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Europe, 1700–1930

Classical Piano

Studies, sonatinas and character pieces, read from the first printed editions.

93 pieces

Classical 3

  1. Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor)Ludwig van BeethovenA minor · 3/8 · 6old book
  2. Sonatina No. 1 in C major, Op. 36 No. 1: I. AllegroMuzio ClementiC major · 2/2 (cut time) · 6old book
  3. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenutoLudwig van BeethovenC# minor · 2/2 · 7old book

Baroque 7

  1. Minuet in G majorChristian PetzoldG major · 3/4 · 2old book
  2. Invention No. 1 in C majorJohann Sebastian BachC major · 4/4 · 5old book
  3. Prelude No. 1 in C majorJohann Sebastian BachC major · 4/4 · 5old book
  4. Invention No. 4 in D minorJohann Sebastian BachD minor · 3/8 · 5old book
  5. Invention No. 8 in F majorJohann Sebastian BachF major · 3/4 · 5old book
  6. Invention No. 13 in A minorJohann Sebastian BachA minor · 4/4 · 7old book
  7. Fugue No. 1 in C majorJohann Sebastian BachC major · 4/4 · 8old book

Technique 4

  1. ArabesqueFriedrich BurgmüllerA minor · 2/4 · 1old book
  2. Study No. 1Carl CzernyC major · 4/4 (common time) · 1old book
  3. Candour (Frankness)Friedrich BurgmüllerC major · 4/4 · 1old book
  4. BalladeFriedrich BurgmüllerC minor · 3/8 · 4old book

Romantic 7

  1. Melody (Album for the Young No. 1)Robert SchumannC major · 4/4 (common time) · 1old book
  2. Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4Frédéric ChopinE minor · 2/2 (cut time) · 6old book
  3. Nocturne in Eb major, Op. 9 No. 2Frédéric ChopinEb major · 12/8 · 7old book
  4. The Happy Farmer, Returning from Work (Album for the Young No. 10)Robert SchumannF major · 4/4 · 2old book
  5. Prelude in C minor, Op. 28 No. 20Frédéric ChopinC minor · 4/4 · 5old book
  6. The Wild Horseman (Album for the Young No. 8)Robert SchumannA minor · 6/8 · 3old book
  7. Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7Frédéric ChopinA major · 3/4 · 5old book

Scales 72

  1. C major scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicC major
  2. C major scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicC major
  3. G major scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicG major
  4. G major scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicG major
  5. D major scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicD major
  6. D major scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicD major
  7. A major scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicA major
  8. A major scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicA major
  9. E major scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicE major
  10. E major scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicE major
  11. B major scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicB major
  12. B major scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicB major
  13. F# major scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicF# major
  14. F# major scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicF# major
  15. Db major scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicDb major
  16. Db major scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicDb major
  17. Ab major scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicAb major
  18. Ab major scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicAb major
  19. Eb major scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicEb major
  20. Eb major scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicEb major
  21. Bb major scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicBb major
  22. Bb major scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicBb major
  23. F major scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicF major
  24. F major scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicF major
  25. A harmonic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicA minor
  26. A harmonic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicA minor
  27. A melodic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicA minor
  28. A melodic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicA minor
  29. E harmonic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicE minor
  30. E harmonic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicE minor
  31. E melodic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicE minor
  32. E melodic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicE minor
  33. B harmonic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicB minor
  34. B harmonic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicB minor
  35. B melodic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicB minor
  36. B melodic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicB minor
  37. F# harmonic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicF# minor
  38. F# harmonic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicF# minor
  39. F# melodic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicF# minor
  40. F# melodic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicF# minor
  41. C# harmonic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicC# minor
  42. C# harmonic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicC# minor
  43. C# melodic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicC# minor
  44. C# melodic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicC# minor
  45. G# harmonic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicG# minor
  46. G# harmonic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicG# minor
  47. G# melodic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicG# minor
  48. G# melodic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicG# minor
  49. Eb harmonic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicEb minor
  50. Eb harmonic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicEb minor
  51. Eb melodic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicEb minor
  52. Eb melodic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicEb minor
  53. Bb harmonic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicBb minor
  54. Bb harmonic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicBb minor
  55. Bb melodic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicBb minor
  56. Bb melodic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicBb minor
  57. F harmonic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicF minor
  58. F harmonic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicF minor
  59. F melodic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicF minor
  60. F melodic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicF minor
  61. C harmonic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicC minor
  62. C harmonic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicC minor
  63. C melodic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicC minor
  64. C melodic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicC minor
  65. G harmonic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicG minor
  66. G harmonic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicG minor
  67. G melodic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicG minor
  68. G melodic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicG minor
  69. D harmonic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicD minor
  70. D harmonic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicD minor
  71. D melodic minor scale, 1 octave, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicD minor
  72. D melodic minor scale, 2 octaves, hands togetherNathaniel School of MusicD minor

Why everything here is free to use

Every piece passes two tests: everyone who wrote it died before 1 January 1966 (India), and it was first published in 1930 or earlier (USA). It is read from the original period edition, never from a modern arrangement.