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Chopin F.

Nocturne in C minor Op 48 No 1

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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7

Mozart W.

Viennese Sonatina No 1 in C major K 439b - mvt 1 allegro

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2

Chaminade C.

Barcarolle Op 123 No 8

Thanks - RCM entry added

Czerny C.

Studies Op 718 No 20 in D major

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5

Gurlitt C.

Sonatina in C major Op 188 No 1 - Vivace

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5

Chaminade C.

Barcarolle Op 123 No 8

Chaminade's Barcarolle (op. 123 no. 8) is on the RCM syllabus 2022 for level 4. Appears worth adding. Thanks (please disregard my earlier comment on this piece)

4

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor BWV 847

User Poll: avg = 7.7; median = 8

8

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

4

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in C# minor No 2 from Morceaux de fantaisie Op 3

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10

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

MAKE THIS 10 THIS MAKES NO SENSE

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

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10

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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10

Jobim A.

Desafinado arr. Faber

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5

Rameau J.-P.

Menuet en rondeau (Minuet in Rondo Form) in E minor

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3

Bach J.S.

2-Part Invention No 13 in A minor BWV 784

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5

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 1

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5

Chopin F.

Scherzo No 2 in Bb minor Op 32

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10

Liszt F.

Etude S 140 No 3 in Ab Minor La campanella (1st version)

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10

Chopin F.

Sostenuto in E- KK IVb No. 10

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5

Chopin F.

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

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10

Bach J.S.

Prelude in C major BWV 846 (prelude only)

PS rating cut from 5 to 4 (Mar '24)

4

Bach J.S.

Prelude in C major BWV 846 (prelude only)

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3

Petzold C.

Minuet in G minor BWV Anh 115 (Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach)

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1

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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7

Debussy C.

Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre in G major L73

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6

Petzold C.

Minuet in G major BWV 114

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1

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 8 in C minor 'Wild Hunt'

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10

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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4

Fragoso A.

Aria in G minor

User Poll: avg = 4.4; median = 5

5

Bach J.C.F.

Solfeggio in D major from Musikalische Nebenstunden

PS rating raised from 3 to 4 (Mar '24)

4

Bach J.C.F.

Solfeggio in D major from Musikalische Nebenstunden

Thanks - RCM listing added.

Schubert F.

Impromptu in Eb major D 899/0p. 90 No 2

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7

Brahms J.

4 Klavierstucke Op 119 [complete work]

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10

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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6

Hummel J.

Rondo in Eb major Op 11

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7

Bach J.C.F.

Solfeggio in D major from Musikalische Nebenstunden

This is also in RCM Etudes Level 6

6

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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3

Ellmenreich A.

Spinnliedchen (Spinning Song) Op 14 No 4

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5

Piazzolla A.

Oblivion arr Cosentino

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7

Chopin F.

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

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10

Haydn J.

Sonata in Eb major Hob XVI:49

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7

Niekludow T.

Happy Hare

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2

Niekludow T.

Happy Hare

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2

Chopin F.

Etude in F minor No 2 from Etudes Op 25/CT 27

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10

Gershwin G.

Prelude No 1

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8

Rachmaninoff S.

Etude-tableau in A minor No 6 from Etudes-tableaux Op 39

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10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Liszt F.

Grandes etudes de Paganini - La Campanella (the Bell) no 3 G# minor S141

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9

Czerny C.

School of Velocity Op 299 No 1

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6

Couperin F.

Les lis naissans (Ordre 13eme)

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10

Grieg E.

Morning Mood Op 46 No 1 - mvt 1 in E major

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6

Prokofiev S.

Tarantella in D minor Op 65 No 4

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6

Mozart W.

Fantasy in D minor K 397

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8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in F minor Op 55 No 1

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8

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor B 150 KK IVb/11 (posth)

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4

Chopin F.

Polonaise in A major Op 40 No 1 'Military'

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10

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique - mvt 2 Adagio cantabile

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7

Mozart W.

Viennese Sonatina No 1 in C major K 439b - mvt 1 allegro

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4

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2

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10

Scriabin A.

Prelude - op 11 no 11 B major

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10

Handel G.

Impertinence HWV 494

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2

Handel G.

Impertinence HWV 494

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3

Chopin F.

Largo in Eb major Op post. B109

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6

Chopin F.

Largo in Eb major Op post. B109

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9

Grieg E.

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op 65 No 6

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9

Grieg E.

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op 65 No 6

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10

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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5

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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10

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor BWV 847

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8

Bailey K.

Reflection

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6

Stone C.

Ottawa Valley Song

User Poll: avg = 5.5; median = 5

5

Chopin F.

Mazurka in Bb major Op 7 No 1

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6

Petzold C.

Minuet in G major BWV 114

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1

Merikanto O.

Valse lente Op 33

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5

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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5

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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4

Nielsen C.

Snurretoppen (No 2 from Humoreske- Bagateller Op 11)

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6

Ravel M.

Sonatine - mvt 2 Mouvement de menuet in Db major

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8

Chopin F.

Scherzo No 2 in Bb minor Op 32

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10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Khachaturian A.

Toccata No 9 from Childrens album Op 100

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6

Anon.

Musette in D major from Clavierbuchlein fur Anna Magdalena Bach BWV Anh 126

Those leaps are so difficult for a grade 2. AMEB 2 is more advanced than Abrsm 2, I think Abrsm really made a mistake here and should have ratey this grade 3.

3

Reinecke C.

Elegy - mvt 2 from Clavier-Serenade Op 183 No 2

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3

Chopin F.

Polonaise in A major Op 40 No 1 'Military'

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10

Capers V.

Sweet Mister Jelly Roll

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5

Capers V.

Sweet Mister Jelly Roll

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3

Bach J.C.

Aria in F major BWV Anh 131

Thanks - JC Bach attribution added.

Chopin F.

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Aria in F major BWV 131

This is NOT by J.S. Bach, it's J. C. Bach

Bach J.S.

Invention No 14 in Bb major BWV 785

Suggested grade

6

Schubert F.

Impromptu - op 142 no 3 Bb major D935

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9

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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10

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 14 in C# minor Op 27 No 2 - mvt 1 Adagio (Moonlight Sonata)

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10

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor BWV 847

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5

Beethoven L.

Rondo a Capriccio (Rage over a lost penny) Op 129

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10

Bach J.S.

French Suite No 6 in E major BWV 817 - Allemande mvt 1

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5

Chopin F.

Polonaise-Fantaisie in Ab major Op 61

Suggested grade

10

Smith W.

Wayside Flowers Op 103 No 3

User Poll: avg = 4.8; median = 5

5