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Topic: Upbeat Pieces?  (Read 4544 times)

Offline olivewasabi

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Upbeat Pieces?
on: November 26, 2014, 12:27:37 AM
I'm a lover of anything in the minor key, but for a change of pace I would love some recommendations of some more upbeat, happy pieces of music. Anything up to and including seventh grade.
Doesn't have to be classical music either.

My repotoir of late has included Mozart, Schubert, Liszt, Bach,
Currently learning Scarborough Fair (Kyle Landry-this is - real nice arrangement by the way)

For my niece I played Let It Go (from Frozen) and hubby commented he enjoyed the upbeat sound of it. 😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕. (Seriously?!)
So I suppose I'm looking for something...uh...playful?

Offline pianoplunker

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Re: Upbeat Pieces?
Reply #1 on: November 26, 2014, 02:37:32 AM
I'm a lover of anything in the minor key, but for a change of pace I would love some recommendations of some more upbeat, happy pieces of music. Anything up to and including seventh grade.
Doesn't have to be classical music either.

My repotoir of late has included Mozart, Schubert, Liszt, Bach,
Currently learning Scarborough Fair (Kyle Landry-this is - real nice arrangement by the way)

For my niece I played Let It Go (from Frozen) and hubby commented he enjoyed the upbeat sound of it. 😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕. (Seriously?!)
So I suppose I'm looking for something...uh...playful?'

Peanuts Theme Song  by Vince Gauraldi  ( It might be called "Linus and Lucy" )
Bumble Bee Boogie by B. Bumble and the Stingers ( minor key but upbeat )
Confidence by Felix Mendelsohn ( Songs Without Words )
any Ragtime

Offline jicjac123

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Re: Upbeat Pieces?
Reply #2 on: November 28, 2014, 07:03:58 PM
Mozart - piano sonata 9 1st movement


Bach - invention 8 (nothing more joyful than this)


Mozart rondo in D major

Offline chopinlover01

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Re: Upbeat Pieces?
Reply #3 on: November 30, 2014, 06:26:20 AM
Chopin:
Preludes 1 and 7
Polonaise in A major and Polonaise in A flat
Ballade 2 (Jk)
And the list goes on... I'll edit for more later.

Offline chopinlover01

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Re: Upbeat Pieces?
Reply #4 on: December 01, 2014, 05:44:49 AM
Aaand I realize how far above grade 7 those suggestions were. O.o
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