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Chinese Piano Pieces

for Children

sheet music

Edited by Dan Zhaoyi
Setting: Piano
Genre: Pedagogical performance pieces
Language: Hungarian, English, German, French
Grade: 1-3
Length: 104 pages
Format: 23 x 30,2 cm (Bach)
Published: March 25, 2025
Publisher: Editio Musica Budapest Zeneműkiadó
Item number: 20116
ISMN: 9790080201169
With this volume, our main aim is to bring the unique melodies and harmonic world of Chinese music closer to beginner-level pianists. Some of the pieces are written especially for children, while others are arrangements of Chinese folk songs, and some are based on excerpts from Chinese stage works. The piano pieces selected by Dan Zhaoyi feature cheerful themes, melodies that may sound unusual to European ears but are easily accessible - often pentatonic - and playful piano techniques that make exploring Eastern music enjoyable for young pianists. The editorial suggestions provided after the pieces offer additional ways to enrich the performance.

The publication is available in both printed and digital versions. In the digital edition - which can be accessed for free using a unique code found in the printed version - all the pieces can also be listened to. Additionally, the illustrations included in the printed edition can be coloured in.

The length and difficulty of the pieces gradually increase throughout the book, allowing even beginners to start confidently with the easiest pieces.

Contents

1.
Happiness
2.
Frog Dance
3.
The Cock
4.
Games
5.
March of the Dolls
6.
Folk Song from Yimeng
7.
Folk Song from East Gansu
8.
Tea Harvest Song
9.
Excerpt from the ballet ''The Red Detachment of Women''
10.
Dance of the Pinwheel-Flower
11.
Feeding Chickens
12.
Folk Song from North Shanxi
13.
Excerpt from the ballet ''The Red Detachment of Women''
14.
Copy Cat
15.
The Liuyang River
16.
Happy Children
17.
Folk Song from Subei
18.
Shepherd's Song
19.
Tea Harvest and Catching Butterflies
20.
Spring is Here
21.
Young People Join the Army
22.
Huagu
23.
Sewing a Purse
24.
The Friendship Train is Rolling
25.
In the Meadow
26.
Song of the Little Shepherd
27.
A Joyful Song Echoes on the Hills
28.
Beautiful Flowers are Blooming
29.
Beyond the Golden Mountain of Beijing
30.
Etude
31.
Sharing Fruit with Relatives
32.
Etude for Double Notes
33.
Happy Wildflowers
34.
Children's Dance: An Offering of Flowers
35.
Harvest Dance
36.
Nanniwan
37.
Ping-Pong Variation (to the children's song ''Little Silver Ball'')
38.
Folk Song from Sichuan
39.
Tunes from the Traditional Henan Opera
40.
The North Wind Blows
41.
Planting Sunflowers
42.
The New Song of the Village
43.
Chinese Date Palm Thorn
44.
Women on Guard Duty
45.
Puppet Show
46.
The Little Shepherd
47.
Easy Variations on a Children's Song
48.
Hymn of the Prairie
49.
Red Hairband
50.
Variations on a Mongolian Folk Song
51.
Second Sonatina
52.
Variations on a Folk Song from Dachuan
53.
Little Bamboo Raft
Acknowledgement
Sound samples are used by the permission of Hungaroton Records, BMCBBCC and the composers.

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