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Composer: Dmitri Kabalevsky
Editor: Richard Walters
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: Elementary/Late Elementary

29 pieces from Op. 27, Op. 39, and Op. 89 in progressive order.

Kabalevsky often quoted Russian writer Maxim Gorky that books for children should be "the same as for adults, only better." In one volume the miniature masterpieces that Kabalevsky composed for piano students have been grouped by level of difficulty, drawn from various sets. The composer believed that "no piece of music, however short and modest, should pass by a child without touching his mind and heart."

Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers as well as for professional pianists. These editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary. Prepared by experienced artists and master teachers, these publications provide an accurate, well-informed score resource for pianists.

Song List:

• At Night On The River
• At Recess (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 4)
• Brave Song (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 23)
• Buratino's Dance (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 28)
• Clowns, Op. 39, No. 20 (from 24 PIECES FOR CHILDREN, OP. 39, NO. 20)
• Cradle Song, Op. 39, No. 4 (from 24 PIECES FOR CHILDREN, OP. 39, NO. 4)
• First Piece, Op. 89, No. 1 (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 1)
• First Waltz (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 5)
• Funny Event, Op. 39, No. 7 (from 24 PIECES FOR CHILDREN, OP. 39, NO. 7)
• Jumping, Op. 39, No. 15 (from 24 PIECES FOR CHILDREN, OP. 39, NO. 15)
• Light And Shadow, Op. 89, No. 7 (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 7)
• The Little Goat Limping, Op. 89, No. 19 (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 19)
• The Little Harpist, Op. 89, No. 24 (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 24)
• Little Hedgehog, Op. 89, No. 8 (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 8)
• A Little Joke, Op. 39, No. 6 (from 24 PIECES FOR CHILDREN, OP. 39, NO. 6)
• A Little Song (from SUITE IN MINOR MODE)
• March (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 22)
• Melody, Op. 39, No. 1 (from 24 PIECES FOR CHILDREN, OP. 39, NO. 1)
• A Merry Game (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 26)
• Playful One, Op. 89, No. 10 (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 10)
• Polka, Op. 39, No. 2 (from 24 PIECES FOR CHILDREN, OP. 39, NO. 2)
• Rambling, Op. 39, No. 3 (from 24 PIECES FOR CHILDREN, OP. 39, NO. 3)
• Scherzo, Op. 39, No. 12 (from 24 PIECES FOR CHILDREN, OP. 39, NO. 12)
• Song In Octaves (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 9)
• Stubborn Little Brother, Op. 89, No. 27 (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 27)
• Trumpet And Drum, Op. 89, No. 20 (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 20)
• Trumpet And Echo, Op. 89, No. 15 (from 35 EASY PIECES, OP. 89, NO. 15)
• Waltz, Op. 27, No. 1 (from 30 PIECES FOR CHILDREN, OP. 27, NO. 1)
• Waltz, Op. 39, No. 13 (from 24 PIECES FOR CHILDREN, OP. 39, NO. 13)