Various :: 20 Top Young People's Classics

Recently, the enterprising radio station CLASSIC FM published a survey of young people's favourite Classic Themes. Here are twenty of them in straightforward arrangements for treble clef instruments in either C of Bb, with chord symbols. They are ideal for the intermediate student looking to further their practice through using popular melodies. They also make excellent sight reading material.

Contents

• Toccata and Fugue in D minor — Bach, JS
• Fur Elise — Beethoven, L
• In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite — Grieg, E
• The Swan from 'Carnival of the Animals' — Saint-Saens, C
• 1st and 5th Movements from Symphony No. 6 — Beethoven, L
• Pavane — Faure, G
• Pomposo and Hornpipe from Water Music — Handel, GF
• The Cat's Duet — Rossini, G
• 4th Movement from Symphony No. 3 — Saint-Saens, C
• Gloria in Excelsis from 'Gloria' — Vivaldi, A
• Jupiter from 'The Planets' — Holst, G
• Flight of the Bumblebee — Rimsky-Korsakov, N
• 1st Movement from 'Moonlight' Sonata — Beethoven, L
• Overture to 'The Marriage of Figaro' — Mozart, WA
• Danse Macabre — Saint-Saens, C
• Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy and March from 'The Nutcracker Suite' — Tchaikovsky, PI
• Autumn from 'The Four Seasons' — Vivaldi, A
• Winter from 'The Four Seasons' — Vivaldi, A
• Ride of the Valkyries — Wagner, R
• Galop and Can-Can from 'Orpheus in the Underworld' — Offenbach, J