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Topic: I need a new piece to learn, ideally something in a minor key (read OP)  (Read 1574 times)

Offline crusader13

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Pretty much as the title says. I've tried my hand at a lot of different stuff but they all turned out to be outside of my scope :// If anyone could recommend me a piece to learn in a minor key, that would be great. And I'm asking for a minor mode piece specifically bc they're honestly the only kind of pieces I like to learn xD

Here's what my repretoire looks like as of now. The following pieces are pieces I can play to a masterful or near masterful extent:

Mozart Fantasies in D and C Minor
Wagner Fantasy in F Sharp Minor (just like the first part tho; not the whole thing)
Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (1st and 2nd movements)
Mozart's Adagio in B Minor
Schubert's Piano Sonata in E Minor (1st mov) and A Major (2nd mov)
Fur Elise
Bach's Sinfonia in F Minor, BWV910, 921, 920, 981, 922, his Badnierie in B Minor and 847. There are a few other Bach pieces I've learned but none I can immeadiately remember.
I'm very, very close to completely figuring out Faure's 10th Nocturne so I guess I'll include it as well.
Chopin's Nocturne in F Sharp Minor, Polonaise and Nocturne (posth) in C Sharp Minor
Scarlatti Sonatas in F Sharp, C Sharp, E, B, and D Minor. I don't remember the op. numbering for them; I just know they were in these keys
Chopin's Preludes in B Flat, E and B Minor op 4

That's all I can vividly remember atm lol. So yeah, just like pieces that are in minor keys and something that I could learn based on my repertoire. I want to work my way up to learning a sonata as soon as possible. Thanks in advance guys  ;D
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Offline worov

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Wagner Fantasy in F Sharp Minor (just like the first part tho; not the whole thing)

Why don't you complete the piece ? Same question for the Beethoven 's Moonlight and Schubert's Sonata : do you intend to finish them or to leave them incomplete ?

Why only minor keys ? Are you looking for sad melancholic pieces ? If that's what you looking for, there plenty of  these a major keys. Andd there joyful pieces in minor keys too.

Anyway here are some minor suggestions.

Bach : BWV 855 :



A slow and lyrical Sonata by Scarlatti : K466 in F minor :



If you prefer a fast Scarlatti sonata, here is one in the key of F minor :



If you enjoy Mozart's sonatas, he wrote one sonata in A minor (the only minor key sonata he ever wrote) :



Prokofiev : Tarentelle in D minor, opus 65 no 4  :



Shostakovich : Merry Tale in E minor :



Alan Hovhaness : The mystic flute in D minor :



There are a thousand more.

Offline pianoworthy

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Example of deeply melancholic pieces in major keys




Offline panolof

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Try this :

Goodluck though 🙃
Maybe something by Godowsky - they're excellent for technique, especially his versions of Chopin's études.
Good luck in future 😉
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