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ISBN-10: 1-4706-4343-XISBN-13: 978-1-4706-4343-0

Alfred’s Premier Piano Express Repertoire, Book 4 includes motivational music in a variety of styles, reinforcing concepts introduced in Premier Piano Express, Book 4. The pieces (including one duet) in this book correlate page by page with the materials in Premier Piano Express. They should be assigned according to the instructions in the upper-right corner of each page of the book.

All original music (including one duet) was composed or arranged by Dennis Alexander and Martha Mier. Selections of standard repertoire by D. Scarlatti, Rameau, Bartók, Schumann, Attwood, von Weber, Gurlitt, C. P. E. Bach, Schytte, Heller, and Benda also are included. The music in this book can be used as supplementary repertoire for any method. Students will enjoy performing these pieces for family and friends in a formal recital or on special occasions.

The Avalanche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42A Cliff Hanger! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Climbing the Pyrenees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Downtown Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Emerald Rhapsody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Etude in D Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Hang Gliding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Jazz Reflections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40A Little Softshoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Magnolia Rag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Minuetto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Missouri River Ballad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Nocturne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36A Note from the Heart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Reverie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Rondino. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Scherzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Serenade de Seville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Soldier’s March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Solfeggio in C Minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Sonatina in A Minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Sonatina in G Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Teasing Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Waltz in B Minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28The Wild Rider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Wildflower Rag (duet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

CONTENTSFOREWORD

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