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Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

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6

User Poll: avg = 5.2; median = 5

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Minuet in G major BWV 116

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Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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

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Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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Sonatina in A minor

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

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

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Sonatina - op 36 no 3 in C major

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Prelude No 1 from Latin preludes

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German Dance in Bb Major D 783 Op 33 No 7

User Poll: avg = 3.2; median = 3

3

A Little Canonic Piece BWV Anh. 120

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

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

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Mazurka in G minor Op 24 No 1

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Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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Prelude from Holberg Suite Op. 40

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Minuet in A minor BWV Anh 120

Agreed - title amended to BWV Anh 120

Canon in D major arr. Liapunov

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5

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

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

3

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

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6

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

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Minuet in A minor BWV 120

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

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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Canon in D major arr. Coates

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Billie's Song No 7 from Portraits in Jazz

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Invention No 1 in C major BWV 772

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Nuits blanches Op 82 No 13

User Poll: avg = 5.9; median = 6

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Departure (from Kiki's Delivery Service)

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Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

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French Suite No 5 in G major BWV 816 mvt 7 Gigue

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Intermezzo in A major No 2 from Clavierstucke Op 118

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Sonatina in G major Anh 5/1 - mvt 1 Moderato

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Gymnopedie No 1

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Nocturne in Bb major No 5 H 37

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Scherzo No 12 from 24 Pieces for Children Op 39

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Consolation No 4 in Db major Quasi adagio from Six Consolations S172

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Etude in D major Op 46 No 8

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Nocturne Op 24 No 1 (Diana)

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Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

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

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Humoreske No 2 from 12 Klavierstucke

User Poll: avg = 6.6; median = 7

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Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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Sonata in E minor Hob XVI:34 - mvt 1

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9

"Departure" by Hisaishi also appears on RCM's popular selection syllabus of 2022 at level 3. Appears worth adding. Thanks

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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River Flows in You

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Sonata in E minor Hob XVI:34 - mvt 1

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Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

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Traumerei - op 15 no 7 F major from Kinderszenen Op 15

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Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

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

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Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 3 - mvt 1

Link fixed - thanks

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 3 - mvt 1

this is the second movement, not the first one.

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Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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

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Barcarolle Op 123 No 8

Thanks - RCM entry added

Studies Op 718 No 20 in D major

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Sonatina in C major Op 188 No 1 - Vivace

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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)

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Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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Desafinado arr. Faber

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

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2-Part Invention No 13 in A minor BWV 784

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Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 1

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Sostenuto in E- KK IVb No. 10

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5

Prelude in C major BWV 846 (prelude only)

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

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Prelude in C major BWV 846 (prelude only)

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

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Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre in G major L73

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Minuet in G major BWV 114

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Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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Aria in G minor

User Poll: avg = 4.4; median = 5

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Solfeggio in D major from Musikalische Nebenstunden

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

4

Solfeggio in D major from Musikalische Nebenstunden

Thanks - RCM listing added.

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

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Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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Rondo in Eb major Op 11

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Solfeggio in D major from Musikalische Nebenstunden

This is also in RCM Etudes Level 6

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Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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Spinnliedchen (Spinning Song) Op 14 No 4

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Oblivion arr Cosentino

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Sonata in Eb major Hob XVI:49

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

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School of Velocity Op 299 No 1

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

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Tarantella in D minor Op 65 No 4

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

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

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

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Impertinence HWV 494

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Impertinence HWV 494

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Largo in Eb major Op post. B109

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Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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