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Discover one of the most comprehensive anthologies for pianists with The Piano Bench of Classical Music. This definitive collection brings together more than 125 masterpieces spanning the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, and Modern eras, carefully arranged for piano solo. With over 400 pages of music, it serves as both a performance-ready repertoire source and a lasting cornerstone for your music library. Designed for SMP Level 89 players, this songbook offers challenging and rewarding literature for advanced students, teachers, and dedicated pianists. Works are presented with clear notation and editorial fingerings to support accurate practice and expressive performance. Whether you are refining recital pieces, teaching historical repertoire, or expanding your personal study, this book delivers a vast range of styles and techniques. This edition also makes an excellent gift for pianists who love timeless masterpieces, or as a reliable music teacher resource for planning lessons and recitals. From iconic works like Beethovens Für Elise and Debussys Clair de Lune to ballet excerpts, opera highlights, and Romantic showpieces, the variety ensures long-lasting inspiration. Songs Included: Bach: Two-Part Inventions No. 1, No. 4, No. 8 Three-Part Invention No. 9 Prelude and Fugue in C Chorale Sarabande Loure Gavotte Bourree Boccherini: Minuet Clarke: The Prince of Denmark's March Couperin: Les Tricoteuses Handel: Bourree Sarabande The Harmonious Blacksmith Allegro Hallelujah Chorus See the Conquering Hero Comes Lully: Gavotte Purcell: Trumpet Voluntary Rameau: Musette en Rondeau Scarlatti: Tempo di Ballo Sonata in D minor Beethoven: Für Elise Sonatina No. 1 Sonata in G Piano Sonata No. 14 Adagio and more. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Music Sales America


Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 1, 1999


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 402 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0825617693


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 90


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.3 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.5 x 0.95 x 12 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #829,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,149 in Opera & Classical Songbooks #2,651 in Piano & Keyboards #3,619 in Piano Songbooks


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Very nice selection and publication
Format: Plastic Comb
I recently got into playing the piano seriously again and I am really starting to enjoy playing some classical music. So, I decided to buy this book, and it is a lot of fun to play. The editorial additions for dynamics are also very good, although some are not what I made when I first learned the peace (notable the dynamics I came up with for Bach's Invention in F major were quite different), but music is about each person, so I can't really make that a flaw in the book. What I really like about this book is the selection of pieces. I feel like I've heard most of these pieces before at some point even if I didn't know their names. And the ones that I didn't recognize were very nice pieces as well and I am happy to know what they are now. The difficulty of the pieces in this book is probably high-intermediate and advanced. But there are some simple pieces in this book if you practice enough. The arrangement of the pieces by the period of music is also very interesting and helps show the distinguishing characteristics of each type of classical music. The coil binding of this book was very useful as well, since it stays flat open unlike other books where I have to bend the spine and make it stay open. It is a very thick book, but it doesn't come in the way of anything. Overall, I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to play classical music and wants a good introduction and selection of pieces. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2011 by Prakash Padmanabhan
    • The Piano Bench of Classical Music: Piano Solo (Piano Collections) by Hal Leonard Corporation
Format: Plastic Comb
If you can only purchase one book of classical piano music to enjoy, this would be an excellent choice. We purchased this book as a gift for a family member. She loves the book and is enjoying the challenges of learning each piece in the collection. She is so glad that the editors of the book have chosen these items for the book as she feels the selections are those she would have loved to purchase, although buying each piece one at a time might have been difficult both for cost and availability. The title - The Piano Bench - is descriptive of the actual case of having a book that contains a full file of music for the piano such as you might want to keep in the piano bench to pull out and play for enjoyment and for study. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2011 by Karen
    • I love the book
Format: Plastic Comb
I use this book for teaching my students. They all love classical music. Thank u for your very good service
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2024 by Judy Hanlon
    • Good collection
Format: Plastic Comb
I am not sure why this product has been reviewed so negatively by some buyers; I suspect there are either two versions of this product. My experience with this product is excellent overall. The product arrived intact and without any damage. The pages are slightly thicker than your typical printer paper, so they will hold up fine during my use and ripping/tearing won't be a problem for me. The plastic ring binder is made from a fairly thin plastic, as some reviewers have mentioned. This shouldn't be an issue for me and doesn't affect the functionality, but it is delicate... if it were to fall from the stand onto the floor, for example, I could see the plastic breaking. I can see how some reviewers have commented on the quality of the notation clarity. It appears the original files for many of these documents may have been photocopied at a lower resolution, and printed at a higher resolution for this book. As a result, the notes appear to be slightly "bloated" in many of the pieces, and if you look closely, you'll see the staff lines appear to be a little wavy in many places. However, in my opinion, it is still easy enough to read the notation, and doesn't affect my playing. Overall, I'm happy with the purchase. For the price, the music collection is comprehensive ( I love how Scriabin (one of my fav composers) is included in a collection alongside Bach), and I actually enjoy the index in this book, which aggregates the music by it's historical time period. I deducted a star for the print quality and thin plastic binding. Overall, I would recommend to anyone looking for a way to increase their collection of music in one book, without spending the time for search for these individually. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2015 by Deek
    • Excellent book
Format: Plastic Comb
This is by far the best sheet-music book I have ever bought. I have been taking lessons for about seven years now and have had this book for a little over a year. As soon as my teacher started flipping through it she immediately decided to drop the book we were working with and start with Bach's "Two-Part Invention No. 1." I have improved so much since practicing with this. I was feeling burnt out from playing those repetitive silly exercise songs and now I look forward to practicing because I am learning pieces that I recognize and love. The selection is wonderful, filled with challenging transcriptions. This book has really made me appreciate practicing so much more. You will not regret this purchase. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2014 by Jules
    • Great selection but poor print quality
Format: Plastic Comb
I love having such an enormous collection of classics in one volume. However the print quality is very poor compared to the free sheet music downloads from Mutopia or IMSLP. The notes appear smudged or fuzzy, like a low resolution print. I also find the layouts distracting, dense, and difficult to read at times. On the positive side, many pieces are playable without any page turns, so the density serves a good purpose. It's worth buying for the curation only. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2015 by Tessa L
    • Enjoyable
Format: Plastic Comb
Challenging,teaches lots of techniques. Mid-level Intermediate to Advanced Intermediate. Few Advanced. My piano teacher likes this book.
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2024 by Janet
    • Love the binding
Format: Plastic Comb
Has held up well and has been well used.
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2024 by Amy

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