[Exotic] Recommended Piano Pieces

Here are exotic 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 Indian Dance Cortot -
1 From a Wigwam Thompson Music
1 The Birch Canoe Leile Fletcher -
1 The Little Piper Leile Fletcher -
1 Argentina Gillock -
1 The Swinging Sioux Gillock Music
1 Pow Wow Gillock Music
1 Tom Toms Gillock Music
1 Owl at Midnight Gillock -
1 Indian Fun Adams Music
1 Natives Dancing John George Music
1 Aladdin's lamp Nobuaki Tamaru -
1 The Bean Bag Bull Catherine Rollin Music
1 Matsuri (Japanese Festival) Noriko Kume -
2 Arabesque Burgmuller Music
2 Ballade Burgmuller Music
2 Tarentelle Mignonne Streabbog -
2 The Gypsy Camp Thompson Music
2 A Little Slavonic Rhapsody Thompson Music
2 A Trip to Baghdad Learning To Play -
2 The Dance of Aborigines Yoshinao Nakada Music
2 March of the Gnomes Martha Mier Music
3 Tarantella Burgmuller Music
3 Gypsy Dance Lichner Music
3 Camp of Gipsies Behr Music
3 Fairy Dance Op.12-4 Grieg Music
3 Hungarian Dance Op.39-9 Reinhold Music
3 Roumanian Folk Dances 2 Bartok Music
3 Roumanian Folk Dances 3 Bartok Music
3 Sakura Sakura Learning To Play -
3 Castanets Gillock Music
3 Tarantella Gillock -
3 Flamenco Gillock Music
3 Sound of The Koto Akira Yuyama -
3 August-Summer Festival Kouichi Hattori -
3 The Sea Breeze Samba Takekuni Hirayoshi -
3 The Pampas Grass Funeral Procession Takekuni Hirayoshi -
3 Distant Africa Takekuni Hirayoshi -
4 Witche's Dance Kullak -
4 The little nigar(Cakewalk) Debussy Music
4 Roumanian Folk Dances 4 Bartok Music
4 Jocularity Thompson Music
4 Etude Khachaturian Music
4 Scherzo Khachaturian Music
4 Rider Op.27-29 Kabalevsky Music
4 Sonatine Op.27-18 Kabalevsky Music
4 Rondo Toccata Op.60-4 Kabalevsky Music
4 Clockwork Doll Op.69-6 (Children's Notebook) Shostakovich Music
4 The Haunted Tree Gillock Music
4 Fun Karaev -
4 The Dance of the Elves and the Red Moon Takekuni Hirayoshi -
4 The Midnight Fire Festival Takekuni Hirayoshi -
4 Dance Kazuyoshi Uzuki -
4 Tangorific Glenda Austin Music
4 Witch's Rondo Yuta Miyake -
5 Rondo alla Turca Op.68 Burgmuller Music
5 Baba-Yaga Op.39-20 (Children's Album) Tchaikovsky Music
5 Roumanian Folk Dances No.1 Bartok Music
5 Roumanian Folk Dances No.5-No.6 Bartok Music
5 Marche Op.65-10 (Music for Children) Prokofiev Music
5 Czardas Rhapsody Scher Music
5 A Dance and Song Yoshinao Nakada -
5 Oni-Arare Akira Yuyama Music
5 Kaki-no-Tane Akira Yuyama Music
5 Asience-fast piano Ryuichi Sakamoto -
5 Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence Ryuichi Sakamoto -

    * 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.

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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
    Search by Composer
    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