Zbigniew Śliwiński: From the Olden Days – Pieces from the 17th and 18th Centuries

Zbigniew Śliwiński: From the Olden Days – Pieces from the 17th and 18th Centuries

A collection of examples of polyphonic music from the 17th and 18th centuries, intended for use in first-level music schools. The publication includes keyboard works by composers such as Henry Purcell, Girolamo Frescobaldi and George Frideric Handel, alongside examples from the pedagogical piano repertoire that developed during the 18th century.

The selection introduces students to a variety of forms and styles of early music while helping them develop the skills required to perform pieces with polyphonic textures.

Characteristics:

• Author: Zbigniew Śliwiński
• Publisher: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
• Catalogue no.: PWM6178180
• Instrumentation: piano

Table of contents:

• Christoph Graupner – Air en Gavotte
• V. Rathgeber – Allegro
• George Frideric Handel – Aria
• Johann Kuhnau – Bourrée
• J. Saint-Luc – De Bourrée
• J. Krieger – Bourrée
• Girolamo Frescobaldi – Canzona
• Daniel Gottlob Türk – Children's Quadrille
• Georg Telemann – Gavotte
• Anonymous – Gigue
• Anonymous – Gigue
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Contredanse
• J. Krieger – Minuet
• Johann Christian Bach – Minuet
• N. Woordhouder – Minuet
• Henry Purcell – Minuet
• F. T. Richter – Minuet
• Georg Telemann – Polonaise
• Georg Telemann – Rigaudon
• Daniel Gottlob Türk – Rondino
• George Frideric Handel – Sarabande
• Sperontes – Old Song
• Anonymous – Old French Song
• Leopold Mozart – Dance
• Georg Telemann – Dance