Let students of all abilities discover the exciting and dynamic music of the Romantic and 20th century composers.

Editor Keith Snell has selected an extensive and inspirational range of literature from the significant composers of these musical periods. Once again, captivating selections are carefully graded and arranged in chronological order, thereby ensuring the steady and successful development of musicianship. With this exciting series students now have the opportunity to study the unique characteristics from each period:

• The development of harmonic technique and instrumental color.
• The increase of harmonic complexity, chromatic harmonies, chromatic voice leading, distant modulation, complex chords, and the freer use of non-harmonic tones.
• The exploration of new sonorities.

     Teachers also benefit by now having a sophisticated and motivational selection of repertoire for festivals, competitions, examinations, and auditions at all levels!
     The following is a brief selection of repertoire included in this series, Preparatory Level through Level 10:

• Waltz, Op. 82, No. 18 (Gurlitt)
• Hungarian Folk Song from First Term at the Piano (Bartók)
• The Wild Horseman from Album for the Young, Op. 68 (Schumann)
• The Mechanical Doll from Six Pieces for Children (Shostakovich)
• Waltz in B minor, Op. 18, No. 5 (Schubert)
• Waltz (Rebikov)
• Tarantella (Prokofiev)
• Nocturne in C# minor, Op. Post. (Chopin)
• Bagatelle, Op. 5, No. 10 (Tcherepnin)
• Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Grieg)
• Postludium (Dohnányi)
• The Cat and the Mouse (Copland)