Masterclass - Grade 8 Repertoire
The Masterclass Piano Series 2022 contains a collection of carefully selected works that span the Baroque, Classical, Romantic eras, and on through to the 21st Century. Many of the selections have been used by piano teachers world wide with great success for up to 200 years, setting a high standard of learning and performance for all piano players.
In contrast, there are numerous and masterful contemporary works that are waiting to be explored for their beauty and effectiveness. Each composition, chosen for its musicality and educational merit provides the basis for development of a solid foundation enabling piano students to rise to each challenge along their journey of discovery of the rewarding gift of music.
The Masterclass Piano Series 2022 contains a collection of carefully selected works that span the Baroque, Classical, Romantic eras, and on through to the 21st Century. Many of the selections have been used by piano teachers world wide with great success for up to 200 years, setting a high standard of learning and performance for all piano players.
In contrast, there are numerous and masterful contemporary works that are waiting to be explored for their beauty and effectiveness. Each composition, chosen for its musicality and educational merit provides the basis for development of a solid foundation enabling piano students to rise to each challenge along their journey of discovery of the rewarding gift of music.
The Masterclass Piano Series 2022 contains a collection of carefully selected works that span the Baroque, Classical, Romantic eras, and on through to the 21st Century. Many of the selections have been used by piano teachers world wide with great success for up to 200 years, setting a high standard of learning and performance for all piano players.
In contrast, there are numerous and masterful contemporary works that are waiting to be explored for their beauty and effectiveness. Each composition, chosen for its musicality and educational merit provides the basis for development of a solid foundation enabling piano students to rise to each challenge along their journey of discovery of the rewarding gift of music.
Compositions
LIST A | BAROQUE STYLE
Invention No. 8 in F major - Bach, Johann Sebastian
Invention No. 9 in F minor - Bach, Johann Sebastian
Invention No. 13 in A minor - Bach, Johann Sebastian
Sonata in C minor - Presto - Pescetti, Giovanni Battista
Adagio in D major - Galuppi, Baldassare
Air - Purcell, Henry
Capriccio - Scarlatti, Domenico
LIST B | CLASSICAL STYLE
Sonata, K 545 First movement - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Sonata in B flat major, K 498 A Second movement - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Allegretto From string quartet in A major - Haydn, Franz Joseph
Sonatina Op. 36, No. 5 First movement - Clementi, Muzio
Sonata in G major Op. 49, No. 2 First movement - Beethoven, Ludwig van
Sonatina Op. 59, No. 1 Rondo - Kuhlau, Friedrich
LIST C | Romantic Style
Important Event - Schumann, Robert
Scherzo and Trio - Schubert, Franz
Waltz in A flat Op. 69, No. 1 - Chopin, Frederic
Waltz in B minor Op. 69, No. 2 - Chopin, Frederic
Prelude in B minor Op. 28, No. 6 - Chopin, Frederic
Melancholy Waltz Op. 3, No. 3 - Rebikov, Vladimir
Consolation Op. 100, No. 13 - Burgmuller, Johann
LIST D | Post-Romantic and Twentieth Century Style
Steamin’ Down the Mississippi - Khvatov, Denis
The Little Shepherd - Debussy, Claude
To the Rising Sun - Torjussen, Trygve
The Lights on Broadway - North, Eric
Elegie (abridged) - Kalinnikov, Vasily Serge
Cradle Song - Ilyinsky, Alexander
The Bell - Bortkiewicz, Serge
Remembrance - North, Eric
Gymnopedie - Satie, Erik