AUDIO for EPTA UK's Piano Professional #64
Creative Introductions for "Dance" by Gurlitt, "German Dance" by Haydn, "Giga" by Arnold, "King William's March" by Clarke, "Le Douze de Décembre" by Sancho and "The Echo" by Oesten
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Dance, Op.227/2 by Cornelius Gurlitt — ABRSM Initial Grade
Giga by Samuel Arnold — MTB Grade 1
Giga by Samuel Arnold — 3/4 time accompaniment
King William’s March by Jeremiah Clarke — Trinity Grade 1
Le Douze de Décembre by Ignatius Sancho — RCL Classical Grade 1
German Dance in D major, Hob. IX:22/2 by Franz Joseph Haydn — RCM Level 1
The Echo, Op. 61/14 by Theodor Oesten — MTB Grade 1
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