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Heller S.

Etude in E minor Op 46 No 7 - Tarantelle

Suggested grade

5

Lane P.

Struttin' at the Waldorf

Suggested grade

7

Mier M.

Jackson Street Blues

Suggested grade

6

Thomson D.

Heriot Water (from A Borders Suite)

User Poll: avg = 5.1; median = 5

5

Mozart W.

Sonata in G major K 283 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Nocturne in G minor Op 15 No 3

Suggested grade

7

Mozart W.

12 Variations on

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Prelude in A minor Op 28 no 2

PS rating revised from 9 to 7 (May '24)

7

Tchaikovsky P.

The Hurdy-Gurdy - op 39 no 23

We see "The Hurdy-Gurdy Man" as Op 39 No 23 and "In Church" as Op 39 No 24.

Tchaikovsky P.

The Hurdy-Gurdy - op 39 no 23

this is No 24

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Prelude in A minor Op 28 no 2

Suggested grade

7

Schumann R.

Arabesque in C major Op 18

Suggested grade

7

Palmgren S.

Barcarolle Op 14

User Poll: avg = 4.8; median = 5

5

Kabalevsky D.

Variations in D major Op 40 No 1

Suggested grade

4

Mozart W.

Sonata K 331 in A major - mvt 3 Alla Turca

Suggested grade

7

Bach J.S.

French Suite No 3 in B minor BWV 814 – mvt 1 Allemande

Suggested grade

7

Schubert F.

Impromptu No 1 in C minor D899/Op90

Suggested grade

5

Handel G.

Air in G minor HWV 467

Suggested grade

7

Kabalevsky D.

Seven variations on a Ukrainian folk song Op 51 No 4

Suggested grade

5

Mozart W.

Rondo from Divertimento in D major K334 mvt 6

Suggested grade

4

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Mazurka in F major Op 68 No 3

Suggested grade

7

Duvernoy J.

Study No 15 from Elementary studies for piano Op 176

Suggested grade

1

Haydn J.

Landler C major

Suggested grade

3

Handel G.

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

User Poll: avg = 5.1; median = 5

5

Nakada Y.

Japanese Festival No 6 - The Song of Twilight

Ameb also grade 3

3

Nakada Y.

Japanese Festival No 6 - The Song of Twilight

Suggested grade

3

Yiruma

River Flows in You

Suggested grade

5

Bach J.C.

Menuett in G major

Suggested grade

1

Bach J.S.

Little Prelude in C major BWV 933

Suggested grade

7

Kabalevsky D.

Novelette No 25 from 30 pieces for children Op 27

Suggested grade

5

Mozart W.

Fantasy in D minor K 397

Suggested grade

7

Tcherepnin A.

Bagatelle Op 5 No 9

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

4

Foote A.

Five Poems after Omar Khayyam Op 41 No 1

User Poll: avg = 5.8; median = 6

6

Kuhlau F.

Sonatina in C major Op 20 No 1 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

5

Kuhlau F.

Sonatina in C major Op 20 No 1 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

6

Lane P.

Struttin' at the Waldorf

Suggested grade

5

Yiruma

River Flows in You

Suggested grade

6

Heller S.

Op 45 No 2 in A minor - Avalanche

Suggested grade

4

Einaudi L.

Nuvole Bianchi

Suggested grade

6

Haydn J.

Divertimento in C major Hob XVI:1 - mvt 1

PS rating revised from 5 to 6 (Apr '24)

6

Handel G.

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

Suggested grade

6

Goedicke A.

Moderato No 2 from 20 Little Pieces for Beginners Op 6

Suggested grade

4

Grieg E.

Erotik (Lyric Pieces Op 43 No5)

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Mazurka in C minor Op 30 No 1 CT 68

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

9

Beach A.

Secrets from Children's Carnival Op 25 No 5

User Poll: avg = 3.2; median = 3

3

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Coda is really fun to play and easy to play at lower BPMS, but if you're trying to get to atleast 220 BPM all I can say is good luck

Bach J.S.

2-Part Invention No 13 in A minor BWV 784

Suggested grade

5

Burgmuller J.F.

Les Sylphs Op 109 No 15

Suggested grade

6

Joplin S.

Maple Leaf Rag

Suggested grade

7

Beethoven L.

Russian Folk Song - Air from Little Russia Op 107 No 3

Suggested grade

1

Telemann G.

Vite

Suggested grade

1

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 5 in C minor Op 10 No 1

Suggested grade

7

Prokofiev S.

Tarantella in D minor Op 65 No 4

Suggested grade

6

Tchaikovsky P.

Dance of the Little Swans (from Swan Lake)

Suggested grade

3

Joplin S.

Maple Leaf Rag

Suggested grade

10

Joplin S.

The Entertainer

Agreed - entries combined at grade 7.

7

Joplin S.

The Entertainer

There are two entries for this song (original version). Should probably be merged...

Bernstein L.

Thirteen Anniversaries No 13 In Memoriam: Ellen Goetz

User Poll: avg = 3.7; median = 4

4

Liszt F.

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

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Little Fugue in C minor BWV 961

Suggested grade

6

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

Suggested grade

5

Beach A.

Secrets from Children's Carnival Op 25 No 5

Sugerencia de grado

4

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major BWV 846

Suggested grade

5

Schytte L.

Study in A minor - Op 160 No 23

This is Op 160 No 23 (reference added)

Schytte L.

Study in A minor - Op 160

This is presumably an entry for No. 16 (Often called "The Harp") from Op. 160

2

Lloyd Webber A.

Think of Me

Suggested grade

6

Mozart W.

Lacrimosa K 626 arr. Thalberg

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

Suggested grade

6

Mompou F.

Prelude No 5

User Poll: avg = 5.2; median = 5

5

Bach J.S.

Minuet in G major BWV 116

Suggested grade

1

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

6

Kuhlau F.

Sonatina in C major Op 20 No 1 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

4

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

7

Benda J.

Sonatina in A minor

Suggested grade

3

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

5

Beethoven L.

Bagatelle No 25 in A minor WoO 59 (Fur Elise)

Suggested grade

6

Clementi M.

Sonatina - op 36 no 3 in C major

Suggested grade

4

Norton C.

Prelude No 1 from Latin preludes

Suggested grade

5

Schubert F.

German Dance in Bb Major D 783 Op 33 No 7

User Poll: avg = 3.2; median = 3

3

Bach J.S.

A Little Canonic Piece BWV Anh. 120

PS rating revised from 1 to 2 (Mar '24)

2

Schumann R.

Phantasietanz in E minor No 5 and Wiegenlied in G major No 6 from Albumblatter Op 124

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Mazurka in G minor Op 24 No 1

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Grieg E.

Prelude from Holberg Suite Op. 40

Suggested grade

6

Bach J.S.

Minuet in A minor BWV Anh 120

Agreed - title amended to BWV Anh 120

Pachelbel J.

Canon in D major arr. Liapunov

Suggested grade

5

Biehl A.

Sonatina in A minor Op 94 No 4 - mvt 1 Allegro moderato

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

3

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

6

Moszkowski M.

Etude in E major Op 72 No 1 from 15 etudes de virtuosite

Suggested grade

7

Bach J.S.

Minuet in A minor BWV 120

Title wrong. BWV Anh 120 instead of BWV 120 seems to be correct

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

5