Mel Bonis

Piano pieces for beginners Vol. 3: 17 pieces for children

Pièces faciles pour débutants au piano

éd. par / ed. by / edited by Christine Géliot

Volume 5: 17 children's pieces

17 children's pieces for piano op. 116
Slightly more advanced beginners (second year), these pieces each impart new knowledge (staccato - legato, accidentals, crescendo, 3-beat, etc.). They are
"dedicated to all present and future little Domanges", i.e. the descendants of Mel Bonis' husband - including her own. The collection was first
published by Eschig in 1926. Metronome markings, where available, in the original.

Mel Bonis was a piano teacher in her youth and wrote music for children as a mother and grandmother. Her pedagogical intelligence and her love of children are evident in these meaningful, effective and delightful learning materials. Between the years 1912 and 1936, she published six collections of educational pieces for the piano, which are now published by Furore Verlag.