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The ABRSM Encore Book 2 Karen Marshall is part of the official collection of best-loved ABRSM Piano exam pieces from Grades 1 to 8.

Book 2 features popular pieces previously set on ABRSM Grades 3 and 4. Have fun exploring modern favourites and timeless classics, like Top Cat! or Burgmüller’s dramatic Ballade Plus, we’ve included background information and new ideas for exploring the music!

ABRSM Encore Book 2 Karen Marshall Contents:

• Prelude in C, BWV 939, from 6 Little Preludes from J. P. Kellner’s Collection [Johann Sebastian Bach]
• Round Dance , No. 17 from For Children, Vol. 1 [Bela Bartók]
• Wiosna [Frederik Chopin]
• Top Cat! [Joseph Barbera / Hoyt Curtin]
• Waldvoglein (Little Wood-bird), No. 15 from Skizzen (Sketches), Op. 77 [Heinrich Karl Johann Hofmann]
• Zur Sonnenuntergangsstunde: No. 7 from Regenbogen Préludes [Manfred Schmitz]
• L’éléphant: from Le carnaval des animaux, arr. Heumann [Camille Saint-Saëns]
• Blue Sky Blue: No.1 from Jazz Jazz Jazz [Dave Stapleton]
• Sonatina in G minor: Andante un poco allegretto [Georg Benda]
• Ballade, Op. 100 No. 15 [Johann Friedrich Burgmüller]
• Allegretto: Sonatina in G, Op. 36 No. 2, first movement [Muzio Clementi]
• Carnival in Rio [William Gillock]
• Baa, Baa, Blue Sheep’s Waltz, No. 5 from More Swinging Rhymes [Terence Greaves]
• Aria in G, from Suite No. 8 in G (1727 coll.), HWV 441 [George Frideric Handel]
• Little Boats on the Water (Petits bateaux sur l’eau) [Gustave Sandré]
• Freeway: No. 1 from Rhythm and Rag [Alan Haughton]
• Clowning Around: from 30 Children’s Pieces, Op. 27, No. 10 [Dmitri Kabalevsky]
• Arietta in Eb, Op. 12, No. 1 from Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 [Edvard Grieg]
• Allegro in F: No. 33 from Nannerl Notenbuch [Anon.]
• Sonatina in Bb, No. 8 from 12 Sonatinas, Op. 4 [Samuel Wesley]

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Founded in 1889, we have a long history but our mission has stayed the same: to nurture a love for music, and to inspire achievement in it. At ABRSM, we believe that everyone, wherever they’re from, should have access to high-quality music-learning.

Our partnership work is never one-off – we build long-lasting relationships and support ongoing projects. We advocate for music, playing our part to ensure the future of music education and its place in society. Working towards this goal for over a century means that we’re a trusted voice at a boardroom table as well as on a concert stage.

Led by our governing body our staff members, examiners and volunteers work with passion and dedication to make learning music what it should always be: a joyous and life-enriching experience.

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