50+ Greatest Classics for Recorder: instantly recognisable tunes by the world's greatest composers arranged especially for the recorder, starting with ... (Recorder Music for Improvers and Refreshers)

Exciting, familiar music by Bach, Handel, Purcell, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Delibes, Saint-Saëns, Fauré and many more, arranged especially for the beginner to intermediate recorder player, starting with the easiest. The pieces give a taste of the music (not the entire banquet) and vary in length, the shortest are just three lines and the longest an entire page. All are in easy keys. Great for sight-reading practice, or just for fun.

Includes: Adagio, Clarinet Concerto – Mozart; Allegro, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart; Anitra’s Dance, Peer Gynt – Grieg; Ave Maria – Gounod; Ave Verum Corpus – Mozart; Berceuse, Dolly Suite – Fauré; Bridal March, Lohengrin – Wagner; Brindisi, La Traviata – Verdi; Dance of the Hours, La Gioconda – Ponchielli; Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – Tchaikovsky; Dido’s Lament, Dido and Aeneas – H.Purcell; Emperor Waltz – J.Strauss; Finale, Carnival of the Animals – Saint Saëns; Flower Duet, Lakmé - Delibes; Galop and Can-Can, Orpheus in the Underworld – Offenbach; Grand March, Aida – Verdi; Grand Waltz, Opus 18 – Chopin; Habanera, Carmen – Bizet; Hallelujah Chorus, Messiah – Handel; Hornpipe, Water Music – Handel; In the Hall of the Mountain King, Peer Gynt – Grieg; Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring – J.S.Bach; Jupiter, The Planets – Holst; La Donne e Mobile, Rigoletto – Verdi; Land of Hope and Glory, Pomp and Circumstance – Elgar; Lullaby – Brahms; March, Nutcracker Suite – Tchaikovsky; March, William Tell – Rossini; Mazurka, Coppelia – Delibes; Morning, Peer Gynt Suite – Grieg; Nimrod, Enigma Variations – Elgar; Ode to Joy, Symphony 9 – Beethoven; O Mio Babbino Caro, Gianni Schicchi – Puccini; Pavane Fauré Pizzicato Polka – J.Strauss; Polovtsian Dance, Prince Igor – Borodin; Queen of the Night Aria, The Magic Flute - Mozart; Radetsky March – J.Strauss; Ride of the Valkyries, Die Walküre – Wagner; Rondo, The Moor’s Revenge – Purcell; Slavonic Dance 1 - Dvorak; Spring, The Four Seasons – Vivaldi; Swan Theme, Swan Lake – Tchaikovsky; The Blue Danube – J.Strauss; The Elephant, Carnival of the Animals – Saint Saëns; The Queen of the Night Aria – Mozart; The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Dukas; The Swan, Carnival of the Animals – Saint Saëns; Toreador’s Song, Carmen – Bizet; Valse Lente, Coppelia – Delibes; Voi Che Sapete, Marriage of Figaro – Mozart; Waltz, Die Fledermaus – J.Strauss; Waltz, Sleeping Beauty – Tchaikovsky; Waltz of the Flowers, Nutcracker – Tchaikovsky.

More coming from The Ruby Recorder very soon. Look out for instrument-specific music theory books, recorder theory for very young children and for music arranged for mixed instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Saxophone, Recorder, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Cello and Double Bass!

We have a spectacular variety of duet books, a gargantuan selection of festive books (including Halloween!) and even downloadable playalong and backing tracks and sheet music on our website. Just visit http://WildMusicPublications.com