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Music Through the ages in two volumes!

Time Pieces in 2-part anthology of well-crafted and idiomatic arrangements of music from the thirteenth century to the present day. The pieces, for grades 1-5 are presented chronologically within each volume and include the year in which they were written, so you can map your journey through time!

• Recital repertoire for Grades 1-2 and invaluable source of further study
• Contrasting styles, from Machaut to Berstein and from Purcell to Granados
• Arrangements that cover the note ranges and keys of the earlier grades
• Includes Duos for pupil and teacher.

• Volume One Song List:

  1. Poor Wayfaring Stranger [Trad.]
  3. The Oak and the Ash [Trad.]
  5. El noy de la mare [Trad.]
  7. The Sixpence [Trad.]
  9. Angel Band [Trad.]
  11. Ducatia [Anon.]
  13. Douce dame jolie [Machaut]
  15. Personent hodie [Anon.]
  17. La rocha el fuso [Anon.]
  19. La volta [Anon.]
  21. Passa Mesure Galliard [Anon.]
  23. Three Dances from Orchesographie [Thoinot Arbeau]
  25. Can she excuse my wrongs? [John Dowland]
  27. Aria detta la Frescobalda [Frescobaldi]
  29. Golden Slumbers [Anon.]
  31. Menuet from Livre de guittarre dedie au roy [Visee]
  33. Gavotte from Atalanta [George Frideric Handel]
  35. O Jesulein suss, o Jesulein mild, BWV 493 [J. S. Bach]
  37. Farewell Manchester [Felton]
  39. Drink to me only with thine eyes [Anon.]
  41. Menuet, Hob. IX 8 No. 12 [Joseph Haydn]
  43. Nel cor piu non mi sento [Paisiello]
  45. Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9
  47. Valse from Op. 51 No. 1 [Sor]
  49. Leccion from Nuevo metodo para guitarra [Aguado]
  51. Ballad from Lyric Pieces Op. 65 [Edvard Grieg]
  53. Cancion [Falla]
  55. Dedicatoria from Cuentos de la juventud [Enrique Granados]
  57. Tea for Two [Vincent Youmans Irving Caesar]
  59. Waltz from 24

  60. Volume Two Song List:

      1. Sumer is icumen in [Anon.]
      3. Saltarello [Anon.]
      5. Two Branles [Morlaye]
      7. Two Pieces [John Dowland]
      9. Never weather-beaten sail [Thomas Campion]
      11. Italian Rant from Musicks Hand-Maide [Anon.]
      13. Rondeau (from The Fairy Queen) [H. Purcell]
      15. Three Pieces [George Frideric Handel]
      17. Musette from English Suite No. 3 [J. S. Bach]
      19. Largo from Winter , The Four Seasons [Vivaldi]
      21. Menuet [Rameau]
      23. Allegro, K. 3 [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]
      25. Menuet, Hob. IX 3 No. 2 [Joseph Haydn]
      27. The Ploughboy from The Farmer [Shield]
      29. Moderato from Sonatina in G [Ludwig van Beethoven]
      31. Allegretto, Op. 50 No. 15 [Giuliani]
      33. Pastorale, Op. 21 No. 16 [Carcassi]
      35. Three Pieces from Schule fur die Guitare [Mertz]
      37. Funeral March of a Marionette [Charles Gounod]
      39. March of the Wooden Soldiers [Tchaikovsky]
      41. Vals poetico No. 1 [Enrique Granados]
      43. Prelude Lagrima [Tarrega]
      45. Two Lessons [Ferrer]
      47. Bye Bye Blackbird [Ray Henderson Mort Dixon]
      49. No walk today! [Khachaturian]
      51. Hop-Scotch from Duets for Children [Walton]
      53. My Favorite Things [Richard Rodgers Hammerstein