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1 Beneath the Stars 2 A Brief Interlude 24 Elegant Dance 20 A Faded Memory 22 Hummingbirds at Play 14 Majestic Iceberg 16 My Heart’s Secret 10 The Old Diary 8 The Promise 18 Reverie 6 Summer Love 12 Tranquility 4 Alfred Music P.O. Box 10003 Van Nuys, CA 91410-0003 alfred.com Copyright © 2018 by Alfred Music All rights reserved. Printed in USA. No part of this book shall be reproduced, arranged, adapted, recorded, publicly performed, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without written permission from the publisher. In order to comply with copyright laws, please apply for such written permission and/or license by contacting the publisher at alfred.com/permissions. ISBN-10: 1-4706-4144-5 ISBN-13: 978-1-4706-4144-3 Cover art: Beautiful Pantone-coloured hues © Getty Images / LeslieLauren Character pieces are short piano works that most often communicate a single emotion or idea, such as the joy of spring or the image of a child falling asleep Composers first began writing character pieces in the 19th century, during the Romantic period, as a personal, inward-looking form of musical expression, on a smaller scale than the lengthy and highly structured sonatas of the Classical period Many of the Romantic-period composers created character pieces Important collections include the Scenes from Childhood, Op 15, by Robert Schumann and the Songs Without Words by Felix Mendelssohn My goal in writing Character Pieces in Romantic Style was to create new character pieces carefully graded for students that emulate this important art form from the Romantic period Some of the pieces are bold in character, while others are lyrical and introspective These moods are suggested by each title I hope students enjoy exploring these pieces and use them to develop musical, imaginative playing

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Beneath the Stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

A Brief Interlude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Elegant Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

A Faded Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Hummingbirds at Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Majestic Iceberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

My Heart’s Secret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The Old Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

The Promise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Reverie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Summer Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Tranquility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Alfred Music P.O. Box 10003 Van Nuys, CA 91410-0003

alfred.com

Copyright © 2018 by Alfred MusicAll rights reserved. Printed in USA.

No part of this book shall be reproduced, arranged, adapted, recorded, publicly performed, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without written permission from the publisher. In order to comply with copyright laws, please apply for such written permission and/or license by contacting the publisher at alfred.com/permissions.

ISBN-10: 1-4706-4144-5ISBN-13: 978-1-4706-4144-3

Cover art: Beautiful Pantone-coloured hues © Getty Images / LeslieLauren

Character pieces are short piano works that most often communicate a single emotion or idea, such as the joy of spring or the image of a child falling asleep . Composers first began writing character pieces in the 19th century, during the Romantic period, as a personal, inward-looking form of musical expression, on a smaller scale than the lengthy and highly structured sonatas of the Classical period . Many of the Romantic-period composers created character pieces . Important collections include the Scenes from Childhood, Op . 15, by Robert Schumann and the Songs Without Words by Felix Mendelssohn . My goal in writing Character Pieces in Romantic Style was to create new character pieces carefully graded for students that emulate this important art form from the Romantic period . Some of the pieces are bold in character, while others are lyrical and introspective . These moods are suggested by each title . I hope students enjoy exploring these pieces and use them to develop musical, imaginative playing .

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