[Dramatic] Recommended Piano Pieces

Here are dramatic piano pieces selected among a number of recommendations.

They are appealing to the audience and are perfect for small recitals.

Level Title Composer Sheet Music
1 A Spanish Fiesta Thompson Music
1 Lions Leile Fletcher -
1 Line of a hood carriage going The West Learning To Play -
1 Argentina Gillock -
1 The Swinging Sioux Gillock Music
1 Pow Wow Gillock Music
1 Spooky Footsteps Gillock -
1 Indian Fun Adams Music
1 Giant Vines Growing John George Music
1 Jack and Giant Nobuaki Tamaru -
1 The Shark! Catherine Rollin Music
1 Jungle Fever Catherine Rollin Music
1 The Bean Bag Bull Catherine Rollin Music
2 Ecossaises WoO.23 Beethoven Music
2 Turkish March Beethoven Music
2 Arabesque Burgmuller Music
2 Ballade Burgmuller Music
2 Dolly's Dreaming and Awakening Oesten Music
2 Through Forest and Field Gurlitt -
2 Hölzerne Pferd Nurnbrg -
2 Tarentelle Mignonne Streabbog -
2 Les Papillons Gael Music
2 The Gypsy Camp Thompson Music
2 A Little Song Op.27-2 Kabalevsky Music
2 A Trip to Baghdad Learning To Play -
2 The Glass Slipper Gillock Music
2 Sarabande Gillock Music
2 The Dance of Aborigines Yoshinao Nakada Music
2 The Great Cathedral Glover -
2 Spooky Games Glover Music
2 A Sound of Cor Anglais Hikaru Hayashi -
3 Polonaise (BWV Anh.125) C.Ph.E.Bach Music
3 La chevaleresque Burgmuller Music
3 La Styrienne Burgmuller Music
3 Tarantella Burgmuller Music
3 Ungeduld Op.155-3 Gurlitt -
3 Marsch Op.210-23 Gurlitt Music
3 Gypsy Dance Lichner Music
3 Camp of Gipsies Behr Music
3 Polonaise Schmoll -
3 Fairy Dance Op.12-4 Grieg Music
3 Hungarian Dance Op.39-9 Reinhold Music
3 A Little Song Khachaturian Music
3 Sakura Sakura Learning To Play -
3 In Old Vienna Gillock Music
3 Castanets Gillock Music
3 Sound of The Koto Akira Yuyama -
3 August-Summer Festival Kouichi Hattori -
3 Dance Reiko Arima -
3 Slippin' Around Martha Mier Music
3 Red Rose Rendezvous Martha Mier Music
3 Rain and the Rainbow John George Music
4 Sonatine Op.20-1 mov.1 Dussek Music
4 A Fairy Tale Op.8-4 Maykapar -
4 Etude Khachaturian Music
4 Birthday Party Khachaturian Music
4 Rider Op.27-29 Kabalevsky Music
4 Toccatina Op.27-12 Kabalevsky Music
4 The Acrobats Shostakovich -
4 Fountain in the Rain Gillock Music
4 Sleighbells in the Snow Gillock Music
4 A Cheerful Dance, and A Quiet Dance Yoshinao Nakada -
4 The Merry Waltz Yoshinao Nakada -
4 Birthday Cake Akira Yuyama Music
4 The Legend of the Sea Takekuni Hirayoshi -
4 The Midnight Fire Festival Takekuni Hirayoshi -
4 Dance Kazuyoshi Uzuki -
4 Tangorific Glenda Austin Music
4 Blue Mood Waltz Glenda Austin Music
4 Witch's Rondo Yuta Miyake -
5 Les petits moulins a vent Couperin Music
5 Sonata L.386 K.35 D.Scarlatti -
5 Für Elise Beethoven Music
5 Sonatine Op.20-1 mov.2 Kuhlau Music
5 Orage Burgmuller Music
5 Rondo alla Turca Op.68 Burgmuller Music
5 Venetianisches Gondellied Op.30-6 Mendelssohn Music
5 Prelude Op.28-4 Chopin Music
5 Alpenglockchen Oesten -
5 Alpenglühen (Alpine Glow) Oesten Music
5 Blumenlied Lange Music
5 Valse Op. 83 Durand Music
5 Baba-Yaga Op.39-20 (Children's Album) Tchaikovsky Music
5 La prière d'une vierge Badarzewska Music
5 Tarantella Op.77-6 Moszkowski Music
5 In Autumn Op.51-4(Woodland sketches) Macdowell Music
5 Menuett Op.14-1 Paderewski Music
5 Odeon Nazareth -
5 Chanson Triste (A Sad Song) Kalinnikov Music
5 Roumanian Folk Dances No.1 Bartok Music
5 Cortege de sauterelles Op.65-7 (Music for Children) Prokofiev Music
5 Tarantella Op.65-4 (Music for Children) Prokofiev Music
5 Czardas Rhapsody Scher Music
5 Seven Good-Humoured Variations on a Ukrainian Folksong Kabalevsky -
5 Sonatine Op.13-1 mov.1 Kabalevsky Music
5 Sonatine Op.13-1 mov.3 Kabalevsky Music
5 A Memory of Vienna Gillock Music
5 Sonatine mov.1 Gillock Music
5 Sonatine mov.3 Gillock Music
5 Valse Etude Gillock Music
5 Etude allegro Yoshinao Nakada Music
5 Kaki-no-Tane Akira Yuyama Music
5 Baumkuchen Akira Yuyama Music
5 Arabesque of Waves Akira Miyoshi -
5 Summer Night Habanera Takekuni Hirayoshi -
5 Valse Brillante Glenda Austin Music
5 Theme from Lupin the Third 1978 Yuji Ohno -
5 Theme from Lupin the Third 1980 Yuji Ohno -
5 Bird Person ~ Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Joe Hisaishi -
5 Summer ~ Kikujiro Joe Hisaishi -
5 Fireworks Joe Hisaishi -
5 Princess Mononoke Joe Hisaishi -
5 Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence Ryuichi Sakamoto -
5 Jounetsu Tairiku Taro Hakase -
5 cerulean eyes Shu Kanematsu -

    * Please refer to the number of stars for the level of difficulty.

    * For solo pieces, There are 5 levels from (Beginners) to (Elementary/Intermediate ~ Intermediate).

    * For four-hand pieces, There are 6 levels from (Beginners) to (above Intermediate), for both Primo and Secondo.

    Popularity Ranking

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    Recommended Solo Pieces

    You can find our recommended solo pieces that are appealing to the audience according to different levels. You can also sort them by composers and/or genres along with performance videos and sheet music information.

    For Beginners
    For people who have just started learning the piano. We have chosen easy-to-play pieces that have few notes and simple rhythm but rich in musicality which don't require a lot of knowledge.Go to List of Recommendations
    For Elementary Learners
    For people who can now read sheet music and play a little. Choose the piece that best suits you according to your finger strength and rhythmic sense. Even though the sheet music may look easy, these pieces sound wonderful when expressed in a careful manner.Go to List of Recommendations
    For Elementary to Elementary/Intermediate Learners
    For people who have already acquired the basics. Exotic, pop, beautiful, flowing melodies...the ones we have selected will best showcase certain techniques or your ability of expression.Go to List of Recommendations
    For Elementary/Intermediate Learners
    For people with certain piano techniques and expression abilities. The pieces we have selected are all rich in musicality and sound impressive. Don't worry if your fingers don't reach an Octave. Most of them don't require big hands. Popular recital pieces to hidden masterpieces, we are continuously looking out for pieces to be played by elementary/intermediate learners.Go to List of Recommendations
    For Elementary/Intermediate to Intermediate Learners
    For people who possess a wide range of techniques. The pieces we have selected are high quality, adequately challenging, and are appealing to the audience. You will find many big scale and glamorous pieces.Go to List of Recommendations
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    Here, you can look for our recommended pieces that are appealing to the audience according to composers as well as some basic information on the composers.Search by Composer
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    Recommended pieces that are appealing to the audience are shown according to different genres. Please find your favorite by the feature of the piece, era, etc.Search by Genre

    If you are not sure whether you are an elementary, intermediate, or an advanced learner, please refer to Elementary? Intermediate? Advanced? Piano levels should be measured by "Piano IQ" which explains the judgement criteria for piano skills.

    Recommended Four-Hand Pieces

    Here, you can find recommended four-hand pieces that are appealing to the audience. Please check out the list of our recommended pieces for elementary, intermediate, and advanced learners as well as performance videos and sheet music.About Four-Hand PerformancesGo to List of Recommendations