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Sonata No 17 in D minor Op 31 No 2 (Tempest)

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10

Nocturne - opus posth. in C minor B108

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7

Sonatina in G major Op 19 / Op 20 No 1 complete

This is a higher level piece than suggested.

8

Barbed Wire Blues

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6

When Im sixty-four arr. Baker

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4

When Im sixty-four arr. Baker

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1

Suite in G minor HWV 432 - mvt 6 Passacaille (Passacaglia)

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6

Suite in G minor HWV 432 - mvt 6 Passacaille (Passacaglia)

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4

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 1 Andante grazioso and Vars. 1–6

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10

Zhavoronok [The lark] arr. Balakirev

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10

Invention No 13 in A minor BWV 784

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6

Invention No 13 in A minor BWV 784

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10

Prelude in Db major Op 28 No 15 (Raindrop)

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5

Nocturne in E minor Op 72 No 1

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5

Gnossiennes No 6

You need to be a really good sight reader to find this easy. As soon as you're not, it's so difficult to memorize stretches because it is so atonal

6

Rêverie L 68 in F major

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10

To a Wild Rose from Woodland Sketches Op 51 No 1

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4

Sonatina in F minor WoO 47 No 2 – mvt 1 Larghetto maestoso–Allegro assai

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6

Nocturne No 3 from Stimmungsbilder Op 88

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5

Nocturne in C# minor - Lento con gran espressione Op post No 20 B49

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7

Little Prelude in D minor BWV 935

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7

Polonaise in Ab major CT 162

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6

Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor WTC Book 1 BWV 847

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9

Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor WTC Book 1 BWV 847

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7

Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor WTC Book 1 BWV 847

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6

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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9

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment musical in B minor No 3 from Six Moments musicaux Op 16

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6

Goldberg Variations in G major BWV 988 - Aria

PS grade revised from 5 to 6 (Nov. '24)

6

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Goldberg Variations in G major BWV 988 - Aria

Trinity College

7

Goldberg Variations in G major BWV 988 - Aria

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7

Nocturne No 5 in Bb major H 37

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8

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

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7

Nocturne in E minor Op 72 No 1

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10

Cairos-Rego I. de

User Poll: avg = 5.7; median = 6

6

Etude in C major Op 10 No 1

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10

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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10

Five Short Pieces No.5 Allegro

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6

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

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9

Waltz No 16 in C# minor Op 39

AMEB PFL (series 1)

6

Gnossiennes No 1

AMEB PFL Grade 6 (series 1)

6

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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10

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

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10

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

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6

Six Paganini Studies No 3

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10

Six Paganini Studies No 3

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10

Grand Valse Brillante in Eb major Op 18

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8

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

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4

Burgmuller J.F.

La Chevaleresque (The Knight Errant) in C major Op 100 No 25

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3

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 S. 244/2

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10

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

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7

A Little Song in D major No 2 from 30 Pieces for Children Op 27

Agreed - s/b E minor

A Little Song in D major No 2 from 30 Pieces for Children Op 27

The piece looks like E minor to me, not D major. One sharp in the key signature and starts/finishes in Em

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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8

Gnomenreigen No 2 from Zwei Konzertetuden S 145/L A218

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10

Preludes and Fugues from Book 2 WTC No. 15 in G major

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10

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude No 2 from Morceaux de fantasie Op 3

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8

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 4 'Mazeppa'

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10

12 Variations on "Twinkle twinkle" (Ah vous dirai-je maman) - K 265 C major

User Poll: avg = 7.4; median = 7

7

Fantasie in D minor K 397

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4

Toccata in D minor Op 11

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9

Prayer of the Matador from Lyric Pieces for the Young

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8

Impromptu in Gb major Op 90 No 3 D899

A piece with a simple melody, broken chord accompaniment in the alto register and a bassline

7

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30

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10

Rondo a Cappriccio Op 129 Rage over a Lost Penny

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10

Sonata in C major K 309

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7

Sonata in C major K 309

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8

First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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4

First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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3

First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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4

First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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3

First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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2

First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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3

First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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5

First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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5

First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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5

First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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3

First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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3

First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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First Instructor Op 599 No 63

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3

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30

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10

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

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9

Partita No 1 in Bb major BWV 825

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9

Waltz in Db major Op 64 No 1 (Minute Waltz)

Requires clean playing and pedaling,more advanced technique but manageable for late intermediate players

8

Waltz in B minor Op 18 No 6 D 145

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5

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

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6

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