Theo Todman's Book Collection (Book-Paper Abstracts)

Amazon Book Description

• Learn Recorder through Famous Classics: U.K. Musical Terms is a clear, no-nonsense approach to learning the recorder for Adult Beginners and Refreshers based entirely on well-known classical music.
• It includes 54 familiar Classic Melodies arranged for Descant Recorder with tunes and exercises to enable rapid learning arranged in 23 progressive lessons.
• Each lesson includes a Warm-Up, Technical Exercises, and Classical Themes, with music theory (using UK terms – crotchets, quavers etc.) presented on a need-to-know basis.
• Soundtracks are free to listen and download on our website.
• This book is ideal for complete beginners, and those who would like to refresh their recorder skills. The tunes and exercises have large, easy-to-read musical notes with plenty of fingering charts to help you on your way.
• Includes:
  1. Ode to Joy,
  2. O sole mio,
  3. La ci darem la mano,
  4. The Elephant,
  5. Overture - The Barber of Seville,
  6. Humming Song,
  7. Ariette,
  8. Spring from The Four Seasons,
  9. The Anvil Chorus,
  10. Chaconne from The Fairy Queen,
  11. Prélude from Te Deum,
  12. Polovtsian Dance,
  13. Waltz and Étude by Chopin,
  14. Allegro from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,
  15. Hornpipe from Water Music,
  16. Theme from Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony,
  17. Nessun Dorma,
  18. La Réjoissance by Handel,
  19. Purcell’s Rigaudon,
  20. March from William Tell Overture,
  21. Grand March from Aïda,
  22. La Folia,
  23. Theme and Waltz from Danse Macabre,
  24. Bridal March,
  25. Theme from Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1,
  26. Gavotte by Gossec,
  27. Largo from The New World Symphony,
  28. Skater’s Waltz,
  29. Tambourin by Rameau,
  30. Romance,
  31. Ravel’s Boléro,
  32. Brahms’ Lullaby,
  33. Slavonic Dance No.1,
  34. 1812 Overture,
  35. Galop and Can Can,
  36. Minuet by Bach,
  37. Gnossienne 1,
  38. Hallelujah Chorus,
  39. Morning from Peer Gynt Suite No.1,
  40. Scheherazade,
  41. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,
  42. Toreador’s Song from Carmen,
  43. Carol of the Bells,
  44. Funiculi Funicula,
  45. Colonel Bogey March.