Focus on Melody, Volume 1 contains piano literature with a wide variety of melodic treatments aimed at helping performers develop the skill of recognizing melodic features. The cleanly engraved scores are organized by period, in approximate order of difficulty. Includes hints about finding and projecting melodies, technical exercises for melodic expression, descriptive summaries, and brief composer biographies.
Minuet in G Major (Bach) Minuet in G Minor (Bach) Prelude in C Major (Bach) Peasant's Flute Song (Bartok) Ode to Joy (Beethoven) Sonatina in A Minor (Benda) Melody (Bloch) Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 (Burgmuller) Sweet Dream, Op. 39, No. 21 (Tchaikovsky) Morning Prayer, Op. 39, No. 1 (Tchaikovsky) About Foreign Lands and People, Op. 15, No. 1 (Schumann) Echoes from the Theatre, Op. 68, No. 25 (Schumann) Minuet and Trio, D.336 (Schubert) Sonata, K.34, L.S.7 (Scarlatti) Gymnopedie, No. 1 (Satie) Playing Soldiers, Op. 31, No. 4 (Rebikov) In the Forest (Rebikov) Minuet in G Minor (Pezold) Little Fugue in C Major (Pachelbel) Minuet in F Major, K.6 (Mozart) Autumn (Maykapar) Bourree (Krieger) Tolling Bell, Op. 125, No. 8 (Heller) The Avalanche, Op. 45, No. 2 (Heller) Andantino Hob. I:85/2 (Haydn) The Evening Bell (Granados) Sonatina in G Major, Op. 168, No. 2 (Diabelli) Le Petit Negre (Debussy) King William's March (Clarke) Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. (Chopin)