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Albéniz
Granada, from Suite Española, Op.47 (Albéniz) (Short Piece)
 
1 Granada, from Suite Española, Op.47
Tango in D (Albéniz) (Short Piece)
1 Tango in D
Albinoni
Adagio (Albinoni) (Short Piece)
1 Adagio
Alfven
Midsummer Vigil (Swedish Rhapsody) (Alfven) (Short Piece)
1 Midsummer Vigil (Swedish Rhapsody)
Anderson
Blue Tango (Anderson) (Short Piece)
1 Hit tango tune of the 50s, with its characteristic 'blue' counter-theme
Forgotten Dreams (Anderson) (Short Piece)
1 Reflective quaver theme played on the piano
Sleigh Ride (Anderson) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Syncopated Clock (Anderson) (Short Piece)
1 Main tune
Arensky
Impromptu in B, Op 25 No.1 (Arensky) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Bach
Art of the Fugue BWV 1080 (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Art of the Fugue BWV 1080
Minuet from Anna Magdalena's Notebook (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Minuet from Anna Magdalena's Notebook
Organ Chorale Wachet Auf - Sleepers awake! (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Organ Chorale Wachet Auf - Sleepers awake!
2 The hymn-like chorale tune, accompanied by the faster flowing tune played here by the strings.
Prelude in C BWV846a from The Well-Tempered Clavier (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Prelude in C BWV846a from The Well-Tempered Clavier
Three-Part Invention No.14 in Bb (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Toccata - very slow and dramatic
2 Fugue - very fast and energetic
Two-Part Invention No.1 in C (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Two-Part Invention No 1 in C
Two-Part Invention No.13, in A minor. (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Two-Part Invention No.14 in Bb (arranged 'jazzy') (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Invention in Bb no 14 (arranged 'jazzy')
Two-Part Invention No.2 in C minor (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Two-Part Invention No 2 in C minor
Two-Part Invention No.3 in D (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Two-Part Invention No.4 in D minor (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Two-Part Invention No.5 in Eb (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Two-Part Invention No.8 in F (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Two-Part Invention No 8 in F
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No 9 in E (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No.22 in Bb minor (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No 5 in D (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 MAIN TUNE
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No.02 in C minor (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No.1 in C (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No.21 in Bb (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No.3 in C# (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No.7 in Eb (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Fugue No.8 in Eb minor (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No 5 in D (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No 9 in E (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 MAIN THEME
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No.1 in C BWV846a (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No.21 in Bb (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 tune embedded inside demI-semi figures
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No.22 in Bb minor (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No.3 in C# (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 main tune
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No.7 in Eb (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Prelude No.8 in Eb minor (Bach) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Balakirev
Islamey - Oriental Fantasy (Balakirev) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
3 Third theme
Barber
Adagio for strings, Op 11 (Barber) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Bartók
Rumanian Folk Dances No.1 'Stick Dance'. (Bartók) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Rumanian Folk Dances No.2 'Sash Dance'. (Bartók) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Rumanian Folk Dances No.3 'Stamping Dance'. (Bartók) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Rumanian Folk Dances No.4 'Hornpipe Dance'. (Bartók) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Rumanian Folk Dances No.5 'Rumanian Polka'. (Bartók) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Rumanian Folk Dances No.6 'Fast Dance'. (Bartók) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
3 Third theme
Beethoven
Bagatelles Op 126, No.1 (Beethoven) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
Bagatelles Op 126, No.2 (Beethoven) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
Bagatelles Op 126, No.3 (Beethoven) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
Bagatelles Op 126, No.4 (Beethoven) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
Bagatelles Op 126, No.5 (Beethoven) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
Bagatelles Op 126, No.6 (Beethoven) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
Für Elise (Beethoven) (Short Piece)
1 Für Elise
Minuet in G (Beethoven) (Beethoven) (Short Piece)
1 Main tune
Rondo for Violin and Piano in G major, WoO 41 (Beethoven) (Short Piece)
1 Rondo in G
2 Theme B of the rondo
3 Theme C of the rondo
Violin Romance No.1 in G major Op 40 (Beethoven) (Short Piece)
1 The beautiful main theme on the violin.
Binge
Elizabethan Serenade (Binge) (Short Piece)
1 First theme - a rhythmic 'leitmotiv"
2 Main lyrical tune
Brahms
Op. 118, No.2: Intermezzo in A (Brahms) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Byrd
Pavan - The Earle of Salisbury (Byrd) (Short Piece)
1 Pavan - The Earle of Salisbury
Chabrier
Espana Rhapsody Themes (Chabrier) (Short Piece)
1 First main theme, imitating castanets.
2 Second theme
3 Third theme
4 Fourth theme
5 Fifth theme
Habanera (Chabrier) (Short Piece)
1 Habanera
Chaminade
Callirhoè (Air de ballet) (Chaminade) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Scarf Dance (Chaminade) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Serenade Op 29 (Chaminade) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
The Flatt'rer (La Lisonjera) (Chaminade) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Chopin
Ballade No 2 in F, Op.38 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Ballade No.3 in A-flat, Op. 47 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
Barcarolle, Op. 60 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Berceuse, Op. 57 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Écossaise No.1 in D (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Écossaise No.2 in G (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Étude Op 10 No.3 in E (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main and best-known theme.
Fantasie Impromptu Op 66 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 This incredibly fast and vituosic semi-quaver passage in C# minor is theme A of the ABA ternary form of this fantasy.
2 This languid melody in Db major contasts sharply with the previous passages. It forms theme B of the ABA ternary form.
Mazurka Op. 7 No.1 in Bb (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Mazurka in Bb Op 7 No 1
Mazurka Op. 33, No.2 in D (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Mazurka Op. 59, No.2 in A-flat (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Mazurka Op. 63 No.3 in C# minor (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main tune
Mazurka Op. 68, No.2 in A minor (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Nocturne No.1 in Bb minor Op 9 No 1 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Nocturne No 1 in Bb minor, Op 9 No 1
Nocturne No.10 in Ab Op.32 No 2 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Nocturne No.11 in G minor Op 37 No 1 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Nocturne No.12 in G Op 37 No 2 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 First theme, a skippy tune in the tonic (G major)
2 Second theme, a lilting tune in the sub-dominant (C major)
Nocturne No.13 in C minor Op 48 No 1 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 main theme, a slow sombre tune in C minor
2 second theme, a brighter tune in the tonic major key (C major)
Nocturne No.14 in F# minor Op 48 No 2 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Nocturne No.15 in F minor Op 55 No 1 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Nocturne No.16 in Eb Op 55 No 2 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main tune
Nocturne No.17 in B Op 62 No 1 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Nocturne No.18 in E Op 62 No 2 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Nocturne No.19 in E minor Op 72 No 1 (posthumous) (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Nocturne No.2 in Eb Op 9 No 2 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Nocturne in Eb
Nocturne No.3 in B Op 9 No 3 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 main tune
Nocturne No.4 in F Op 15 No 1 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Nocturne No.5 in F# Op 15 No 2 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 main tune
Nocturne No.6 in G minor Op 15 No 3 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Nocturne No.7 in C# minor Op 27 No 1 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Nocturne No.8 in Db Op 27 No 2 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Nocturne No 8 in Db Op 27 No 2
Nocturne No.9 in B Op 32 No 1 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 main tune
Polonaise in A Major Op 40 No.1 'Military' (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 First theme in A major.
2 Second theme in D major
Polonaise, Op. 53 in A-flat (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Prelude No.02 in A minor, Op. 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme after 2 bars accompaniment figure in left hand.
Prelude No.03 in G, Op. 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 1This theme appears in the right hand, after 2 bars of a vivace figure in the left hand
Prelude No.04 in E minor, Op 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Prelude No.06 in B minor, Op. 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 This 'cello-like' passage in the left hand is the main theme.
Prelude No.07 in A, Op. 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 The short and sweet theme of Chopin's shortest prelude.
Prelude No.09 in E, Op. 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Prelude No.10 in C# minor, Op. 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Prelude No.11 in B, Op. 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Prelude No.13 in F-sharp, Op. 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Lento and mellow theme
Prelude No.15 in Db "Raindrop", Op 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Prelude Op 28 No 15 in Db "Raindrop"
Prelude No.17 in A-flat, Op. 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Two bars of triplets on a repeated note precede this tune.
Prelude No.19 in E-flat, Op. 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 This tune is hidden in the first note of each triplet.
Prelude No.20 in C minor, Op. 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Sombre almost funereal theme.
Prelude No.21 in B-flat, Op. 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Cantabile main tune.
Prelude No.23 in F, Op. 28 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 This arpeggio-style passage sets the pattern.
Scherzo No.4 in E, Op.54 (Chopin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man (Copland) (Short Piece)
1 Fanfare for the Common Man
Dalayrac
Romance, La Pazza Per Amore (Dalayrac) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Dandrieu
Les Fifres (The Fifes) (Dandrieu) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Debussy
Arabesque No.1 in E (Debussy) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
3 Third theme
Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque (Debussy) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Preludes Book 1 No.8) (Debussy) (Short Piece)
1 Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Preludes Book 1 No 8)
Rêverie (Debussy) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Dvořák
Humoresque Op 101 No.7 (Dvořák) (Short Piece)
1 Humoresque Op 101 No 7
Romance for violin and orchestra, Op 11 (Dvořák) (Short Piece)
1 Main tune
Elgar
Chanson de Matin (Elgar) (Short Piece)
1 Principal theme
Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op 47 (Elgar) (Short Piece)
1 The first theme features some huge leaps in the strings
Salut d'amour (Piano solo) (Elgar) (Short Piece)
1 Main tune
Salut d'Amour Op 12 (flute/piano, orchestra) (Elgar) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Fauré
Sicilienne Op 78 (Fauré) (Short Piece)
1 Main tune
Fibich
Poem (Fibich) (Short Piece)
1 Poem
Field
Nocturne No.1 in Eb (Field) (Short Piece)
1 Nocturne No 1 in Eb
Nocturne No.4 in A (Field) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Nocturne No.5 in Bb (Field) (Short Piece)
1 Nocturne in Bb
German
Morris dance from Henry VIII Incidental Music (German) (Short Piece)
1 Morris dance from Henry VIII Incidental Music
Gomersall
Stocho Barocco - an Aeolian Amble (Gomersall) (Short Piece)
1 Theme 1 is introduced by the oboe, then 2 bars later it is joined (quasi fugally) by the clarinet, then 2 bars later by the flute.
2 Theme 2 follows on behind theme 1, and it blends with it contrapuntally.
3 Theme 3 comes in on the horn in the bass register.
4 Theme 4 is played on the violins in counterpoint with theme 3.
Study in Ternary Form (Gomersall) (Short Piece)
1 Theme A which starts in A major and modulates to the dominant key of E major.
2 Theme B, which returns to the tonic key of A major.
3 Theme A2, which is like theme A, but it ends up in the home key of A major
Gossec
Gavotte (Gossec) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Grainger
Mock Morris (Grainger) (Short Piece)
1 Mock Morris
Shepherd's Hey, from English Morris Dances (Grainger) (Short Piece)
1 Shepherd's Hey, from English Morris Dances
Granados
Spanish Dance No.2 (Granados) (Short Piece)
1 Spanish Dance No 2
Grieg
Album Leaf (Grieg) (Short Piece)
1 Album Leaf
Butterfly from Lyric Pieces Book 3, Op 43 (Grieg) (Short Piece)
1 Butterfly from Lyric Pieces Book 3, Op 43
Norwegian Dance Op 35 No.2 (Grieg) (Short Piece)
1 Norwegian Dance Op 35 No 2 (with ornaments)
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op 65 No.6 (Grieg) (Short Piece)
1 Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op 65 No 6
Handel
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - from Solomon (Handel) (Short Piece)
1 Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - from Solomon
Harmonious Blacksmith (Air and 2 variations, from 5th harpsichord Suite) (Handel) (Short Piece)
1 Harmonious Blacksmith (Air and 2 variations, from 5th harpsichord Suite)
Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
New Rag (Joplin) (Short Piece)
1 Piano introduction
2 Main theme on clarinet
The Easy Winners (Joplin) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Ketèlbey
In a Monastery Garden (Ketèlbey) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Liszt
Consolation No.1 in E (Liszt) (Short Piece)
1 Consolation
Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C# Minor (Liszt) (Short Piece)
1 Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C# Minor
2 Theme no 2
3 Theme No 3
4 Theme No 4
5 Theme No 5
6 Theme No 6
Liebesträume No.3 (Liszt) (Short Piece)
1 Liebestraum No 3
Mascagni
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) (Short Piece)
1 Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
2 This is the main theme from the Intermezzo.
Massenet
Meditation from Thais (Massenet) (Short Piece)
1 Meditation from Thais
McDowell
To a Wild Rose (from Woodland Sketches) Op 51 No.1 (McDowell) (Short Piece)
1 To a Wild Rose (from Woodland Sketches) Op 51 No 1
Mendelssohn
Sadness of Soul, from Songs without Words (Mendelssohn) (Short Piece)
1 Sadness of Soul, from Songs without Words
Moszkowski
Spanish Dance in A, Op 12 No.3 (Moszkowski) (Short Piece)
1 1st theme, brilliant fast and high passages in the right hand.
2 2nd slightly slower theme
Mozart
Lullaby (Sleep Little Prince) (Mozart) (Short Piece)
1 Introduction
2 Main theme
Menuetto No.6 in D K355 (Mozart) (Short Piece)
1 Menuetto No 6 in D K355
Minuet in G (written while only 7 years old) (Mozart) (Short Piece)
1 Minuet in G (written while only 7 years old)
Offenbach
Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman (Offenbach) (Short Piece)
1 This tune, played first on the cello, is the most well-known theme from 'The Tales of Hoffman'.
Paderewski
Minuet in G (Paderewski) (Paderewski) (Short Piece)
1 A highly ornamented main theme
Paradies
Toccata in A (Paradies) (Short Piece)
1 Toccata in A
Poulenc
Mouvement perpetuels (Poulenc) (Short Piece)
1 Movement 1
2 Movement 2
3 Movement 3
Purcell
Rondeau in D minor (Purcell) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme of the rondo, which is repeated between each alternating theme.
Rameau
Le rappel des oiseaux (Rameau) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Musette (Rameau) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Tambourin (Rameau) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Ravel
Pavanne for a Dead Infanta (Ravel) (Short Piece)
1 First theme
Rimsky-Korsakov
Song of India from Sadko (Rimsky-Korsakov) (Short Piece)
1 Introductory theme
2 Main theme
Rubenstein
Mélodie in F (Rubenstein) (Short Piece)
1 Mélodie in F
2 second theme
Schubert
Impromptu No.2 in Ab Op.142 (Schubert) (Short Piece)
1 Impromptu No 2 in Ab Op.142
Impromptu No.3 in Gb Op 90 (Schubert) (Short Piece)
1 Impromptu No 3 in Gb Op 90
Impromptu Op 142 No.3 in Bb (Schubert) (Short Piece)
1 Impromptu Op 142 No 3 in Bb
Landler No1 in Eb (Schubert) (Short Piece)
1 Landler No1 in Eb
Moment Musical Op 94 No.3 in F minor (Schubert) (Short Piece)
1 Moment Musical Op 94 No 3 in F minor
Schumann
Why? (Warum?) Op 12 No.3 (Schumann) (Short Piece)
1 Why? (Warum?) Op 12 No 3
Shostakovich
Taiti Trot (Tea for Two) (Shostakovich) (Short Piece)
1 Chorus of popular song - Tea for Two - used as theme by Shostakovich
Sinding
Rustle of Spring Op 32 No.3 (Sinding) (Short Piece)
1 This tune played by the left hand, is accompanied by rapid arpeggios by the right hand.
Strauss-Johann2
Pizzicato Polka (Strauss-Johann2) (Short Piece)
1 Pizzicato Polka
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka (Strauss-Johann2) (Short Piece)
1 Tritsch-Tratsch Polka theme 1
2 2nd theme
3 3rd theme
Tarrega
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Tarrega) (Short Piece)
1 Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Tchaikovsky
Song Without Words Opus 40 No.6 (Tchaikovsky) (Short Piece)
1 Song Without Words Opus 40 No 6
Various
Jamaican Rhumba (Short Piece)
1 Jamaican Rhumba
St. Valentine's Day - Duet for 2 violins (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Villoldo
El Choclo - Tango Argentine (Villoldo) (Short Piece)
1 El Choclo - Tango Argentine
Wagner
Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure (Wagner) (Short Piece)
1 Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure
Wallace
Blue Bells of Scotland (variations on the theme) (Wallace) (Short Piece)
1 Main theme
Weber
Landler in F for clarinet and piano (Weber) (Short Piece)
1 main theme
Weinberger
Schwanda the Bagpiper - polka (Weinberger) (Short Piece)
1 main tune
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