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Dmitri Kabalevsky Selected Piano Pieces
Intermediate Level
17 Pieces From Various Opus Sets In Progressive Order.
Kabalevsky Often Quoted Russian Writer Maxim Gorky That Books For Children Should Be &Ldquo;The Same As For Adults, Only Better.&Rdquo; In One Volume The Miniature Masterpieces That Kabalevsky Composed For Piano Students Have Been Grouped By Level Of Difficulty, Drawn From Various Sets. The Composer Believed That &Ldquo;No Piece Of Music, However Short And Modest, Should Pass By A Child Without Touching His Mind And Heart.&Rdquo;
Contents: Prelude In A Minor, Op. 5, No. 1 &Bull; Sporting Game, Op. 14, No. 2 &Bull; Etude In A Minor, Op. 27, No. 3 &Bull; A Little Prank, Op. 27, No. 13 &Bull; Lyric Piece, Op. 27, No. 16 &Bull; Fairy Tale, Op. 27, No. 20 &Bull; The Chase, Op. 27, No. 21 &Bull; Novelette, Op. 27, No. 25 &Bull; Prelude In C Major, Op. 38, No. 1 &Bull; Prelude In D Flat Major, Op. 38, No. 15 &Bull; Slow Waltz, Op. 39, No. 23 &Bull; Dance Variations On A Russian Folk Song, Op. 51, No. 2 &Bull; Seven Cheerful Variations On A Slovakian Folk Song, Op. 51, No. 4 &Bull; Rondo Song, Op. 60, No. 3 &Bull; Rondo Toccata, Op. 60, No. 4 &Bull; Prelude And Fugue In G Major, Op. 61, No. 1 &Bull; Naughty Boys, Op. 88, No. 6
