Piano
Composed by Joseph Haydn
Edited by Keith Snell
Format: Biographies (Book)
Level: 6 (Late Intermediate)
Series: Neil A. Kjos Master Composer Library
Classification: Classical Period.

With standard notation, fingerings, composer biography and instructional text.
44 pages.

This performance-edited edition of six early Haydn Sonatas is meticulously fingered by Keith Snell. Hob. XVI: 4, 7, 8, and 9 clearly reveal the early Haydn style at an intermediate level. Hob. XVI: 1 is a good selection for your advancing intermediate students. To help students differentiate between Baroque and Classical ornamentation, a valuable table for execution of ornaments is provided.

4-note chords in both hands with large stretches and leaps. Irregular and complicated rhythms.