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Sonata in G major K 283 - mvt 1 Allegro

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7

Fantasy in D minor K 397

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7

Harry and Ginny

Thanks - link amended.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 3

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7

Sonata No 20 in G major Op 49 No 2 - mvt 1 Allegro ma non troppo

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7

Valse romantique L 71

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7

Youtube link added - thanks

Harry and Ginny

This link https://youtu.be/wmo74KEhmxA?feature=shared may work better. The link included also has strings.

https://youtu.be/aNPSg_ZdvXY

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 1 - mvt 2 Andante

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5

Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor BWV 847

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7

Spinnliedchen (Spinning Song) Op 14 No 4

User Poll: avg = 4.5; median = 5

5

Visions Fugitives Op 22 No 10

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6

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

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7

Sonata in D minor K 9 L 413

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6

Sonata in D minor K 9 L 413

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5

Minuet in G major BWV 114

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1

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7

User Poll: avg = 3.4; median = 4

4

Gnossiennes No 1

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7

Gigue en rondeau

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5

Minuet in D minor BWV Anh 132 (attr.) from Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach

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4

Minuet in D minor BWV Anh 132 (attr.) from Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach

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1

2-Part Invention No 13 in A minor BWV 784

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7

Prelude & Fugue No 17 in Ab major BWV 862

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7

Gymnopedie No 1

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6

Gymnopedie No 1

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6

Moderato No 2 from 20 Little Pieces for Beginners Op 6

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4

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

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10

Waltz Op Post in E minor B56

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6

Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum No 1 from Childrens Corner Suite L113 C major

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6

Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major BWV 846

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4

Cantabile in Bb major B 84

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5

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2

Sonatina - op 36 no 3 in C major

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6

Invention No 8 in F major BWV 779

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6

Minuet in G major BWV Anh 114 (Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach)

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2

Sonata in D minor K 9 L 413

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4

Etude in C major Op 10 No 1

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7

Prelude 3 (Praeludium vocis mollis a) in A minor

This prelude is also listed with a roman numeral as grade 1 (no reference to a syllabus). Suggest deleting the entry for "Prelude III".

Valsette from Pensee Lyriques Op 40 No 1

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5

Invention No 1 in C major BWV 772

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3

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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6

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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6

Canzonetta in G major Op 16 No 3

User Poll: avg = 2.7; median = 3

3

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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9

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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6

A Little Joke No 6 from 24 Pieces for Children Op 39

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4

Invention No 1 in C major BWV 772

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1

Prelude in A major Op 28 No 7

Voicing and expression are challenging.

5

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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7

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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7

School of Velocity Op 299 No 34

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6

12 Etudes Op 8 No 12 in D# minor

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7

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

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5

Capriccio in Eb major from Aquarellen Op 19 No 6

User Poll: avg = 7.1; median = 7

7

Confessions in the Moonlight

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6

March - Song of the Lark - op 37 no 3 G minor

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7

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

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7

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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7

Fifth Dimension

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5

Burgmuller J.F.

Tender Flower in D major Op 100 No 10

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3

Burgmuller J.F.

Tender Flower in D major Op 100 No 10

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3

Dallas Blues arr. Faber

Details fixed - thanks.

Apologies, it should read "Wand, Hart A." as composer and Faber as arranger. Could you please change it. Thanks.

School of Velocity Op 299 No 1

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5

Polonaise in G minor Op posth. CT 161

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6

Polonaise in G minor Op posth. CT 161

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6

Nachtstucke / Night Pieces 4 Op 23 No 4 in F major

Thanks - YT link and grade fixed.

7

Nachtstucke / Night Pieces 1 Op 23 No 1 in C major

Thanks - YT link and grade fixed.

7

Night-Vision 4 - op 23 no 4 F major

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7

Night-Vision 4 - op 23 no 4 F major

The video used with this piece is Piano Sonata 2 and not the Op 23 No 4 F Major piece from Nachstucke. Video should be changed and grade updated.

7

Night-Vision 1 - op 23 no 1 C major

This is the piano sonata from Op. 22. Not the actual Nachstucke of Op. 23. Video and grade needs to be redone

Studies Op 636 No 10

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5

Thirteen Anniversaries No 1 For Shirley Gabis Rhoads Perle

User Poll: avg = 4.6; median = 5

5

Minuet in G major BWV 114

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2

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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4

River Flows in You

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5

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

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6

La fille aux cheveux de lin No 8 from Preludes Book 1 L 117 in Gb major

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5

Sonata in D major Hob XVI:14

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6

Sonata in G major Op 78 D894 - mvt 3 Menuetto and Trio

Link fixed - thanks

Prelude in B minor Op 11 No 1

Left hand not easy at all

Minuet in A minor Z649

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3

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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7

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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6

Rachmaninoff S.

Song Without Words

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6

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

Sugerencia de grado

4

Sonatina in G major Op 20 No 2 - mvt 2

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4

Hungarian Rhapsody No 6 S. 244/6

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10

Prelude in Db major Op 28 No 15 (Raindrop)

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5

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

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6

The Little Morning Wanderer / Roaming in the Morning Op 68 No 17

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1

Study in C major - op 599 no 19 C major

PS rating changed from 1 to 2 (Aug '23)

2

Ruinae Gothicae

Title fixed - thanks.

Waltz in G major

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6

Sarabande from Six Humoresques Op 14 No 2

User Poll: avg = 5.2; median = 5

5

Viennese Sonatina No 4 in Bb major K 439b - mvt 1

The RCM Celebration grade 3 publication says "arranged from a 19th century transcription from Mozart's Five Divertimenti, K439b".

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

It's actually a grade 3 piece in RCM's 2022 syllabus.

3

Shostakovich D.

Gavotte No 2 from Dances of the Dolls Op 91b

Sugerencia de grado

2

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