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1 The Balance Beam 14 The Challenge 16 Gentle Ocean Waves 12 Gospel Sing 22 A Moment in Time 4 My Heart Sings 10 The Organ Grinder 20 Reflection 8 Sea Treasures 6 The Secret 2 Song of the Matador 18 Wind Chimes 5 Character pieces are short piano works that most often communicate a single emotion or idea, such as the joy of spring or the image of a child falling asleep Composers first began writing character pieces in the 19th century, during the Romantic period, as a personal, inward-looking form of musical expression, on a smaller scale than the lengthy and highly structured sonatas of the Classical period Many of the Romantic-period composers created character pieces Important collections include the Scenes from Childhood, Op 15, by Robert Schumann and the Songs Without Words by Felix Mendelssohn My goal in writing Character Pieces in Romantic Style was to create new character pieces carefully graded for students that emulate this important art form from the Romantic period Some of the pieces are bold in character, while others are lyrical and introspective These moods are suggested by each title I hope students enjoy exploring these pieces and use them to develop musical, imaginative playing Alfred Music P.O. Box 10003 Van Nuys, CA 91410-0003 alfred.com Copyright © 2018 by Alfred Music All rights reserved. Printed in USA. No part of this book shall be reproduced, arranged, adapted, recorded, publicly performed, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without written permission from the publisher. In order to comply with copyright laws, please apply for such written permission and/or license by contacting the publisher at alfred.com/permissions. ISBN-10: 1-4706-4143-7 ISBN-13: 978-1-4706-4143-6 Cover art: Beautiful Pantone-coloured hues © Getty Images / LeslieLauren

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Page 1: Character pieces Scenes from Childhood Songs …...created character pieces . Important collections include the Scenes from Childhood, Op . 15, by Robert Schumann and the Songs Without

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The Balance Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

The Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Gentle Ocean Waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Gospel Sing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

A Moment in Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

My Heart Sings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The Organ Grinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Reflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Sea Treasures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

The Secret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Song of the Matador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Wind Chimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Character pieces are short piano works that most often communicate a single emotion or idea, such as the joy of spring or the image of a child falling asleep . Composers first began writing character pieces in the 19th century, during the Romantic period, as a personal, inward-looking form of musical expression, on a smaller scale than the lengthy and highly structured sonatas of the Classical period . Many of the Romantic-period composers created character pieces . Important collections include the Scenes from Childhood, Op . 15, by Robert Schumann and the Songs Without Words by Felix Mendelssohn . My goal in writing Character Pieces in Romantic Style was to create new character pieces carefully graded for students that emulate this important art form from the Romantic period . Some of the pieces are bold in character, while others are lyrical and introspective . These moods are suggested by each title . I hope students enjoy exploring these pieces and use them to develop musical, imaginative playing .

Alfred Music P.O. Box 10003 Van Nuys, CA 91410-0003

alfred.com

Copyright © 2018 by Alfred MusicAll rights reserved. Printed in USA.

No part of this book shall be reproduced, arranged, adapted, recorded, publicly performed, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without written permission from the publisher. In order to comply with copyright laws, please apply for such written permission and/or license by contacting the publisher at alfred.com/permissions.

ISBN-10: 1-4706-4143-7ISBN-13: 978-1-4706-4143-6

Cover art: Beautiful Pantone-coloured hues © Getty Images / LeslieLauren

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A Moment in Time

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The Balance Beam

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Song of the Matador

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