Bach Buster Fugues Book 1 (SP1125) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Bach, editor: Goddard
The Bach Busters series ‘unlocks’ some of the less well known but equally beautiful Preludes and Fugues from J. S. Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier, through transposition and subtle re-notation. Completed: 17th February, 2011
Bach Buster Fugues Book 2 (SP1126) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Bach, editor: Goddard
The Bach Busters series ‘unlocks’ some of the less well known but equally beautiful Preludes and Fugues from J. S. Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier, through transposition and subtle re-notation. Completed: 21st February, 2011
Bach Busters Book 1 (Preludes) (SP374) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Bach, arr: Goddard
The Bach Busters series ‘unlocks’ some of the less well known but equally beautiful Preludes and Fugues from J. S. Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier, through transposition and subtle re-notation. Completed: 24th May, 1995
Bach Busters Book 2 (Preludes) (SP491) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Bach, editor: Goddard
The Bach Busters series ‘unlocks’ some of the less well known but equally beautiful Preludes and Fugues from J. S. Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier, through transposition and subtle re-notation. Completed: 16th June, 1998
Baroque Reserve (SP376) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Bach, Clarke, Handel and Purcell, editor: Goddard
Ten baroque classics beautifully presented in this 28 page album for solo piano. The cream of the era in one book. Completed: 16th November, 1996
Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 3 (SP553) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Schumann, editor: Goddard
Solid teaching material from the masters including Beethoven’s Für Elise, two simple Bach Preludes (C and G minor), Soldier’s March from Album for the Young and other grade 3 pieces. Completed: 16th November, 1999
Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 4 (SP554) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Grade 4 includes three Beethoven minatures: a Minuet, Rondo in F and Sonatina in F (1st mvt.) as well as a simplified arrangement of Brahm’s Hungarian Dance, Chopin’s Prelude in A and others. Completed: 16th December, 1999
Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 5 (SP555) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Bach, Brahms, Chopin and Mozart, editor: Goddard
Includes three Chopin Preludes (C, C minor and B minor) a Bach two part Invention and more. Completed: 16th January, 2000
Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 6 (SP556) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Includes two of Mendelssohn’s ‘Songs Without Words’ (A minor and C minor), a fabulous G minor Passacaglia by Handel and one of the easier Brahm’s Intermezzi. Completed: 16th February, 2000
Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 7 (SP557) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Includes two of Bach’s three part inventions and ‘Album Leaves’ by Schumann. Completed: 18th March, 2001
Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 8 (SP558) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Includes three solid piano Sonatas and a Bach Prelude and Fugue. Completed: 9th April, 2001
Essential Piano Repertoire Pre-grade (SP849) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Starting in 5-finger positions, and progressing towards grade 1 standard. Seventeen very easy pieces by the masters. Completed: 22nd March, 2007
Holiday Music (SP227) Flute and Piano available from Spartan Press
Mackie, editor: Goddard
Four easy pieces for flute and piano. Calypso Vacation, Serenade, Evening Dancing and End of Summer. Completed: 15th May, 1992
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 1 (SP751) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
16 carefully chosen pieces including Sonatinas, Minuets, Airs and Beethoven’s ‘Alexander March’. Completed: 16th October, 2004
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 2 (SP752) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
16 grade 2 pieces including ‘Bear Dance’ from ‘Album for the Young’, Allegro in G by Mozart’s dad and various Sonatina movements. Completed: 16th October, 2004
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 3 (SP753) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Includes Beethoven’s Sonatina in G, possibly Chopin’s easiest Prelude (in E minor) and 11 further classics. Completed: 16th October, 2004
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 4 (SP754) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
11 pieces including ‘March of the Toy Soldiers’ by Tchaikovsky. Completed: 16th October, 2004
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 5 (SP755) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Nine pieces including the lovely ‘Arietta’ by Grieg. Completed: 16th October, 2004
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 6 (SP756) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Ten pieces including ‘Consolation No.1’ by Liszt and the ‘Promenade’ from ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ by Mussorgsky. Completed: 11th May, 2005
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 7 (SP757) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Bach, Debussy, Mozart and Mussorgsky, editor: Goddard
Nine works including ‘Footsteps in the snow’ and ‘The Girl with the Flaxen Hair’ from the Debussy Preludes book 1. Completed: 17th May, 2005
More Essential Piano Repertoire Grade 8 (SP758) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Bach’s Prelude & Fugue in A minor from Bk 2 of the ’48’, ‘Andante Favori’ by Beethoven and Sonata in C# minor (1st Movement) by Haydn. Completed: 24th May, 2005
More Essential Piano Repertoire Pre-grade (SP888) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Various, editor: Goddard
Carefully chosen pieces to suit the student prior to, and overlapping with, grade 1 standard. Completed: 3rd December, 2007
Simplest Bach Inventions (SP615) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Bach, editor: Goddard
Bach’s five most playable two and three part inventions. Originally intended to be played by Bach’s children on the Clavier, these pieces have since been adopted the world over as an indespensible component of the piano teaching repertoire. Completed: 22nd July, 2001
Simplest Bach Preludes (SP619) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Bach, editor: Goddard
Seven of J. S. Bach’s most playable Little Preludes for keyboard in a variety of easy keys. Completed: 2nd November, 2001
Simplest Beethoven Miniatures (SP622) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Beethoven, editor: Goddard
Five Beethoven pieces of a highly playable nature. Ideal teaching material in easy keys. Completed: 25th May, 2002
Simplest Brahms Intermezzi (SP618) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Brahms, editor: Goddard
This music is not the simplest music ever written for piano, but these Four Intermezzi for Piano from opus 76 are comparatively simple by Brahms’ standards! Completed: 12th October, 2001
Simplest Chopin Nocturnes (SP620) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Chopin, editor: Goddard
Chopin’s four most playable Nocturnes for piano including the E major Op.62 No.2. Completed: 2nd November, 2001
Simplest Chopin Preludes (SP616) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Chopin, editor: Goddard
Six of Chopin’s most playable preludes. This small book provides the student pianist with a ‘tasty diet’ of Chopin genius without the indigestion! Completed: 22nd July, 2001
Simplest Clementi Sonatinas (SP621) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Clementi, editor: Goddard
Clementi’s Sonatinas for piano were some of the first classical piano works to be written in a style distinct from that of the harpsichord. The brightness and clarity of the writing has provided a rich source of piano teaching material ever since. Includes Sonatas from Op. 36: No 1 in C major, No 4 in F major and No 5 in G major. Completed: 16th March, 2002
Simplest Debussy Preludes (SP617) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Debussy, editor: Goddard
Four of Debussy’s most playable Preludes from book one. Danseuses de Delphes, Des pas sur la neige, La fille aux cheveux de lin and Minstrels. Completed: 12th September, 2001
Simplest Grieg Lyric Pieces (SP626) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Grieg, editor: Goddard
Six of the best of Grieg’s ‘Lyric Pieces’. The first piece, Arietta, was one of the composer’s favourite melodies. Completed: 19th April, 2002
Simplest Haydn Sonatas (SP623) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Haydn, editor: Goddard
Three most effective Sonatas in their entirety. E minor (Hoboken XVI No 34), C# minor (Den Schwestern von Auenbrugger gewidmet) and D major (Hoboken XVI No. 37). Completed: 25th April, 2002
Simplest Mendelssohn Songs Without Words (SP627) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Mendelssohn, editor: Goddard
Seven of Mendelssohn’s simplest miniatures including the Op. 19 No. 2, renotated from a dense looking 3/8 into a very readable 3/4 time. Completed: 18th July, 2002
Simplest Schubert Miniatures (SP628) Piano Solo available from Spartan Press
Schubert, editor: Goddard
The Viennese composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828) became one of the originators of the Romantic style and the greatest of the post classicists, bridging the gap between the ‘Classical’ and ‘Romantic’ periods. Completed: 25th April, 2002
Weber: Trauer-Musik J116 (Op. 60) Choir and Orchestra more details
Weber, Reconstructed by Mark Goddard, editor: Marshall Stoneham
Duration: 6 minutes. 1st Performance: March 1986. Choir, Baritone soloist and Orchestra. Reconstruction. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript (score and parts). Completed: 15th March, 1986