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My First Christmas Recorder Book (for easy recorder and piano accompaniment) # Descent (Soprano) Recorder, Piano # EASY # Benjamin T # Juan C # My First Christmas Recorder Bo # Juan C. Davila # SheetMusicPlus
Piano,Recorder Solo,Soprano Recorder - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.890988 Composed by Benjamin T. Hanby, English Carol, Franz Xaver Gruber, James ...(+)
Piano,Recorder Solo,Soprano Recorder - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.890988 Composed by Benjamin T. Hanby, English Carol, Franz Xaver Gruber, James Pierpont, Piae Cantiones, Traditional, Traditional Carol from France, and Traditional Welsh Carol. Arranged by Juan C. Davila. Children,Christian,Christmas,Instructional,Standards. Individual part. 38 pages. Juan C. Davila #3927053. Published by Juan C. Davila (A0.890988). My First Christmas Recorder Book is a new work of 10 classic Christmas songs arranged for easy recorder and piano accompaniment. This is a must for any teacher/student who integrate the recorder as part of the music curriculum/Christmas Program. Every selection has the recorder note spelled out to guide the beginner students who are new at reading music. The piano arrangements are made for easy practice/performance. All of these Christmas Classics for recorder and piano can be heard in my YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfLw4KnOuxFVJpdnKy0btGw Search by title Christmas Recorder Album or Juan Davila Music 50 Traditional - collection for solo Soprano Recorder
50 Traditional - collection for solo Soprano Recorder # Descant (Soprano) Recorder # BEGINNER # Folkloric/Traditional # Christmas
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Composed by Christmas
Traditional. Arranged by
Glissato Music Publishing.
Classical,Multicultural,Spirit
ual,World. Individual part. 52
pages. Glissato...(+)
Composed by Christmas
Traditional. Arranged by
Glissato Music Publishing.
Classical,Multicultural,Spirit
ual,World. Individual part. 52
pages. Glissato Edizioni
Musicali #6539929. Published
by Glissato Edizioni Musicali Collection of 50 traditional melodies for solo Soprano Recorder, comfortable range and key, easy for beginners.
Contents: Amazing Grace - Arirang - Bamboo Flute, the - Banks of the Don, the - Bella Ciao - Big Rock Candy Mountain - Cockles and Mussels - Day-O - Down By The Sally Gardens- Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes - El Cóndor Pasa - El Noi de la Mare - El Testament d'Amèlia - El vito - Foggy Dew - Frère Jacques - Furusato - Galway Piper, the - Happy Birthday! - Home on the range - Homeward from the Mountains - House of rising sun,The - I’se the B’y That Builds the Boat - Indiana - Kalinka - Londonderry Air -Manang Biday - Mary Don't You Weep - Mexican Hat Dance - Oh! Susanna - Old MacDonald - Raggle Taggle Gypsy,the - Rising of the Moon,the - Sakura Sakura - Santa Lucia - Scarborough Fair - Simple Gifts - Siúil a Rún - Skye Boat Song,the - Spanish Romance - Star of the County Down - Suo Gân - The Oak and the Ash -Turkey in the Straw - Waltzing Matilda -Water is wide,the - Wayfaring Stranger,the - When Johnny Comes Marching Home -Yankee Doodle - Yellow Rose of Texas,the. The Boar's Head Carol - Recorder Quartet (SATB) - Intermediate
The Boar's Head Carol - Recorder Quartet (SATB) - Intermediate # Recorder Quartet # INTERMEDIATE # Christmas # Traditional English Carol # Dennis Ruello # Noel This  # The Boar's Head Carol - Record # Chicory Music # SheetMusicPlus
Woodwind Ensemble Alto Recorder,Bass Recorder,Soprano Recorder,Tenor Recorder - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734420 Composed by Traditional English...(+)
Woodwind Ensemble Alto Recorder,Bass Recorder,Soprano Recorder,Tenor Recorder - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734420 Composed by Traditional English Carol. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. Christmas,Folk,Holiday,Renaissance,Standards. 7 pages. Chicory Music #5327029. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734420). The Boar's Head CarolThis Christmas carol talks about a feast during midwinter in which a wild boar was served as the main dish and its head placed in a situated position to symbolize bravery and abundance. Closely related to the Norse tradition of boar sacrifice to their goddess Freyja during the feast of Winter Solstice, this song originated from an urban legend in Queen's College, Oxford back in the 15th century which tells of how a scholar from Queen’s College managed to kill an attacking boar and offered it at dinner.The song was first published in English during the 1520’s in a book entitled Christmase Carolles Newly Emprynted at London in the flete street, which was written by Jan van Wynken de Worde. It is also said to be the very 1st Christmas carol to ever be publish in English because it dates back that early.Although the modern versions of the song makes no mention of Christmas, the original verses does so in The boar's head we bring with song, in worship of Him that thus sprung, of a Virgin to redress all wrong; NoelThis Intermediate Level arrangement starts out in C Major and modulates to D Major for the final chorus .Performance time is approx. 1 minute 45 seconds. Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Recorder Trio
Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Recorder Trio # 3 Recorders (trio) # EASY # Classical # Ludwig van Beethoven # Ander # Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven # Woods Only, Arrangements # SheetMusicPlus
Recorder Trio Recorder - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1147495 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,Instructiona...(+)
Recorder Trio Recorder - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1147495 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,Instructional,March,Romantic Period. Recorder Ensemble. 9 pages. Woods Only, Arrangements #747733. Published by Woods Only, Arrangements (A0.1147495). This arrangement adapted for recorder trio was designed to make its listeners weep with emotion, because the adaptation preserves the original essence of the work, keeping its integrity faithful to what Beethoven wanted to transmit, with only a slight change in tone and addition of harmonic resources in the structure of the arrangement. Even though it is a funeral march, it is well suited for any musical performance occasion, being intended for beginner students who want to immerse themselves in the universe of romantic music, and nothing better than starting with the transitional composer of this period, which also does not prevent professional teachers from using it for recitals, academic presentations or didactic material in their classes as an ensemble practice. Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor sharp, Op. 27, No. 2, is one of his most popular compositions and was an audience favorite even in his day. Written when Beethoven was 31, the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German) was composed after he finished some commissioned works, but there is no evidence that he was hired to write this work. It did not receive its nickname until 1832, five years after Beethoven's death. It was the critic Ludwig Rellstab who compared the music to a moonlighting on Lake Lucerne. This comparison was adopted as a nickname for the work. Called Quasi una fantasia by the author - like its companion Op. 27, No. 1 - the piece was completed in 1801 and dedicated the following year to one of the composer's pupils. Beethoven chose to open the sonata with a slow, hypnotic arpeggio movement, the best known of the entire work. The dotted rhythm of its minimal melody evokes the tradition of 'Trauermusik' (funeral music). Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Recorder Quintet
Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Recorder Quintet # 5 Recorders # EASY # Classical # Ludwig van Beethoven # Ander # Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven # Woods Only, Arrangements # SheetMusicPlus
Recorder - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1129491 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,Instructional,March,Romant...(+)
Recorder - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1129491 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,Instructional,March,Romantic Period. Recorder Ensemble. 16 pages. Woods Only, Arrangements #729939. Published by Woods Only, Arrangements (A0.1129491). This arrangement adapted for recorder quintet was designed to make its listeners weep with emotion, because the adaptation preserves the original essence of the work, keeping its integrity faithful to what Beethoven wanted to transmit, with only a slight change in tone and addition of harmonic resources in the structure of the arrangement. Even though it is a funeral march, it is well suited for any musical performance occasion, being intended for beginner students who want to immerse themselves in the universe of romantic music, and nothing better than starting with the transitional composer of this period, which also does not prevent professional teachers from using it for recitals, academic presentations or didactic material in their classes as an ensemble practice. Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor sharp, Op. 27, No. 2, is one of his most popular compositions and was an audience favorite even in his day. Written when Beethoven was 31, the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German) was composed after he finished some commissioned works, but there is no evidence that he was hired to write this work. It did not receive its nickname until 1832, five years after Beethoven's death. It was the critic Ludwig Rellstab who compared the music to a moonlighting on Lake Lucerne. This comparison was adopted as a nickname for the work. Called Quasi una fantasia by the author - like its companion Op. 27, No. 1 - the piece was completed in 1801 and dedicated the following year to one of the composer's pupils. Beethoven chose to open the sonata with a slow, hypnotic arpeggio movement, the best known of the entire work. The dotted rhythm of its minimal melody evokes the tradition of 'Trauermusik' (funeral music). Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Recorder Duet
Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Recorder Duet # 2 Recorders (duet) # EASY # Classical # Ludwig van Beethoven # Ander # Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven # Woods Only, Arrangements # SheetMusicPlus
Alto Recorder,Instrumental Duet,Soprano Recorder - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1151941 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christ...(+)
Alto Recorder,Instrumental Duet,Soprano Recorder - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1151941 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,Instructional,March,Romantic Period. 8 pages. Woods Only, Arrangements #752148. Published by Woods Only, Arrangements (A0.1151941). This arrangement adapted for recorder duo was designed to make its listeners weep with emotion, because the adaptation preserves the original essence of the work, keeping its integrity faithful to what Beethoven wanted to transmit, with only a slight change in tone and addition of harmonic resources in the structure of the arrangement. Even though it is a funeral march, it is well suited for any musical performance occasion, being intended for beginner students who want to immerse themselves in the universe of romantic music, and nothing better than starting with the transitional composer of this period, which also does not prevent professional teachers from using it for recitals, academic presentations or didactic material in their classes as an ensemble practice. Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor sharp, Op. 27, No. 2, is one of his most popular compositions and was an audience favorite even in his day. Written when Beethoven was 31, the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German) was composed after he finished some commissioned works, but there is no evidence that he was hired to write this work. It did not receive its nickname until 1832, five years after Beethoven's death. It was the critic Ludwig Rellstab who compared the music to a moonlighting on Lake Lucerne. This comparison was adopted as a nickname for the work. Called Quasi una fantasia by the author - like its companion Op. 27, No. 1 - the piece was completed in 1801 and dedicated the following year to one of the composer's pupils. Beethoven chose to open the sonata with a slow, hypnotic arpeggio movement, the best known of the entire work. The dotted rhythm of its minimal melody evokes the tradition of 'Trauermusik' (funeral music). Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Low Recorder Duet
Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Low Recorder Duet # 2 Recorders (duet) # EASY # Classical # Ludwig van Beethoven # Ander # Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven # Woods Only, Arrangements # SheetMusicPlus
Bass Recorder,Instrumental Duet,Tenor Recorder - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1151942 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christma...(+)
Bass Recorder,Instrumental Duet,Tenor Recorder - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1151942 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,Instructional,March,Romantic Period. 8 pages. Woods Only, Arrangements #752149. Published by Woods Only, Arrangements (A0.1151942). This arrangement adapted for low recorder duo was designed to make its listeners weep with emotion, because the adaptation preserves the original essence of the work, keeping its integrity faithful to what Beethoven wanted to transmit, with only a slight change in tone and addition of harmonic resources in the structure of the arrangement. Even though it is a funeral march, it is well suited for any musical performance occasion, being intended for beginner students who want to immerse themselves in the universe of romantic music, and nothing better than starting with the transitional composer of this period, which also does not prevent professional teachers from using it for recitals, academic presentations or didactic material in their classes as an ensemble practice. Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor sharp, Op. 27, No. 2, is one of his most popular compositions and was an audience favorite even in his day. Written when Beethoven was 31, the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German) was composed after he finished some commissioned works, but there is no evidence that he was hired to write this work. It did not receive its nickname until 1832, five years after Beethoven's death. It was the critic Ludwig Rellstab who compared the music to a moonlighting on Lake Lucerne. This comparison was adopted as a nickname for the work. Called Quasi una fantasia by the author - like its companion Op. 27, No. 1 - the piece was completed in 1801 and dedicated the following year to one of the composer's pupils. Beethoven chose to open the sonata with a slow, hypnotic arpeggio movement, the best known of the entire work. The dotted rhythm of its minimal melody evokes the tradition of 'Trauermusik' (funeral music). Joy To The World - Recorder Duet (Full Score and Parts)
Joy To The World - Recorder Duet (Full Score and Parts) # 2 Recorders (duet) # EASY # Classical # George Frideric Handel # César Madeira # Joy To The World - Recorder Du # Sheet Music To Play Editions # SheetMusicPlus
Recorder Duet Soprano Recorder - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1326578 Composed by George Frideric Handel. Arranged by César Madeira. Baroque,Chi...(+)
Recorder Duet Soprano Recorder - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1326578 Composed by George Frideric Handel. Arranged by César Madeira. Baroque,Children,Christmas,Early Music,Multicultural,World. Score. 5 pages. Sheet Music To Play Editions #914725. Published by Sheet Music To Play Editions (A0.1326578). Joy To The World by Handel. Arrangement for Soprano Recorder Duet. With Full Score and Individual Parts. Enjoy it!Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 –1759) was a German-born Baroque composer becoming well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque.For Tutorials, Play Alongs or request New Arrangements, visit the YouTube Channel: Sheet Music To Play Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Recorder Quartet
Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Recorder Quartet # Recorder Quartet # EASY # Classical # Ludwig van Beethoven # Ander # Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven # Woods Only, Arrangements # SheetMusicPlus
Alto Recorder,Bass Recorder,Soprano Recorder,Tenor Recorder - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1138452 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by An...(+)
Alto Recorder,Bass Recorder,Soprano Recorder,Tenor Recorder - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1138452 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,Instructional,March,Romantic Period. Recorder Ensemble. 15 pages. Woods Only, Arrangements #738788. Published by Woods Only, Arrangements (A0.1138452). This arrangement adapted for recorder quartet was designed to make its listeners weep with emotion, because the adaptation preserves the original essence of the work, keeping its integrity faithful to what Beethoven wanted to transmit, with only a slight change in tone and addition of harmonic resources in the structure of the arrangement. Even though it is a funeral march, it is well suited for any musical performance occasion, being intended for beginner students who want to immerse themselves in the universe of romantic music, and nothing better than starting with the transitional composer of this period, which also does not prevent professional teachers from using it for recitals, academic presentations or didactic material in their classes as an ensemble practice. Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor sharp, Op. 27, No. 2, is one of his most popular compositions and was an audience favorite even in his day. Written when Beethoven was 31, the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German) was composed after he finished some commissioned works, but there is no evidence that he was hired to write this work. It did not receive its nickname until 1832, five years after Beethoven's death. It was the critic Ludwig Rellstab who compared the music to a moonlighting on Lake Lucerne. This comparison was adopted as a nickname for the work. Called Quasi una fantasia by the author - like its companion Op. 27, No. 1 - the piece was completed in 1801 and dedicated the following year to one of the composer's pupils. Beethoven chose to open the sonata with a slow, hypnotic arpeggio movement, the best known of the entire work. The dotted rhythm of its minimal melody evokes the tradition of 'Trauermusik' (funeral music). Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Alto Recorder and Keyboard)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Alto Recorder and Keyboard) # Treble (Alto) Recorder # INTERMEDIATE # Classical # Jubal's Lyre Music # Martin Dicke # Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring # Jubal's Lyre Music Publishers # SheetMusicPlus
Alto Recorder,Recorder Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.918872 By Jubal's Lyre Music. By Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Martin Dicke. Baroqu...(+)
Alto Recorder,Recorder Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.918872 By Jubal's Lyre Music. By Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Martin Dicke. Baroque,Classical,Contest,Festival,Sacred,Wedding. Individual part. 15 pages. Jubal's Lyre Music Publishers #6325693. Published by Jubal's Lyre Music Publishers (A0.918872). This beloved work by J. S. Bach is arranged here for Alto (Treble) Recorder with a fully realized keyboard part that is accessible to intermediate players and can be played on piano, organ, or harpsichord. Transposed to C major, it is perfect for weddings, concerts, or solo/ensemble repertoire. For worship, it can be performed almost any time since it exudes peace and joy, but it is particularly suited for Advent and Christmas since it comes from Cantata 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (Heart and Mouth and Deeds and Life), a cantata about Mary, the mother of Jesus, visiting her cousin Elizabeth and singing the Magnificat (see Luke 1:26-56). An optional part is provided for Cello/Bassoon. An arrangement with an easier keyboard part is also available as are arrangements for Soprano (Descant) Recorder or Tenor Recorder and other instruments and ensembles. For more music and information, visit www.jubalslyre.com/music. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Alto Recorder with Easy Accompaniment)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Alto Recorder with Easy Accompaniment) # Treble (Alto) Recorder # EASY # Classical # Jubal's Lyre Music # Martin Dicke # Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring # Jubal's Lyre Music Publishers # SheetMusicPlus
Alto Recorder,Recorder Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.918881 By Jubal's Lyre Music. By Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Martin Dicke. Baroqu...(+)
Alto Recorder,Recorder Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.918881 By Jubal's Lyre Music. By Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Martin Dicke. Baroque,Classical,Contest,Festival,Sacred,Wedding. Individual part. 15 pages. Jubal's Lyre Music Publishers #6333257. Published by Jubal's Lyre Music Publishers (A0.918881). This beloved work by J. S. Bach is arranged here for Alto (Treble) Recorder with an EASY keyboard part that is accessible to early intermediate players and can be played on piano, organ, or harpsichord. Transposed to C major, this work is perfect for weddings, concerts, or solo/ensemble repertoire. For worship, it can be performed almost any time since it exudes peace and joy, but is particularly suited for Advent and Christmas since it comes from Cantata 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (Heart and Mouth and Deeds and Life), a cantata about Mary, the mother of Jesus, visiting her cousin Elizabeth and singing the Magnificat (see Luke 1:26-56). An optional Cello/Bassoon part is provided. An arrangement with a fully realized keyboard part is also available as are arrangements for Soprano (Descant) Recorder or Tenor Recorder and other instruments and ensembles. For more music and information, visit www.jubalslyre.com/music. Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Recorder
Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Recorder # Descant (Soprano) Recorder # BEGINNER # Classical # Ludwig van Beethoven # Ander # Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven # Woods Only, Arrangements # SheetMusicPlus
Recorder Solo,Soprano Recorder - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1156938 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,Inst...(+)
Recorder Solo,Soprano Recorder - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1156938 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,Instructional,March,Romantic Period. Individual part. 5 pages. Woods Only, Arrangements #757282. Published by Woods Only, Arrangements (A0.1156938). This arrangement adapted for recorder and piano was designed to make its listeners weep with emotion, because the adaptation preserves the original essence of the work, keeping its integrity faithful to what Beethoven wanted to transmit, with only a slight change in tone and addition of harmonic resources in the structure of the arrangement. Even though it is a funeral march, it is well suited for any musical performance occasion, being intended for beginner students who want to immerse themselves in the universe of romantic music, and nothing better than starting with the transitional composer of this period, which also does not prevent professional teachers from using it for recitals, academic presentations or didactic material in their classes as an ensemble practice. Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor sharp, Op. 27, No. 2, is one of his most popular compositions and was an audience favorite even in his day. Written when Beethoven was 31, the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German) was composed after he finished some commissioned works, but there is no evidence that he was hired to write this work. It did not receive its nickname until 1832, five years after Beethoven's death. It was the critic Ludwig Rellstab who compared the music to a moonlighting on Lake Lucerne. This comparison was adopted as a nickname for the work. Called Quasi una fantasia by the author - like its companion Op. 27, No. 1 - the piece was completed in 1801 and dedicated the following year to one of the composer's pupils. Beethoven chose to open the sonata with a slow, hypnotic arpeggio movement, the best known of the entire work. The dotted rhythm of its minimal melody evokes the tradition of 'Trauermusik' (funeral music). Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Bass Recorder
Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for Bass Recorder # Recorder # BEGINNER # Classical # Ludwig van Beethoven # Ander # Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven # Woods Only, Arrangements # SheetMusicPlus
Baritone Recorder,Recorder Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1156940 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,Ins...(+)
Baritone Recorder,Recorder Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1156940 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,Instructional,March,Romantic Period. Individual part. 5 pages. Woods Only, Arrangements #757284. Published by Woods Only, Arrangements (A0.1156940). This arrangement adapted for bass recorder and piano was designed to make its listeners weep with emotion, because the adaptation preserves the original essence of the work, keeping its integrity faithful to what Beethoven wanted to transmit, with only a slight change in tone and addition of harmonic resources in the structure of the arrangement. Even though it is a funeral march, it is well suited for any musical performance occasion, being intended for beginner students who want to immerse themselves in the universe of romantic music, and nothing better than starting with the transitional composer of this period, which also does not prevent professional teachers from using it for recitals, academic presentations or didactic material in their classes as an ensemble practice. Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor sharp, Op. 27, No. 2, is one of his most popular compositions and was an audience favorite even in his day. Written when Beethoven was 31, the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German) was composed after he finished some commissioned works, but there is no evidence that he was hired to write this work. It did not receive its nickname until 1832, five years after Beethoven's death. It was the critic Ludwig Rellstab who compared the music to a moonlighting on Lake Lucerne. This comparison was adopted as a nickname for the work. Called Quasi una fantasia by the author - like its companion Op. 27, No. 1 - the piece was completed in 1801 and dedicated the following year to one of the composer's pupils. Beethoven chose to open the sonata with a slow, hypnotic arpeggio movement, the best known of the entire work. The dotted rhythm of its minimal melody evokes the tradition of 'Trauermusik' (funeral music).