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For piano students of Tony O’Brien

Short Romantic Pieces for Piano Book II

A collection of over 30 short pieces (1 to 2 pages) from composers of the Romantic period and later. Ofter used for AB grade pieces.

22 Treats for Piano by Mike Mower

A collection of 22 quirky and varied pieces - really strange and appealing (to me) harmonies. Published by “Itchy fingers” publications

Tchaikowsky - Album for the Young

A collection of 24 imaginative, varied and superbly crafted pieces as you would expect from this great composer. A genuine cycle of pieces which together tell a story of childhood.

The Countryside - Walter Carroll CarrollYoung

18 short pieces from the master composer of piano pieces for children and beginners.

33 short pieces -mostly 2 or 3 pages . All are wonderful pieces that can be played with real panache.

Often used for AB grade pieces

G3 - G5

G3 - G4

G2 - G5+

Beg - G1

G3 - G5

More Romantic Pieces Book 2

25 pieces exploring and developing specific techniques in entertaining and zesty musical settings

G4 - G5

Burgmuller 25 progressive pieces op100

25 pieces in a variety of accessible jazz styles.

G3 - G5

Alan Haughton “Rhythm and Rag”

18 characterful pieces - more advanced and more musical content than the op.100 set. I grew up with these!

G5+

Burgmuller 18 Characteristic studies op 109

G5+

Grovlez “L’Almanach aux images”

8 idiomatic French pastoral pieces by Gabriel Grovlez (1879-1944). Varied styles and difficulty but all superbly crafted for the pianist.

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HELLO Mister Gillock! Carl Czerny

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A very novel and humorous book imagining a series of phone conversations between the two composers, Czerny (18th century) and Gillock (recently deceased)

G3-5

Terence Greaves “Swinging Rhymes”

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G3-5

Nursery rhymes arranged in colourful jazz harmonies and rhythms, that lie really well under the fingers. There’s another book - “More Swinging Rhymes”