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The Best of Grade 5 Piano: Piano Book

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The Best of Grade 5 Piano: Piano Book

The Best of Grade 5 Piano: Piano Book

A Compilation of the Best Grade 5 (Intermediate) Pieces Ever

Ed. Anthony Williams

Level: Intermediate

Item: 12-0571527752
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This is a collection of the best Grade 5 (Intermediate) pieces ever selected. This top-quality music is also ideal as a sight-reading resource for more advanced students. Titles include: Gigue (Handel) * Gavotte (Bach) * Bossa Nova (Cornick) * Waltz in D minor (Brahms) * New Orleans Nightfall (Gillock) * Pajaro Triste (Mompou) and more.

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Additional Details
Series: Faber Edition: Best of Grade Series
Publisher: Faber Music
Page Count: 32
ISBN10: 0-571-52775-2
ISBN13: 978-0-571-52775-5
SKU: 12-0571527752

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Why we love this

This collection spans centuries and styles without feeling scattered; instead, it demonstrates how intermediate pianists can navigate Baroque counterpoint, Brazilian rhythms, and Romantic lyricism within the same rehearsal. The inclusion of both warhorse repertoire (Handel, Bach, Brahms) and accessible contemporary pieces (Gillock, Cornick) gives students permission to find classical music in unexpected places.

What to expect

Like opening a window into four different centuries of keyboard music. One moment you're navigating the precision of Bach's counterpoint, the next you're swaying into a Latin groove; then a waltz unfolds with the quiet introspection of Romantic-era intimacy. Each piece breathes differently, keeping both player and listener awake.

Who it's for

Grade 5 pianists working through standard intermediate repertoire, as well as advanced students who need quick, reliable sight-reading material that doesn't talk down to them. Teachers looking for a single resource that covers multiple musical languages and periods without requiring separate anthologies.

How to get the most out of it

  • Work the Baroque dances as separate technical studies. The Gigue and Gavotte demand different articulation and phrasing; use them to build awareness of how period informs touch.
  • Let rhythm drive the Bossa Nova and New Orleans Nightfall; these pieces crumble without forward momentum, so establish the groove early in rehearsal before worrying about dynamic shaping.
  • Approach the Waltz in D minor as a conversation between the hands rather than a melody-plus-accompaniment formula. This shifts how students voice chords and balance registers.
  • Record yourself playing the whole book consecutively. Students often don't hear how their playing changes across styles; playback makes that growth obvious.

How to use it

Program individual pieces as recital openers or closers; the variety means you can bookend a more substantial work without creating tonal chaos. Use the collection as your curriculum spine for a full year, rotating through styles and composers so students build flexibility alongside technique.

Skills your students will build

  • Stylistic differentiation across Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and contemporary idioms
  • Articulation and phrasing appropriate to period and genre
  • Rhythmic independence and groove in Latin and jazz-inflected music
  • Voice leading and hand balance in contrapuntal writing
  • Sight-reading stamina across varied difficulty within a single level
  • Pedal control in lyrical and impressionistic passages

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