42 of the most famous classics arranged for simplified piano. These enchanting melodies supply late elementary to early intermediate-level students with an introduction to the world's finest music. Titles include: Prelude, Op. 28, No. 20 (Chopin); Spring Song (Mendelssohn); Minuet (Paderewski); Musetta's Waltz (Puccini); Sonata Theme (Mozart); Minuet (Bach); My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice (Saint-Saens); Theme from the New World Symphony (Dvorak); Lullaby (Brahms); Minuetto from Don Giovanni (Mozart); Minuet (Boccherini); Egyptian Dance (Saint Saens); Wooden Shoe Dance (Humperdinck); Southern Roses Theme (Strauss); Habanera (Bizet); Surprise Symphony Theme (Haydn); Theme from Martha (Flotow); Ninth Symphony Theme (Beethoven); Theme from Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Liszt); Dolores (Waldteufel); Treasure Waltz (Strauss); Wedding March (Mendelssohn); Opening Theme from the Piano Concerto (Schumann); Polovetzian Dance (Borodin); Etude Theme (Chopin); Young Prince and Princess (Rimsky-Kosakov); Caro Mio Ben (Giordani); Skater's Waltz (Waldteufel); Wedding March (Mendelssohn); Non Piu Andrai (Mozart); Unfinished Symphony Theme (Schubert); To a Wild Rose (MacDowell); The Blue Danube (Strauss); Theme from Bells of Kamenoi-Ostrow (Rubenstein); Clair de lune (Debussy); First Ballade Theme (Chopin); Finlandia (Sibelius); Piano Concerto Theme (Grieg) and more.

Based on events and episodes of Bach's life. The music of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) covers every mood and emotion in human experience; yet his titles do not convey an adequate picture of his pieces. He simply called his compositions Preludes, Sarabandes, Minuets, Arias, Bourees, etc. In this collection, Mr. Schaum has chosen titles from authentic episodes in Bach's life and applied them to his music.

Aragonaise (Massenet); Ballet Music from Rosamunde, D. 797 (Schubert); Ballet Music from the Opera Faust (Gounod); Berceuse from The Firebird (Stravinsky); Dance of the Hours of Day (Ponchielli); Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky); Gaite Parisienne (Offenbach); Gypsy Dance from Petrouchka (Stravinsky); Invitation to the Dance (Carl Maria von Weber); March from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Tchaikovsky); Pizzicati (Delibes); Polovtzian Dance (Borodin); Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Debussy); Ronde des Princesses (Stravinsky); The Swan (Saint-Saens); Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky); Valse Lente from Coppelia (Delibes); Valse Lente from Sylvia (Delibes); Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (Tchaikovsky); Waltz in C# Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 (Chopin) and Waltz of the Flowers (Tchaikovsky).

Appassionata Sonata, Op. 57; Theme from Mvt. 2; Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37, Theme from Mvt. 1; Concerto No. 5 in Eb Major, Op. 73, Theme from Mvt. 1; Ecossaise in Eb Major, WoO 86; Ecossaise in G Major, WoO 23; Fur Elise, WoO 59; Minuet in G Major, WoO 10, No. 2; Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27, No. 2; Theme from Mvt. 1; Ode to Joy; Finale of Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125; Rondo a Capriccio, Opening Theme, Op. 129; Rondo in C Major, Op. 51, No. 1; Sonata Pathetique, Theme from Mvt. 2, Op. 13; Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5; Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67; Opening Theme from Mvt. 1; Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68; Theme from Mvt. 5 and Turkish March from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113, No. 4.

Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15, Mvts. 1 and 2; Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, Op; 83, Mvts. 2 and 3; Hungarian Dances, Nos. 1, 3, 5, 6; Lullaby; Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68, Mvt. 4; Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73, Mvt. 3; Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 , Mvt. 3; Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98, Mvt. 3; Waltz in Ab Major, Op. 39, No. 15; Waltz in Bb Major, Op. 39, No. 8 and Waltz in C Major, Op. 39, No. 1.

Etude in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12; Etude in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3; Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 66; Mazurka in Bb Major, Op. 7, No. 1; Nocturne in Eb Major, Op. 9, No. 2; Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1; Polonaise in Ab Major; Op. 53; Prelude in A Major, Op. 28, No. 7; Prelude in A Minor, Op. 28, No. 2; Prelude in C Minor, Op. 28, No. 20; Prelude in Db Major, Op. 28, No. 15; Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4; Waltz in A Minor, Op. 32, No. 2; Waltz in C# Minor, Op. 64, No. 2; Waltz in Db Major, Op. 64, No. 1 and Waltz in E Minor, posth.

Classic Themes from Alfred's Famous & Fun series provides valuable supplementary material for elementary pianists. These effective and appealing pieces can supplement any piano method and provide motivating recital material. Highlights of the Famous & Fun series include carefully selected pieces; well-graded arrangements; musical, motivating arrangements and optional duet parts. Book 1 contains eleven appealing arrangements at the early elementary level. Book 2 includes 13 appealing arrangements at the early elementary to elementary level. Book 3 contains 11 appealing arrangements at the elementary to late elementary level.