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Piano Pieces That You'd Recommend?

  • 27-03-2010 2:38am
    #1
    sponsoredwalk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,038 ✭✭✭


    Hi everybody.

    I'd really appreciate it if all of you could recommend some songs for me to learn on piano to exercise my fingers & get me used to jumping between notes etc...

    I'll give you an idea of what I'm looking for.

    I am able to play something like Mozart's Turkish March - Eine kleine nachtmusik - (something I'm very proud of lol) although not at amazing speeds nor doing all the crazy expressions I've heard some pianists do. I do tend to vary in timing & that's simply because my fingers aren't used to the board etc...

    I can pretty much tab out by ear most pieces so it's not really learning the songs, it's just the mechanical fret work.

    Melodic songs are most welcome! Stuff along the lines of Mozart Sonata K545, Beethovens "Virus" piece, Sonatina in G Major and Brahms Hungarian Dance (although I obviously can't play piano that difficult!).


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  • #2
    Doshea3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭Doshea3


    Buy one of Denes Agay's 'Classics to Moderns' books. They're really good...have only used the beginner ones for students, but in books 4, 5 and 6 there's really good music (and in original versions, not simplified)...


  • #3
    The Mad Hatter
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    Doshea3 wrote: »
    Buy one of Denes Agay's 'Classics to Moderns' books. They're really good...have only used the beginner ones for students, but in books 4, 5 and 6 there's really good music (and in original versions, not simplified)...

    God damn your quick draw posting!


  • #4
    Tirim
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Tirim


    Haydn's Sonatas give great pleasure and are of different difficulty. 2 vols. Also you might look at Debussy "Dr Gradus and Parnassum" which will give you a heart attack when you see the score (:eek:) but is surprisingly easy to play and will dazzle your audience! (:) )


  • #5
    sponsoredwalk
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    Wow that piece is a bit out of my league at the moment.

    I've just seen a 5 year old girl on youtube school me big time :rolleyes:

    I'll give it a whirl anyway to see, it does seem like the speed of this 5 year old girl is whats scaring me :o.

    Thanks for the recommendation, I'll efinitely check out some of Haydn's sonatas.


  • #6
    alaverdi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭alaverdi


    Hi,
    I have a school of Music in Co.Kildare,and you are most welcome to come to me and have a look and try whatever music you'll find is good for you to start.I have an archive of more then 1000 scores for a lot of instruments including Piano.Feel free to accept.
    Best regards,
    Marianne
    L'Academia di Musici
    Naas,Co.Kildare:)


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