THE CLASSIC EXPERIENCE Favourite Classes! Themes Arcanged For Easy PianoTHE CLASSIC EXPERIENCE FOR EASY PIANO Brand new EASY-TO-PLAY piano arrangements of themes from 44 of the most popular classics, as featured in the hugely successful recording compilations. Arranged by Jerry Lanning With acknowledgement to EMI Records and Garden Studio for permission to use the cover illustrations Cover Illustrations: Simon Williams (Garden Studio) Music Setting and Cover Design layout: Collyer Graphics Printers: Halstan Copyright: Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by: Cramer Music Ltd. 23 Garrick Street, London WC2E 9AXADAGIO (Grom Spartacus) AIR ON THE G STRING (from Suite No. 3) BADINERIE (from Suite No. 2) BARBER OF SEVILLE, THE (Overture) BARCAROLLE (from The Tales of Hoffmann) BLUE DANUBE, THE BOLERO CANON: CARMEN (Overture) CELLO CONCERTO (First Movement) CHANSON BOHEME (from Carmen) CHANSON de MATIN CHORAL SYMPHONY (Last Movement) CLAIR de LUNE (from The Suite Bergamasque) DANCE OF THE HOURS (from La Gioconda) DANCE OF THE REED FLUTES (from The Nutcracker) DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY (from The Nutcracker) EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK (Rondo) FARANDOLE, (from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2) FUR ELISE GYMNOPEDIE No 1 HORNPIPE (from The Water Music) CONTENTS Khachaturian Bach Bach Rossini Offenbach Johann Strauss II Ravel Pachelbel Bizet Elgar Bizet Elgar Beethoven Debussy Ponchielli Tehaikovsky ‘Tehaikovsky Mozart Bizet Beethoven. Satie Handel Page 10 4 16 18 24 28 32 &JUPITER (from The Planets) LARGO (from The New World Symphony) MEDITATION (from Thais) MINUTE WALTZ MORNING (from Peer Gynt Suite) A MUSICAL JOKE (Rondo) 1NESSUN DORMA (from Turandot) NIMROD (from The Enigma Variations) OH! MIO BABBINO CARO (from Gianni Schicchi) PAVANE, POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE MARCH NO.1 (Land of Hope and Glory) RADETSKY MARCH RHAPSODY IN BLUE ROMEO AND JULIET ‘Overture - Fantasy) SCHEHERAZADE (Third Movement) SHEPHERDS' HYMN (from The Pastoral Symphony) SLEEPERS, WAKE (from Cantata No. 140) SPRING (rom The Four Seasons) TURKISH RONDO (from Piano Sonata in A) VESTI LA GIUBBA (from Pagliacci) WILLIAM TELL verture) 1812 OVERTURE Holst Dvorak Massenet, Chopin Grieg Mozart Puccini Elgar Puccini Fauré Elgar Johann Strauss I Gershwin ‘Tehaikovsky Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven Bach Vivaldi Mozart Leoncavallo Rossini Tchaikovsky 52 56 62 64 68 4 76 78 84 88 92 94ADAGIO from Spartacus Aram Khachaturian Adagio A 3 3 3 2 2 i ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd, 2139ae Lor 3 | 2 jo RE | = Lento rye ——_~ —~_ —— | »p o i——" 3 : eee BN aa 4 | i oF ; — i —_— 3 i —_= s— CM, Ltd. 2139AIR ON THE G STRING from Suite No. 3 Johann Sebastian Bach Larghetto 5 5 —— oe 7 H —————_——— ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd, Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM, Ltd. 2139erese, poco a poco CM. Ltd. 2139BADINERIE from Suite No.2 Johann Sebastian Ba: simile ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM, Ltd. 213°THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Overture Gioacchino Rossir Allegro con brio ee eS ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 213CM. Ltd. 2139CM, Ltd. 2139ceresc. poco a poco — CM. Ltd. 2139BARCAROLLE from The Tales of Hoffmann Jacques Offenbact con ped. ©1992 by Middle Bight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 2139CM, Ltd. 2139 D& al FineTHE BLUE DANUBE Johann Sura\ Waltz tempo 12 4 ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 2CM. 3 i Ltd. 2139 7 Fine D.C. al FineBOLERO Maurice Ra Moderato assai ee ©1991 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM, Ltd,CM, Ltd. 2139(LH. under) CM, Ltd, 213922 CANON Johann Pack Larghetto P sostenuto con ped. 5 ©1992 by Middle Fight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd omnesrit. n —— CM. Ltd. 213924 CARMEN Overture Georges Bizet Allegro giocoso 5 pe SF staccato 5199? by Middle Fieht Music Ltd, Published by Cramer Music Ltd, CM. Ltd. 2139S staccato b + D.C. al Fine CM, Ltd, 2139CELLO CONCERTO First Movement Moderato 2 © 1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. Edward Elgar 13 CM. Ltd. 21392 J tempo ger ACHANSON BOHEME from Carmen Georges Bize Allegretto a F ——— = S| = SS 3 © 1992 by Middle Bight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 2139CM. Ltd. 213930 CHANSON de MATIN Edward Elgar Allegretté P dolce 5 con Ped. © 1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd, Published by Cramer Music Ltd.a tempo DS. al Fine allarg. 3 af s} ob, She wo bee Ir A = 7 3s CM, Ltd. 2139CHORAL SYMPHONY Last Movement Ludwig van Beethove ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 2136CM. Ltd. 2139CLAIR de LUNE from The Suite Bergamasque Claude Achille Debus Andante espressivo 5 3 ms Z —S=>= 3 a con Ped, © 1992 by Middle Bight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd, CM. Ltd, 213935, Rubato poco a poco cresc. e animato 2 rit | i 2 ic) M. Ltd. 2139DANCE OF THE HOURS from La Gioconda Amilecare Ponchiell 1 SSS Se Sa ~ ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM, Ltd. 2139D.C. al Fine CM. Ltd. 2139DANCE OF THE REED FLUTES from The Nutcracker Peter Ilich Tchaikovsk: Moderato assai si simile ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd, Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM, Ltd. 2136mf crese. D.& al-@Coda CM. Ltd. 2139DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY from The Nutcracker Peter Ilich Tehaikovsh, Allegretto PP staccato mp sempre stackato 5 ©1992 by Middle Bight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 2139| D.&al Fine CM, Ltd. 2139EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK Rondo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozar 1228 a non legato ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM, Ltd. 2139D& al Coda (with repeat) Q CODA 5 CM, Ltd. 2139FARANDOLE from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2 Georges Biz Alllegro deciso 5 i 2 i rit 2 — Fe Sie © 1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd, Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 213945 Allegro vivo e deciso PP 5 simile i poco a poco . DS. al Fine a CM. Ltd, 2139FUR ELISE Ludwig van Beethoy Poco moto ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd, Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd, 2139CM. Ltd. 2139NS G GYMNOPEDIE No 1 Lent et douloureux 5 +) 3 2 con Ped, (over) ©1992 by Middle Bight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd, 21320CM, Ltd. 2139HORNPIPE from The Water Music George Frideric Hanael Alla Hornpipe 2 9 4 3 4 ii) 2 ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM, Ltd. 2139CM. Ltd. 2139JUPITER from The Planets Gustav Hols Andante maestoso — > —~ _— al 3, . wa 23 3 i i ima ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM, Ltd, 2139CM, Ltd. 2139W LARGO from The New World Symphony Antonin Dvo¥é 5 4 i a = i if {a ( 2S SS = =o ) PP ===. | pot ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd, 2139———— DS al Fine a CM. Ltd. 2139MEDITATION from Thais Jules Massenet Andante religioso PP. sostenuto — 1 2 ©1992 by Middle Bight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd, 2139a tempo 5 CM, Ltd. 2139MINUTE WALTZ Frédéric Francois Chop Molto vivace 2 4 —————— ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM, Ltd. 2139CM, Ltd. 2139MORNING from Peer Gynt Suite Edvard Hagerup Grit Allegretto pastorale 5 12 \ P dolce i 2 a ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM, Ltd. 2139= i g CM, Ltd. 213962 A MUSICAL JOKE Rondo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Presto © 1992 by Middle Bight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 2CM, Ltd. 2139— NESSUN DORMA from Turandot Giacomo Puccini Andante sostenuto 5 zi Ypory P legato mf (P 2nd time) ©1992 by Middle Bight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 2139(mf 2nd time) ee ae D.& al @ Coda GM, Ltd. 2139oO NIMROD from The Enigma Variations Edward Elgar Adagio 3 2 7 |S i iy RN t 3 t 4 ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 21393 OM, Ltd. 21398) OH! MIO BABBINO CARO from Gianni Schicchi Giacomo Puccini Andantino ingenuo 1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM, Ltd, 2139CM, Ltd. 2139(> Gabriel Fauré Andante 4 4 ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd CM. Ltd. 2139D.& al @ Coda copa CM. Ltd. 2139R) POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE MARCH NO.1 Land of Hope and Glory Edward Elgar Largamente © 1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd, Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM, Ltd. 2139all a CM, Ltd. 213974 RADETSKY MARCH Johann Strauss I ‘Tempo di marcia 2 ? 5 2 ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd, 213915 Fine erese. poco a poco D& al Fine CM, Ltd. 2139RHAPSODY IN BLUE George Gershwin Andantino moderato io P espress 91992 by Middle Bight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 2139CM. Ltd. 2139ROMEO AND JULIET Overture - Fantasy Peter lich Tchaikovsky Wo) CS. peo a 2 Mr Ror er tr _é - é 1992 by Middle Bight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM, Ltd. 2139CM, Ltd. 2139SCHEHERAZADE Third Movement Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov Andantino quasi allegretto 1a 2 a poco cresc. 1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 2139D.& al Fine 13 CM. Ltd. 213982 SHEPHERDS' HYMN from The Pastoral Symphony Ludwig van Beethoven 5 P dolce ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd, CM. Ltd. 2139crese. poco a poco CM, Ltd. 2139SLEEPERS, WAKE from Cantata No. 140 Johann Sebastian Bacn Andante > coos =: ace F 2 5 © 1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 2139 a t rCM. Ltd. 213980 SPRING from The Four Seasons Antonio Vivaldi Allegro a 4 ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 2139CM. Ltd, 213988 TURKISH RONDO from Piano Sonata in A Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Allegretto — ; wo ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 2139Fine col, 8va ad lib. 1 = D.C. al Fine CM, Ltd. 2139v0) VESTI LA GIUBBA from Pagliacci Ruggero Leoncavallo i 3 4 5 91992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd CM. Ltd. 2139poco rit. CM, Ltd, 2139 oR ER i ener92 WILLIAM TELL Overture Gioacchino Rossini Alllegro vivace 1 3 42 staccato ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM, Ltd. 2139D.C. al Fine CM, Ltd. 21391812 OVERTURE Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky 4 4 ©1992 by Middle Eight Music Ltd. Published by Cramer Music Ltd. CM. Ltd. 21393 1 Allegro vivace 3 SF staccato CM. Ltd. 2139CM, Ltd. 2139