Book excerpt: This collection features a selection of classical pieces by the world's most renowned composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Johannes Pachelbel, Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Johann Strauss, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Giuseppe Verdi, Edvard Grieg and Edward Elgar. This selection of pieces is intended for absolute beginners. While other books have a accompaniment part for teachers, in this book the accompaniment has been over simplified for beginner students. Includes: 1812 Overture A Little Night Music The Blue Danube Bridal Chorus Canon in D Dance of the Flowers Greensleeves In the Hall of the Mountain King Jesu, Joy Of Man Desiring La Donna e Mobile Land of Hope and Glory Lullaby Ode to Joy Spring - Four Seasons Water Music Disclaimer: this edition does not include an insert. The pieces are presented for duet and then, at the end of the book, the parts for the soloist instrument."