Sonatinas form a vital part of the teaching material for beginner and intermediate piano students. Compared to the great classic piano sonatas; they are technically and musically simpler and typically shorter. However; they still convey the basic elements of Classical style: the relation of melody to accompaniment; articulation; stylistically authentic playing; and correct interpretation. For the two volumes of Giraffe Piano; the most favoured and instructive of the sonatinas have been chosen. Volume 1 contains simpler pieces and Volume 2 is compromised of moderately difficult ones. Correct interpretation of the pieces is facilitated by added performance and fingering marks. Learning is helped along by clear presentation of the score; carefully placed page turns; and by inspiration from colour images showing the keyboard instruments of the 1720-1820 period for which the pieces were written. The most notable of them is the giraffe piano; after which the collection is named.

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