Contains 3 selections, each in sonata-allegro form. Middle C and C five-finger patterns are used as tonal centers, which modulate to G five-finger Positions in the development sections.

This late elementary sonatina features easy syncopation and jazzy sounds.

2 CD Set. Selections recorded by Diane Hidy and Hans Boepple. Includes by J.S. Bach--Invention No. 15 BWV 786, Sinfonia No. 15 BWV 801, Prelude and Fugetta in G BWV 902a, Prelude and Fugue in C Minor BWV 847, Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major BWV 866, by Joseph Haydn--Sonata in e minor Hob. XVI:34, W.A. Mozart-- from Sonata in C K 309: Allegro con spiritio, Beethoven--from Sonata in C minor Op. 10/1: Allegro molto con brio, Chopin--Prelude in G minor OP. 28/22, Nocturne in F minor Op.55/1, Nocturne in Eb Major Op.9/2, Polonaise in c# minor Op.26/1, Moszkowski--Etude in F Major Op.72/6, Rachmaninoff--Humoresque Op.10/5, Macdowell--To a Water Lilly, Hungarian, March Wind, Turina--from The Circus: Fanfare, The Trained Dog, The Aerialists, Dohnanyi--Rhapsody in C Major Op.11/3, Milhaud--Gavea Op.67/6, James Bastien--Toccata.

Volume 6 completes the most popular collection of piano repertoire available! Each volume is carefully selected and masterfully edited by Jane Smisor Bastien, with practical fingerings and pedalings, and clear, easy-to-read markings which make learning the repertoire easier. A companion CD for each volume is available with beautiful and sensitive performances by renowned pianist Diane Hidy. Includes by J.S. Bach--Invention No. 15 BWV 786, Sinfonia No. 15 BWV 801, Prelude and Fugetta in G BWV 902a, Prelude and Fugue in C Minor BWV 847, Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major BWV 866, by Joseph Haydn--Sonata in e minor Hob. XVI:34, W.A. Mozart-- from Sonata in C K 309: Allegro con spiritio, Beethoven--from Sonata in C minor Op. 10/1: Allegro molto con brio, Chopin--Prelude in G minor OP. 28/22, Nocturne in F minor Op.55/1, Nocturne in Eb Major Op.9/2, Polonaise in c# minor Op.26/1, Moszkowski--Etude in F Major Op.72/6, Rachmaninoff--Humoresque Op.10/5, Macdowell--To a Water Lilly, Hungarian, March Wind, Turina--from The Circus: Fanfare, The Trained Dog, The Aerialists, Dohnanyi--Rhapsody in C Major Op.11/3, Milhaud--Gavea Op.67/6, James Bastien--Toccata.

Part of the Bastiens' Invitation to Music Series. This colorful and creative collection of piano solos and theory exercises is written in a pre-reading (off-the-staff) format. Most of the pieces use a middle-C or C 5-finger hand position. Helpful keyboard diagrams are included and hand position shifts are highlighted in the score. Attractive accompaniments are included for each solo.