ISBN 9781609745578. This anthology contains nineteen of the most popular Gilbert and Sullivan classics arranged in easily sight-readable versions for beginning to intermediate classical guitarists. All the favorites are here, ranging from sentimental ballads such as 'Little Buttercup', 'Willow, Tit-Willow' and 'There Grew a Little Flower', to more up-tempo 'patter' type pieces such as 'Oh! A Private Buffoon', 'Kind Sir You Cannot Have the Heart' and 'A Policeman's Lot'. The aim has been to provide both a useful teaching resource and a light-hearted alternative to the more 'serious' music of the classical guitar repertoire. All the pieces lend themselves extremely well to the common idiomatic textures of the classical guitar. A variety of melody and accompaniment styles are employed, including block chords, arpeggio patterns and passages of double-stopped thirds and sixths. A number of the pieces are in easy first position format, while others explore the common higher positions. The standard guitar keys are utilized (C, G, D, A, E) but there are occasional more challenging temporary modulations to 'difficult' keys, such as E flat major. There are also instances of drop-D tuning, which is often required in classical guitar playing.

Song List: Allegro De Concert Allegro (from Sonata In A) Andante (from Duo Sonata in G) Aubade Canzoneta Concerto Grosso in D Minor Concertstuck Divertimento in D Dudziarz (The Country Fiddler) Duettino In F Duo Brillante Duo Celebre Duo Concertante Duo De Salon Duo Dramatique Duo Perpetuo Duo Populaire Duo Symphonique Finale (from Sixth Canonic Sonata) La Chasse La Melancolie Meditation (from Military Concerto) Menuet (from Concert-Sonate) Minuetto (from Suite Romantique) Morceau Lyrique Notturno-Pastorale Piece De Concert Rondo-Allegro (from Grand Duo in Eb) Salon-Duett Scherzo-Caprice Souvenir Poetique Theme & Variation (on Barucaba) Allegro (from First Canonic Sonata) Adagio Elegiaque Rondo Elegante Fantaisie Brillante (Duo de Concours) Musette (from Second CLassical Suite) Variations (on Montegnard) Folies D' Espagne (Theme and Variations)

German - English - French.

Emil Kronke (1865-1938), a composer of the German late Romantic era, has unjustly fallen into oblivion until today. As a pianist and piano teacher, he primarily composed works for his principal instrument. In addition, he wrote several works for flute which look back on a rich tradition in Dresden, his adopted home town and sphere of activity for many years. Apart from virtuoso salon music, he also composed easier pieces like Kolibris Op. 201 from 1931.
The six appealing miniatures with easy piano accompaniment are little didactic pieces which can be used even by young flutists of today to develop their technique and their style. Furthermore, they sound so beautiful as to certainly bring a good mood into the classroom, yet are also suitable for pupils' concerts and competitions. May the Kolibris continue to fly in the following generations and be played by young musicians with joy and imagination.
This edition is part of the new Schott Student Edition series which offers varied literature at five different levels of difficulty, from 1 (easy) to 5 (difficult), for instrumental lessons.