 104 caprice, 44 chamber music, 23, 90 choir, 33 Chopin, Fryderyk, 39, 51, 111,117 chorale, 101, 102 choreographer, 69 church music, 66, 100-101 Classical period, 22, 23 concerto, 4, 22 concerto grosso, 4 conductor, 38 courante,86 Cristofori, Bartolomeo, 4 dance, 4, 35, 69, 86-87 da Ponte, Lorenzo, 71 Debussy, Claude, 124-125 Delibes,Leo, 69,82, 84 Dvorak, Antonin, 87, 96 Esterhazy, Paul Anton and Nicholas, 23, 105 Field, John, 50 folk music, 86, 87, 94, 98, 100, 101 Franco of Cologne, 11

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gavotte, 87 German dance, 89 Giazotto, Remo, 8 gigue,86 Glazunov, Alexander, 99 Gluck, Christoph Willibald, 23, 25 Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 52, 78 gospel music, 101 Gounod, Charles, 78 Grieg, Edvard, 39, 81, 87,98 Guido of Arezzo, 10 Hamburg, 94 Handel, George Frideric, 5,12,68 Haydn, Franz Joseph, 23,26,89,105,111 hymn, 101, 106, 107 Ibsen, Henrik, 61, 81 impromptu, 40 improvising, 117 Irvine, Jessie Seymour, 106 Jennens, Charles, 13 Judas Maccabaeus, 14 landler,89 Leipzig, 98, 103, 104 libretto, 13, 68, 71 Lieder, 38, 42 Liszt, Franz, 39, 54 London, 116, 117 Lully, Jean-Baptiste, 69 Luther, Martin, 101 masque, 21 mass, 100-101, 103 melody, 111 Mendelssohn, Felix, 39, 52,53,69,78,98,110, 114-116 Milan, 95 mime, 68, 69 minuet, 4, 35, 87, 90-91 Moldau (river), 110, 121 monks, 100 Monteverdi, Claudio, 4 Moscow, 97 movements, 22 Mozart, Leopold, 24 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 23, 31, 68, 70-71,87

musette, 87, 88 Musorgsky, Modest, 120 Nationalism, 87, 110 neumes,.10 nicknames, 3 Nocturne, 111 nocturne, 50, 54 Norwegian dances (Grieg), 87, 98 opera, 4,68,69,87, 101 Opera (Paris), 83 opus numbers, 3, 67 oratorio, 4, 101, 103, 105

orchestra, 4, 22, 38, 101, 102 Orfeo ed Euridice, 23 organ, 101, 106 overture, 45, 69 Pachelbel, Johann, 15 Paderewski, Ignacy, 54 Paganini, Nicolo, 39, 44, 46,54 Paris, 83 Conservatoire, 124 Parry, Charles, 107 piano, 22,31, 38, 117 piano quintet, 35 pitch,10 pizzicato, 84 plainsong, plainchant, 100, 101 polonaise, 87 Ponchielli, Amilcare, 95 Pons, Lily, 83 Prague, 110, 121 Pres, Josquindes, 11 Puccini, Giacomo, 39, 68,95 Purcell, Henry, 5 Pushkin, Alexander, 97 Rellstab, Heinrich, 36 Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 99, 110, 122123 Romantic period, 38, 39 Rome, 73 Rossini, Gioachino, 39, 69,73 St. Germain-en-Laye, 124 St. Petersburg, 85, 97

Saint-Saens, Camille, 39 Salzburg, 24, 71 sarabande, 86 La Scala, Milan (opera house), 68 scenery, 69, 77 Schubert, Franz, 38, 39, 89 Schubertiads,43 Schumann, Robert, 39, 48 serenade, 29 Shakespeare, William, 114-115 singers, 68 slaves, 108-109 Slavonic dances (Dvorak), 87, 96 Smetana, Bedfich, 110, 121 sonatas, 22 spiritual, 101, 108-109 staff, 10 Strauss, Johann, 80, 87, 92-93 Strauss, Johann (father), 87 string quartet, 27, 91 string quintet, 90-91 suite, 4, 14, 86-87 symphony, 22, 87 Tchaikovsky, Piotr Il'yich, 39,69,85 Telemann, Georg Philipp, 16 terzettino, 70 theatre, 68 titles of music, 3 troubadour, 76 Venice, 113 St. Mark's Cathedral, 112 Verdi, Giuseppe, 39, 68, 74-77 Vienna, 92 St. Stephen's Cathedral, 15,23 Vivaldi, Antonio, 5, 111, 112-113 Wagner, Richard, 39, 57 waltz,87,89,92 WaShington, D.C., Capitol, 119