List of Intermediate Piano Repertoire

This manually-updated list includes intermediate-level piano repertoire that may be used in teaching piano. Pieces are listed alphabetically by composer within generally-accepted historical periods. See also the Intermediate Piano Repertoire by Level page for a sortable table of intermediate-level piano repertoire.

Baroque

Babell, William (1688–1723)

• Prelude in A Minor
• Aire with Variations
• Menuet in G Major
• Prelude in F Major
• Prelude in G Major
• Prelude in E Minor
• Prelude in G Major

Bach, Carl Phillip Emanuel (1714–1788)

• March in D Major, H.1 (from Notebook for Anna Magdalena)
• Polonaise in G Minor, H. 2 (from Notebook for Anna Magdalena)
• March in G Major, H. 3 (from Notebook for Anna Magdalena)
• Polonaise in G Minor, H. 4 (from Notebook for Anna Magdalena)

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)

• Notebook for Anna Magdalena
• Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
• Minuet in F Major, BWV Anh. 113
• 15 Inventions, BWV 772-786
• 6 English Suites, BWV 806-811
• 6 French Suites, BWV 812-817
• 6 Partitas, BWV 825-830
• Allemande in G Minor, BWV 836
• The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV 846-869
• The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2, BWV 870-893
• Prelude and Fughetta in G Major, BWV 902
• Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 906 (fragment)
• 9 Kleine Präludien, BWV 924-932
• 6 Kleine Präludien, BWV 933-938
• 5 Kleine Präludien, BWV 939-943
• Capriccio on the Departure of the Beloved Brother in B-flat Major, BWV 992

Daquin, Louis-Claude (1694–1772)

• Le coucou (Rondeau) from Premier livre de pièces de clavecin, 3e suite
• Musette in G Major

Dieupart, Charles (1670–1740)

Du Phly, Jacques (1715–1789)

• Pièces de clavecin, Livre 1
• Pièces de clavecin, Livre 2
• Pièces de clavecin, Livre 3
• Pièces de clavecin, Livre 4

Fischer, Johann Caspar Ferdinand (1656–1746)

Gambarini, Elisabetta de (1730–1765)

• Sonata in G Major, Op. 1, no. 4 (I. Tempo di Gavotta)
• Sonata in D Major, Op.1, no.2 (II. Allegro moderato)

Graupner, Christoph (1683–1760)

Handel, George Frideric (1685–1759)

• Menuet in D Minor
• 8 Great Suites, HWV 426-433
• Suite in B-flat Major, HWV 434
• Suite in D Minor, HWV 437
• Aria (IV) from Suite in G Major, HWV 441
• Suite in G Minor, HWV 453
• Air in D minor, HWV 461
• Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471
• Allemande in A Minor, HWV 478
• Gavotte in G Major, HWV 491
• Impertinence (Bourée), HWV 494
• Minuet in F Major, HWV 516
• Minuet in G Minor, HWV 533
• Passepied in C Major, HWV 559
• Keyboard Sonatina in Bb Major, HWV 585
• Fugue in C Minor, HWV 610

Jacquet de La Guerre, Elisabeth (1665–1729)

• Menuet from Suite in F Major (Livre 1)
• Menuet from Suite in G Major (Livre 2)

Kirnberger, Johann Philipp (1721–1783)

Krieger, Johann (1651–1735)

Kuhnau, Johann (1660–1722)

Mattheson, Johann (1681–1764)

Platti, Giovanni Benedetto (1697–1763)

Purcell, Henry (1659–1695)

• March in C Major, Z.647
• March in C Major, Z.648
• Minuet in A Minor, Z.650
• Rigadoon in C Major, Z.653
• A New Scotch Tune, Z.655
• Suite in G Major, Z.660
• Suite in C Major, Z.666
• Air in D Minor, ZT 676
• Hornpipe, ZT 685 from Harpsichord Music and Organ Music
• A Song Tune, ZT 695

Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683–1764)

• Menuet and Rondo from Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode
• L'Egyptienne from Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin
• L'Orageuse (Anonymous; commonly misattributed to Rameau)

Royer, Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace (1705–1755)

Scarlatti, Domenico (1685–1757)

Telemann, Georg, Phillip (1681–1767)

• Fugues legéres & petits jeux à clavessin seul
• Gigue à l'angloise, from Partita à cembalo solo, TWV 32:1
• Gavotte in F Major from TWV 32:4
• 36 Fantaisies pour le clavessin, TWV 33:1-36

Classical

André, Johann Anton (1775–1842)

Arne, Thomas (1710–1778)

Arnold, Samuel (1740–1802)

Bach, Carl Phillip Emanuel (1714–1788)

• Un poco allegro (I) from Sonata in A-Flat Major, H. 31, Wq. 49/2
• Allegro assai (I) from Sonata in G Major, H. 119, Wq. 62/19
• Solfeggio in C Minor, H. 220

Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich (1732–1795)

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827)

• 2 Sonatinas for Piano, Anh. 5
• 12 German Dances, WoO 8 (Hess 100)
• 6 Minuets, WoO 10
• 12 German Dances, WoO 13
• Ecossaise, WoO 23
• Piano Sonata in C Major, WoO 51
• Bagatelle, WoO 54
• Für Elise, WoO 59
• 9 Variations on 'Quant'e piu bello', WoO 69
• Theme from 6 Variations on 'Nel cor piu non mi sento', WoO 70
• 6 Variations in G Major, WoO 77
• Theme from 6 Ecossaises for Piano, WoO 83
• Waltz in Eb Major, WoO 84
• Ecossaise in Eb Major, WoO 86
• Piano Sonata No.1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1
• Piano Sonata No.5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1
• Piano Sonata No.6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2
• Piano Sonata No.9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1
• Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2
• Piano Sonata No.15 in D Major, Op. 28
• 7 Bagatelles, Op. 33
• 2 Rondos, Op. 51
• Presto alla tedesca (I) from Sonata in G Major, Op. 79
• 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119

Benda, Georg (1722–1795)

Cimarosa, Domenico (1749–1801)

Clark, Jeremiah (1674–1707)

• King's March
• An Ayre
• The Emperour of Germany March
• A March
• A Trumpet Minuet

Clementi, Muzio (1752–1832)

• 6 Piano Sonatas, Op. 13
• 6 Piano Sonatinas, Op. 36
• Introduction to the Art of Playing the Pianoforte, Op.42

Corelli, Arcangelo (1653–1713)

Duncombe, William (1736–1818)

Dussek, Jan Ladislav (1760–1812)

Gossec, François Joseph (1734–1829)

Hässler, Johann Wilhelm (1747–1822)

• Gavotte in D Major
• Grand Gigue in D Minor

Haydn, Joseph (1732–1809)

• Hob. XVI:1-52
• 12 Easy Pieces, Hob. XVII:Anh.
• Flötenuhrstücke (Works for Musical Clock), Hob.XIX:1-32
• Contredanse in D Major, Hob. XXXIc:17b

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778–1837)

Kuhlau, Friedrich (1786–1832)

• 6 Sonatinas, Op. 55
• 3 Sonatas with Variations, Op.60
• 4 Sonatinas, Op. 88

Latour, Theodore (ca.1766–1837 or 1840)

Marinez, Marianne (1744–1812)

Mozart, Leopold (1719–1787)

• Nannerl's Music Book
• Notebook for Wolfgang

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–1791)

• Allegro in F Major, K. 1c
• Minuet in G Major, K. 1e
• Minuet in F Major, K. 2
• Allegro in B-flat Major, K. 3
• Minuet in F Major, K. 5
• Minuet from Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 6 (Transcription)
• The London Sketchbook, K. 15a-15ss
• Andantino in E-flat Major, K. 236/588b
• Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, K. 280/189e
• Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat Major, K. 281/189f
• Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, K. 282/189g
• Sonata in G Major, K. 283)
• Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309/284b
• Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330/300h
• Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331/300i (III. Rondo alla Turca)
• Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332/300k
• Minuet in D Major, K. 355/576b
• Adagio in C Major, K. 356/617a
• Fantasia in C Minor, K.396/385f
• Fantasia in D Minor, K.397/385g
• Fantasia in C Minor, K.475
• Rondo in D Major, K.485
• Rondo in A Minor, K.511
• Rondo: Allegretto (III), Sonata in F Major, K. 533
• Piano Sonata No.17 in B-flat Major (I. Allegro), K.570

Schale, Christian Friedrich (1713–1800)

• Minuet in C Major
• Adagio in C Minor
• Andantino in F Major
• Largo in A Minor
• Largo in F-Sharp Minor
• Largo in G Minor
• Moderato in A Major
• Moderato in D Minor
• Moderato in F Minor
• Un Poco Adagio in E Major
• Un Poco Adagio in E-Flat Major
• Un Poco Adagio in G Major
• Un Poco Largo in C Major

Soler, Antonio (1729–1783)

• Keyboard Sonatas, R.21-30
• Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, R.15

Türk, Daniel Gottlob (1750–1813)

• 120 Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler (120 pieces for aspiring pianists)
• Piano Sonata in A Major

Wesley, Samuel (1766–1837)

Romantic

Albéniz, Isaac (1860–1909)

Bastl, Josef (1868–1932)

Beach, Amy Marcy (1867–1944)

• "Dreaming" from Four Sketches, Op.15, No.3
• Barcaroller from 3 Morceaux caractéristiques, Op.28, No. 1
• Children's Album, Op. 36
• A Hermit Thrush at Eve, Op. 92, No. 1

Berens, Hermann (1826–1880)

Berlioz, Hector (1803–1869)

Bertini, Henri (1798–1876)

Brahms, Johannes (1833–1897)

• 4 Ballades, Op.10
• 16 Waltzes, Op.39
• Wiegenlied from Five Songs, Op. 49, No. 4 (Transcription)

Bruch, Max (1838–1920)

Burgmüller, Friderich (1806–1874)

• 25 Études faciles et progressives, Op. 100
• Etude in E Major from Douze études brillantes et mélodiques, Op. 105, No. 9
• 18 Études, Op. 109

Chaminade, Cécile (1857–1944)

• Callirhoë, Op.37 (Transcription)
• Album des Enfants, Book 1, Op. 123
• Album des Enfants, Book 2, Op. 126
• Nocturne in B Major, Op. 165

Chopin, Frédéric (1810–1849)

• Mazurkas, Op. 6
• Mazurkas, Op. 7
• Nocturnes, Op.9
• Mazurkas, Op. 24
• Etude in F Minor from Études, Op. 25, No.2
• Polonaises, Op. 26
• Preludes, Op. 28
• Mazurkas, Op. 33
• Waltzes, Op. 34
• Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 45
• Mazurkas, Op. 63
• Waltzes, Op. 64
• Mazurkas, Op. 67
• Mazurkas, Op. 68
• Waltzes, Op. 70
• 3 Ecossaises, Op. 72, No. 3
• Polonaise in G Minor, B. 1
• Polonaise in G-sharp Minor, B. 6
• Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, B. 49
• Waltz in E Minor, B. 56
• Cantabile in B-flat Major, B. 84
• Waltz in A Minor, B. 150

Concone, Giuseppe (1801–1861)

Le Couppey, Félix (1811–1887)

Czerny, Carl (1791–1857)

• 100 Progressive Studies, Op. 139
• 125 Passagenübungen, Op.261
• The School of Velocity, Op. 299
• Les cinq doigts, Op.777
• Le Petit Pianiste, Op. 823

Delibes, Léo (1836–1891)

Diabelli, Anton (1781–1858)

• The First 12 Studies for the Piano, Op. 125
• 4 Sonatinas, Op. 151
• 7 Piano Sonatinas, Op. 168

Dohnányi, Ernő (1877–1960)

Duvernoy, Jean-Baptiste (1802–1880)

• École primaire, Op.176
• 25 Études progressives, Op. 298

Farrenc, Louise (1804–1875)

Fauré, Gabriel (1845–1924)

• Romance sans paroles, Op. 17, No. 3
• Barcarolle No.4, Op.44
• 8 Pièces brèves, Op.84

Franck, César (1822–1890)

Fuchs, Robert (1847–1927)

Gade, Niels (1817–1890)

• Barcarole from Aquarelles, Op. 19, No. 5
• Børnenes Jul (Der Kinder Christabend), Op.36

Gedike, Aleksandr (1877–1957)

• 20 Little Pieces for Beginners, Op. 6
• 60 Easy Piano Pieces, Op. 36

Glière, Reinhold (1875–1956)

Glinka, Mikhail (1804–1857)

Gounod, Charles (1818–1893)

Grechaninov, Aleksandr (1864–1956)

• Children's Album, Op. 98
• 2 Sonatinas, Op.110
• Grandfather's Album, Op. 119
• Glass Beads, Op.123

Grieg, Edvard (1843–1907)

• Norway Bridal Procession from Scenes from Life in the Country, Op. 19, No. 2
• Lyric Pieces Opp. 12, 38, 43, 47, 54, 57, 62, 65, 68, and 71(Band I from the Complete Keyboard Works)

Grøndahl, Agathe Backer (1847–1907)

• Fantasistykker, Op.45, No.1 “Ungdomssang”
• Klaverstykker Op.59, No.1, “Minuet” and No. 6, "Ved Vuggen"

Gurlitt, Cornelius (1820–1901)

• Piano Sonatina in D Major, Op. 54, No. 4
• The First Steps of the Young Pianist, Op. 82
• Albumblätter für die Jugend, Op. 101
• Buds and Blossoms, Op. 107
• Angfangs-Stunden (The First Lessons), Op. 117
• Album pour la jeunesse, Op. 140
• Kleine Blumen, Op. 205
• Technik und Melodie (Elementar-Klavierschule), Op. 228

Haberbier, Ernst (1813–1869)

Heller, Stephen (1813–1888)

• 25 Melodius Etudes, Op. 45 (Preparatory to the Studies of Op.16)
• 25 Etudes, Op.47
• Preludes pour Mademoiselle Lili, Op.119

Hensel, Fanny (1805–1847)

• Mélodie in E-flat Major, Op.5, No.6
• Lied in F# Major, Op. 6, no. 3

Hofmann, Heinrich (1842–1902)

• To the Lute from Nachklänge, Op. 37, Vol. 2 , No. 1
• Stimmungsbilder, Op. 88

Hopekirk, Helen (1856–1945)

Janáček, Leoš (1854–1928)

Jensen, Adolf(1837–1879)

Kirchner, Theodor (1823–1903)

• Neue Kinderszenen, Op.55
• Preludes, Op. 60

Köhler, Louis (1820–1886)

Kölling, Carl (1831–1914)

Korganov, Genary (1858–1890)

• 12 Arabesques, Op. 6
• Jugend-Album, Op .25

Kullak, Theodor (1818–1882)

Kunz, Konrad Max (1812–1875)

Lang, Josephine (1815–1880)

• Songs Without Words, Op. 35(37), no. 1 in G Major
• Mazurka in F Minor, Op. 49, no. 2

Lemoine, Henry (1786–1854)

Lichner, Heinrich (1829–1898)

Liszt, Franz (1811–1886)

• Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa from Années de pèlerinage II, S.161/3
• Consolations, S.172, No. 3
• Lento assai from 5 Klavierstücke, S.192, No. 2
• En rêve, S.207
• Valses oubliées, S.215, No. 1
• Liebesträume, S.541, No. 1

MacDowell, Edward (1860–1908)

• Scotch Poem from Six Poems after Heine, Op. 31, No. 2
• 4 Little Poems, Op. 32
• 10 Woodland Sketches, Op. 51

Mason, William (1829–1908)

Maykapar, Samuil (1867–1938)

Mendelssohn, Felix (1809–1847)

• Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words), Opp. 19b, 30, 38, 53, 62, 67, 85, 102
• Fugue in B-Flat Major from 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35, No. 6
• 6 Kinderstücke, Op. 72
• Albumblatt, Op. 117

Moszkowski, Moritz (1854–1925)

• Mazurka from Four Piano Pieces, Op. 10, No. 3
• Restless from Pièces mignonnes, Op. 77, No. 4

Oesten, Theodore (1813–1870)

Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings (1848–1918)

Pejačević, Dora (1885–1923)

Pieczonka, Albert (1828–1912)

Rachmaninoff, Sergei (1873–1943)

• Elégie from Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3, No. 1
• Allegretto in B Major from Thirteen Preludes, Op. 32, No. 11
• Grave in C-Sharp Minor from Étude-tableaux, Op. 33, No. 8

Rebikov, Vladimir (1866–1920)

• Valse mélancolique
• Con afflizione, from Feuilles d'automne, Op. 29, No. 3
• Silhouettes, Op. 31

Reger, Max (1873–1916)

Reinecke, Carl (1824–1910)

• 6 Sonatinas, Op. 136
• 5 Serenaden für die Jugend, Op. 183

Reinhold, Hugo (1854–1935)

Schmitt, Jacob (1803–1853)

Schubert, Franz (1797–1828)

• Ecossaises, D.299, Nos. 1-8
• 18 Waltzes, Op. 9a (from 36 Originaltänze), D.365
• Allegro moderato (I) from Sonata in E, D. 459
• 2 Scherzos, D. 593
• Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780
• 12 Valses nobles, D.969
• 3 German Dances, D.972

Schumann, Clara (1819–1896)

• Romance in E-flat Minor, Op. 11, No. 1
• Andante espressivo in D Major from 4 Pièces fugitives, Op.15, No. 3
• Prelude and Fugue in B-Flat Major, Op. 16, No. 2

Schumann, Robert (1810–1856)

• Intermezzo in D Minor, Op.4, No. 5
• Arabeske, Op.18
• 8 Novelletten, Op.21
• Intermezzo from Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op.26, No. 4
• Romance in F-Sharp Major, Op. 28, No. 2
• Album für die Jugend, Op. 68
• 3 Piano Sonatas for the Young, Op. 118
• Schlummerlied from Albumblätter, Op. 124, No. 16

Scriabin, Aleksandr (1872–1915)

• Canon in D Minor
• Prelude in B-Flat Minor, Op. 17, No. 4

Smith, Sydney (1839–1889)

Spindler, Fritz (1817–1905)

Strauss, Richard (1864–1949)

Swinstead, Felix (1880–1959)

Szymanowska, Maria Agata (1789–1831)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr (1840–1893)

• The Seasons, Op.37a
• Children's Album, Op. 39

Walker, Edward L. (Unknown birth/death dates)

20th Century

Bartók, Béla (1881–1945)

• 14 Bagatelles, Op.6
• 10 Easy Pieces, Sz.39
• For Children, Sz.42
• First Term at the Piano, Sz.53
• Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56
• 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz.71
• Rondos on Slovak Folk Tunes, Sz.84
• Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107

Boulanger, Lili (1893–1918)

Bloch, Ernest (1880–1959)

Bridge, Frank (1879–1941)

Carroll, Walter (1869–1955)

Debussy, Claude (1862–1918)

Deshevov, Vladimir (1889–1955)

Dett, Robert Nathaniel (1882–1943)

Falla, Manuel de (1876–1946)

• Danza ritual del fuego (Ritual Fire Dance), from El amor brujo
• Danza del molinero (Dance of the Miller's Wife) from El sombrero de tres picos, Suite No.1

Gershwin, George (1898–1937)

Granados, Enrique (1867–1916)

• Andaluza from Danzas españolas, No. 5
• Cuentos de la juventud, Op.1, No. 1 (Dedicatoria)

Griffes, Charles Tomlinson (1884–1920)

• The Lake at Evening from Three Tone Pictures, Op. 5, No. 1
• Roman Sketches, Op. 7

Grovlez, Gabriel (1879–1944)

Hindemith, Paul (1895–1963)

Ibert, Jacques (1890–1962)

• Histoires
• Le vent dans les ruines
• Petite suite en 15 images
• Scherzetto

Joplin, Scott (1867–1917)

Koechlin, Charles (1867–1950)

Manookian, Jeff (b. 1953)

• Gradus: Progressive Repertoire in 12 Volumes
• Etudes for the Intermediate Pianist
• Etudes for the Young Pianist
• Nocturnes for Piano
• Sonatinas

Martinů, Bohuslav (1890–1959)

• Puppets
• Prélude en forme de Danse from 8 Preludes, H.181, No. 4

Nielson, Carl (1865–1931)

Ornstein, Leo (1893–2002)

Palmgren, Selim (1878–1951)

• The Sea from Twenty-Four Preludes, Op. 17, No. 12
• May Night, Op. 27, No. 4

Pinto, Octávio (1890–1950)

Poulenc, Francis (1899–1963)

• Mouvements perpétuels, FP 14
• Valse for l’Album des Six, FP 17
• 5 Impromptus, FP 21
• Pastourelle, FP 45
• 3 Novelettes, FP 47/173
• Valse Tyrolienne from Villageoises, FP 65, No. 1
• 2 Improvisations, FP 170

Prokofiev, Sergey (1891–1953)

• 10 Pieces for Piano, Op.12
• Visions fugitives, Op.22
• Sostenuto from Tales of the Old Grandmother, Op. 31, No. 4
• Gavotte from Four Pieces, Op. 32, No. 3
• March from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33, No. 1 (Transcription)
• 2 Sonatinas, Op. 54

Schoenberg, Arnold (1874–1951)

Sibelius, Jean (1865–1957)

• Romance from Ten Pieces, Op. 24, No. 9
• 10 Bagatelles, Op.34

Stenhammar, Wilhelm (1871–1927)

Szymanowski, Karol (1882–1937)

• Andante ma non troppo from 9 Preludes, Op.1, No. 1
• 20 Mazurkas, Op.50

Turina, Joaquín (1882–1949)

• Miniaturas, Op.52
• Sacro-Monte from Cinco danzas gitanas I, Op. 55, No. 5
• Trapeze Artists from El Circo, Op.68, No.6
• La belle Murcienne (No. 4 from Mujeres Españolas, Series 2, Op.73)

Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887–1959)

Weiner, Leó (1885–1960)

Warning
Please note that this list is manually updated, and may not contain IMSLP's complete collection.
To generate automatically updated lists see "Browse by Work genre" in the sidebar.