• A classic piano instruction course used by tens of thousands of students over the decades!
• This oversized vintage classical sheet music collection is Forty Little Pieces in Progressive Order for Beginner Flutists, transcribed and adapted for flute and piano by Louis Moyse.
• Written for solo flute with piano accompaniment, the 40 short works are arranged in graded, progressive order to support developing flutists from the earliest pieces through more advanced studies.
• The anthology features music by J. S. Bach, G. F. Handel, F. J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, F. Schubert, and R. Schumann.
• Representative pieces include Bach gavottes and marches, Handel arias and bourrées, Haydn's "Serenade," Mozart's "Ah! Vous dirai-je maman," Beethoven's "Adieu to the Piano," Schubert's "Moment Musical," and Schumann's "The Reaper's Song" and "Soldier's March."
• Each selection is notated on a grand staff layout with a dedicated flute line above a fully written piano part, complete with dynamics, articulation markings, and tempo indications.
• Part of the Louis Moyse Flute Collection / Louis Moyse Flute Series from G. Schirmer, Inc., this edition is distributed by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation.
• Publication details note original copyright 1956 by G. Schirmer, Inc., printed in the U.S.A., with Schirmer edition number ED 2262 and back cover catalog number 50399130.
• Ideal for private lessons, practice, and recital preparation, this collection offers an accessible introduction to core classical repertoire for beginner and intermediate flute students with piano collaborators.
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• Condition: This oversized vintage softcover shows moderate exterior wear from handling and storage, with surface rubbing, a few light scratches, and scattered small creases and corner bends on the front and back covers. The spine fold and edges display minor rubbing but remain intact, and the stapled binding holds the pages securely so they lie flat and turn smoothly. Interior music pages exhibit mild age toning and remain clean and unmarked, with all notation, text, and tempo markings crisp and fully legible for practice and performance.

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