As the last note hangs in the air, there is a magical moment when an audience will – once in a while – decide they want to hear more! The songs in this collection were arranged to serve as effective encores in a piano recital.

Chosen from the popular music world, each selection is most likely known by most of the people in the audience. Some are meant to be fun, colorful sparklers; others are poignant parting statements. The performance time of under three minutes each will “leave them wantin...