Here are ten excellent compositions, all short, with which to introduce
someone to classical music:

Farnon: Jumping Bean
Wood: Barwick Green
Duncan: Girl from Corsica
Gounod: Funeral March of a Marionette
Rose: Holiday for Strings
Binge: The Watermill
Vinter: Portuguese Party
Holzmann: Blaze Away!
Alfven: Swedish Polka
Coates: Rediffusion March

All of these compositions can be found on Hyperion's excellent series of
'Light Music' collections.

Ian Foster