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Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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6

Bach J.S.

Little Prelude in C minor BWV 934

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5

Martinu B.

Christmas I H 167 No 1 Sledge

User Poll: avg = 6.2; median = 6

6

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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7

Chua S.

Rapunzel Rapunzel Let down your Hair

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6

Grieg E.

March of the Dwarfs - op 54 no 3 D minor

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8

Grieg E.

March of the Dwarfs - op 54 no 3 D minor

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8

Reinecke C.

Serenade Op 183 No 2 mvt 2 Elegy

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2

Kabalevsky D.

Twenty Four Little Pieces Op 39 No 23 Waltz

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1

Gade N.

Ring Dance Op 36 No 3b

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3

Bach J.S.

Invention No 14 in Bb major BWV 785

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8

Ravel M.

Gaspard de la nuit - mvt 1 Ondine in C# minor

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10

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 S. 244/2

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9

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

Who are the clowns that put 6

10

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

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10

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 4 'Mazeppa'

definitely licentiate level

10

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 9 in Ab Major Ricordanza

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10

Rachmaninoff S.

Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini - Op 43 variation 18 arr. Long

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10

Kabalevsky D.

Sonatina in C major Op 13 No 1 mvt 3 Presto

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8

Bach J.S.

Invention No 4 in D minor BWV 775

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5

Chopin F.

Polonaise in A major Op 40 No 1 'Military'

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9

Hindemith P.

Piano Suite 1922 Op 26

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10

Chopin F.

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

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10

Beethoven L.

Symphony No 9 in D Minor Op 125 Choral Symphony - mvt 4 Finale arr. Lanning

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4

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 1

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8

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 26 in Eb major Op 81a (Les Adieux)

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10

Rachmaninoff S.

Etude-Tableau: Moderato - op 33 no 4 D minor

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10

Chopin F.

Polonaise-Fantaisie in Ab major Op 61

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10

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in B minor No 10 from 13 preludes Op 32

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10

Granados E.

Oriental No 2 from Danzas Espagnolas Op 37

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8

Granados E.

Goyescas Op 11 No 4 La maja y el ruisenor (The Maiden and the Nightingale)

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10

Grieg E.

Puck No 3 from Lyric Pieces Op 71 in Eb minor

PS grade revised from 6 to 7 (Aug. '25)

7

Vine C.

Spartacus from Red Blues

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6

Grieg E.

Puck No 3 from Lyric Pieces Op 71 in Eb minor

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7

Fuchs R.

Popanz Op 32 No 6

User Poll: avg = 4.7; median = 5

5

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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10

Handel G.

Fantasia in A major

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6

Schumann R.

Album Leaves I - op 99 no 4 F# minor

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6

Bach J.S.

Musette in D major BWV Anh 126

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2

Satie E.

Sonatina bureaucratique

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7

Czerny C.

First Instructor Op 599 No 85

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3

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18

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10

Copland A.

The Cat and the Mouse (Scherzo humoristique)

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10

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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8

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 1 Ab major S541

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10

Kreisler F.

Liebesleid arr. Rachmaninoff

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8

Turk D.

Sad Feelings no 14 A minor (60 Pieces for Aspiring Pianists Bk 1)

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1

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

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8

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

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7

Chopin F.

Waltz in E minor op. post. CT222

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6

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 14 in C# minor Op 27 No 2 ((Sonate au Clair de lune)

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10

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

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5

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

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2

Debussy C.

Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir No 4 from Preludes Book 1 L 117 A major

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10

Hyde M.

Reverie

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5

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major BWV 846

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7

Granados E.

Lento con tenerezza Op 1 No 6

User Poll: avg = 3.8; median = 4

4

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826

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8

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 1

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3

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in F minor Op 55 No 1

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9

Mozart W.

Sonata In C major K 330

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8

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Shostakovich D.

Prelude and Fugue in A major Op 87 No 7

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8

Beethoven L.

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

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8

Beethoven L.

Lustig und Traurig WoO 54

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4

Liszt F.

Consolation No 2: Un poco piu mosso from Six Consolations S172

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8

Clementi M.

Tarantella in A minor WoO 21

User Poll: avg = 4.8; median = 5

5

Rollin C.

Jazzy Joey

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2

Chopin F.

Polonaise-Fantaisie in Ab major Op 61

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10

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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8

Gillock W.

Fountain in the Rain

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7

Mendelssohn F.

Etude 1 - op 104b no 4 Bb minor

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8

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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9

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Sinding C.

Rustle of Spring Op 32 No 3

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6

Liszt F.

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

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8

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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9

Haydn J.

Sonata in E minor Hob XVI:34

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9

Grieg E.

Wedding day at Troldhaugen Op 65 No 6

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10

Liszt F.

Mephisto Waltz No 1 S 514

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10

Hisaishi J.

The Wind Forest

needs big hands so hard for young children and needs to be able to change octaves quickly. Also quite long and needs musical expression.

7

Hisaishi J.

The Wind Forest

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7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C minor Op 48 No 1

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6

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 1 Ab major S541

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5

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 S. 244/2

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9

Berkeley L.

Allegro No 5 from Five Short Pieces Op 4

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7

Mozart W.

Sonata - K 545 C major

It is hard to get it good but easy to play since it is in C major. If you want to play it good and have it sound good with emotions and depth it could be a 10+!

10

Bach J.S.

English Suite No 2 in A minor BWV 807- Prelude mvt 1

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10

Heller S.

Op 45 No 3 in D major - allegro - A Real Task

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6

Satie E.

Air du Grand Prieur no 3 from Sonneries de la Rose + Croix

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4

Glass P.

Metamorphosis Two

User Poll: avg = 5; median = 5

5

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in B minor No 10 from 13 preludes Op 32

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10

Stravinsky I.

Tango

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10

Chopin F.

Wiosna (Spring) Op 74 No 2/CT 130

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3

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 4 (Quatrieme gnossienne)

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5

Liszt F.

Ballade no 1 Db major S170

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10

Krieger J.

Minuet in A minor

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1

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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5

Bach J.S.

Little Prelude in D minor BWV 940

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5