The Easy Classical Piano Fake Book
The Easy Classical Piano Fake Book
Learn 50 Classical Masterpieces for Piano! Each lead sheet includes a simplified right-hand melody, chord symbols, a two-page song spread to avoid page turns, and easy access to audio downloads!
No complicated classical songs here! Instead, each classical piece is arranged for easy accessibility for pianists of any age or ability.
This Easy Classical Piano Fake Book is the best way to learn and play classical themes on piano or keyboard.
With each song, you'll get:
- A simplified right-hand melody
- Chord Symbols (and optional Chord Charts)
- Easy-to-read, medium-sized notes
- A two-page spread to eliminate page turns
- Downloadable or streamable demonstration tracks for all 50 songs
Piano instructor and author Joshua Catania presents 50 easy-to-use piano lead sheets of iconic classical pieces. This is the ultimate piano sheet music songbook for learning classical solosÑfast!
The 50 Classical Pieces:
- 1812 Overture
- Air on the G String
- Alla Hornpipe
- Arabesque
- Aria
- AvŽ Maria
- Blue Danube
- Can-Can
- Canon in D
- Clair de Lune
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- Funeral March
- FŸr Elise
- Gymnopedie
- Habanera
- Hallelujah Chorus
- Hungarian Dance
- In the Hall of the Mountain King
- Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
- Jupiter
- Les Toreadors
- Lullaby
- March of the Toy Soldiers
- Minuet in G Major
- Minute Waltz
- Moonlight Sonata
- Morning Mood
- New World Symphony
- Nocturne in E-Flat Major
- Piano Concerto No. 21
- Pomp and Circumstance
- Prelude in E Minor
- Queen of the Night Aria
- Rhapsody in Blue
- Ride of the Valkyries
- Rondo alla Turca
- Serenade in G Major
- Sonata in C Major
- Sonata PathŽtique
- Spring
- Swan Lake
- Symphony No. 5
- The Happy Farmer
- The Swan
- Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
- Turkish March
- Waltz in A Minor
- Waltz of the Flowers
- Wedding March
- William Tell Overture
BONUS: Includes customer support! Questions during practice? Just email us, and we'll happily help you!
ABOUT JOSHUA CATANIA: Joshua Catania is the author of 16 Easy Classical Pieces for Solo Piano, 16 Easy Hymns for Solo Piano: Volume 3, and How to Play Jazz Piano in 14 Days. Joshua started playing the piano at age 5 and began writing his own music soon after. Influenced by his father, Joshua grew interested in jazz music and began improvising at an early age. Through his teenage years, Joshua kept busy by performing in theaters, churches, jazz clubs, and orchestral halls around his home state of Wisconsin. While in high school, he released his debut album, Open to Now, to critical acclaim from USA Today, Something Else!, Midwest Record, and more.
Joshua decided to further his education at the University of Michigan, where he studied jazz piano with Juno Award-winning pianist Andy Milne. Alongside his studies, Joshua performedactively in the Detroit area jazz scene. While in college, Joshua also became interested in piano tuning and repair, studying independently with Robert Grijalva, professor of Piano Technology.
Joshua continues to perform, compose, and teach in Hartford, Connecticut. For the last eight years, he has taught beginner, intermediate, and jazz piano students. In addition to his creative work, Joshua is a piano technician at a local piano tuning and restoration company.