Essential Classics – Small Masterpieces for Great Performances

ESSENTIAL CLASSICS is a collection of pieces ideally suited to introduce beginning bands to classical repertoire. The easy arrangements make the most popular melodies of all time accessible to young musicians, without the frustration of playing music that is too difficult. From instrumental works, operas, oratorios and lieder, to Tylman, Susato and Gershwin these pieces are arranged in ascending order of difficulty, coinciding with the progress students are making in Volumes 1 and 2 of The ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS Band Method