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Classic Themes By the Masters by James Bastien Piano Method - Sheet Music
By James Bastien
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Classic Themes By the Masters
314485
314485
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Piano - SMP Level 2 (Late Elementary)
SKU: KJ.WP40
Composed by James Bastien. Solo collection. Older Beginner Piano Library. Methods, Piano, Repertoire. Music book. 72 pages. Neil A. Kjos Music Company #WP40. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.WP40).ISBN 9780849750373. 9 x 12 inches.
This title has selections that range in difficulty from SMP Level 1-2.
About SMP Level 2 (Late Elementary)
5-finger patterns still used but position changes are more frequent including one octave scale passages. Some 3 note chords.
- Morning Mood
- Ode to Joy
- On Wings Of Song
- Aria
- March Militaire
- Lullaby
- Hallelujah Chorus
- Blue Danube, The
- Bourree
- Pathetique Symphony
- Largo
- Surprise Symphony
- Wedding March
- Symphony in D Minor
- Siciliana
- Sheep May Safely Graze
- Can-Can
- Melody in F
- Symphony No. 1
- Ladonna E Mobile
- Swan Lake
- Funeral March of a Marionette
- Evening Star, The
- Anvil Chorus
- Liebestraum
- Toreador Song
- Pilgrim's Chorus
- My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice
- Heavenly Aida
- Bridal Chorus
- Unfinished Symphony
- Polovetzian Dance
- Song of India
- Serenade
- Scheherazade
- Tales from the Vienna Woods
- Waltz
- In the Hall of the Mountain King
- Laughing Song
- Hungarian Dance No. 5
- Concerto In A Minor
- Triumphal March
- Concerto No 1
- Romeo and Juliet
- Symphony No. 5
- Peter And The Wolf
- Air for the G String
- Russian Dance
- (Simplified)
- (Arranged: 2nd theme, transposed to G)
Ratings + Reviews
Based on 5 Reviews
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Victoria S.
May 16, 2025
Classic Themes by the Masters
I really like this book. I had lost the one I had and was missing it, so I was very glad to find it again. It was very helpful to have the pieces listed on the website so I could be sure it was the one I wanted. Other websites did not list them. I’ve been teaching myself piano and find all the Bastien music books very good for this purpose. Thank you!
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Coates
February 13, 2025
Classic themes by the masters
I wouldn’t have bought this if you had shown me enough of the inside. It is too easy and I have little use for it. Advice: Show more of the inside. I will not be buying again until you do!
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Music B.
April 20, 2019
The Funeral March that didn't quite march
This is an anthology so each piece would by necessity have to be brief. However, The Funeral March of a Marionette was far too brief. The first theme had hardly begun before it ended. Perhaps the compiler should have expanded this piece to the maximum of two pages. Apparently, the fans of this best known piece by Charles Gounod would have to look elsewhere for a longer version - which had provided sufficient space to develop the first theme and introduce the second and subsequent themes.It might be of interest to know that the British director Alfred Hitchcock liked this theme so much so that he used it to introduce his TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.Apart from this issue, overall this book served the purpose of a useful anthology to introduce the public to some of the favourite staples in Western classical music. A recommended buy.
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Anonymous
December 07, 2014
EXCELLENT
The arrangements are accessible for the beginner adult and older student. The harmonies and arrangement are true to the original theme. One of the best if not the best condensed classical theme books I have ever used for my piano students.
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Arizona A.
June 13, 2012
An Excellent Choice for Beginning Students
I have been a piano teacher for many years, and when one of my students brought this book in from a previous teacher, she brought me a super gift! I now have all my students play from it.The pieces are varied in level. As soon as my students finish Teaching Little Fingers to Play, they are given Ode to Joy. There are a number of beginning level pieces, all in the key of C, and the pieces progress from there into about the early second year of most students. In other words, you can work continuously from this book for well over a year to year and a half.Also important is that almost all of these melodies are so well known that many students say things like, Hey, I've heard that before, or My mom hums that when she's doing dishes. The titles may not be familiar to you, but the melodies will be.All in all, I give this book five out of five stars. It is standard in my teaching and will remain there.
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