{"id":8949,"date":"2022-10-06T13:18:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T20:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/?p=8949"},"modified":"2023-10-19T14:35:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T21:35:28","slug":"famous-classical-piano-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/famous-classical-piano-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"40+ Legendary Classical Piano Songs By Difficulty (Sheet Music, Tutorials, History)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some classical piano songs (or, in classical speech, pieces<\/em>) are among the most recognizable tunes in music history. This post tells the stories of some of the most famous pieces ever. There will also be links to sheet music and tips where available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These 40+ pieces are composed in the style of the European classical tradition. But the composers are from all over the world and some pieces weren’t composed until the 21st century!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All pieces are listed in chronological order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beginner Pieces<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Canon in D (Pachelbel)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Prelude in C Major (J.S. Bach)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Minuet in G Major (Petzold)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Solfegietto in C Minor (C.P.E. Bach)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. 6 Piano Sonatinas, Op. 36 (Clementi)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Prelude in E Minor (Chopin)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Gymnop\u00e9die No. 1 (Satie)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. “River Flows in You” (Yiruma)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. “One Summer’s Day” (Hisaishi)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. “Nuvole Bianche” (Einaudi)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Honorable Mentions:<\/em> Minuet in G Minor, Waltz in A Minor, “To Zanarkand,” “I Giorni”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Intermediate Pieces<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Invention No. 1 in C Major (J.S. Bach)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Sonata No. 16 in C Major (Mozart)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. “Moonlight” Sonata – 1st Mvt. (Beethoven)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. “F\u00fcr Elise” (Beethoven)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. “St\u00e4ndchen” (Schubert\/Horn)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. “Venetian Boat Song” in G Minor (Mendelssohn)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. \u201cTr\u00e4umerei\u201d (Schumann)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. “Arietta” (Grieg)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. “To a Wild Rose” (MacDowell)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. “The Entertainer” (Joplin)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Honorable Mentions:<\/em> French Suite No. 5 (Allemande), Rondo alla turca, Eccossaises, “Path\u00e9tique” 2nd Mvt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      Advanced Pieces<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Prelude and Fugue in C Minor (J.S. Bach)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Sonata in D Minor K.9 (Scarlatti)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Goldberg Variations (J.S. Bach)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. “Moonlight” Sonata – 3rd Mvt. (Beethoven)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. “Fantaisie-Impromptu” (Chopin)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. “Liebestraum” (Liszt)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      7. Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      8. “The Lark” (Glinka\/Balakirev)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      9. “Clair de lune” (Debussy)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      10. “Le tombeau de Couperin” (Ravel)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Honorable Mentions: <\/em>“Minute” Waltz, “La fille aux cheveux de lin”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Expert Pieces<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        1. “Hammerklavier” Sonata (Beethoven)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Liszt)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. “La Campanella” (Paganini\/Liszt)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Piano Sonata No. 5 (Scriabin)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. Gaspard de la nuit (Ravel)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        6. Piano Concerto No. 3 (Rachmaninoff)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        7. “Flight of the Bumblebee” (Rimsky-Korsakov\/Rachmaninoff)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        8. “Opus clavicembalisticum” (Sorabji)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        9. \u00c9tude No. 13, \u201cThe Devil\u2019s Staircase\u201d (Ligeti)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        10. “Rush E” (SheetMusicBoss)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Honorable Mentions: <\/em>Cziffra’s “Flight of the Bumblebee,” Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, “Jeux d’eau”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          Notes:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n