Piano pieces in C major
106 pieces in C major to read and learn at your keyboard, levels 2 to 7, easiest first. Its key signature is no sharps or flats. Each piece comes with easier versions made from the score itself.
C major on the circle of fifths, with its neighbours, and its scale with fingering on the scales chart. A minor has the same signature, no sharps or flats, with 36 pieces of its own.
- Pieces
- 106
- Levels
- 2 to 7
- Key signatures
- none
- Length
- 8 to 239 bars
Level 2
A tune over a simple left hand, mostly in one hand position.
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Gavotte
Georg Philipp Telemann no sharps or flats, 4/4, 9 bars -
Allegro in C, K. 1b
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart no sharps or flats, 2/4, 12 bars -
Children's Study, Op. 37 No. 2
Henry Lemoine no sharps or flats, 2/2, 16 bars -
Deck the Halls
Traditional no sharps or flats, 4/4, 16 bars -
Ode to Joy
Ludwig van Beethoven no sharps or flats, 4/4, 16 bars -
Old German Dance
Michael Praetorius no sharps or flats, 4/4, 16 bars -
Rule, Britannia!
Thomas Arne no sharps or flats, 4/4, 16 bars -
Theme from the Sonata in A, K. 331
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart no sharps or flats, 3/4, 16 bars -
Up on the Housetop
Benjamin Hanby no sharps or flats, 4/4, 16 bars -
Papageno's Aria, from The Magic Flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart no sharps or flats, 4/4, 23 bars -
Silent Night
Franz Xaver Gruber no sharps or flats, 3/4, 24 bars -
Elementary Study, Op. 176 No. 2
Jean-Baptiste Duvernoy no sharps or flats, 4/4, 25 bars -
Elementary Study, Op. 176 No. 3
Jean-Baptiste Duvernoy no sharps or flats, 4/4, 24 bars -
The Spirit of God
Traditional no sharps or flats, 4/4, 25 bars -
Elementary Study, Op. 176 No. 4
Jean-Baptiste Duvernoy no sharps or flats, 4/4, 31 bars -
Allegro in C
Alexander Reinagle no sharps or flats, 2/4, 32 bars -
Carousel Waltz
Louis Gobbaerts no sharps or flats, 3/4, 32 bars -
Gavotte
James Hook no sharps or flats, 4/4, 32 bars -
In May
Franz Behr no sharps or flats, 3/4, 32 bars -
Study, Op. 139 No. 1
Carl Czerny no sharps or flats, 4/4, 32 bars -
Study, Op. 139 No. 2
Carl Czerny no sharps or flats, 4/4, 32 bars -
The Blue Danube (theme)
Johann Strauss II no sharps or flats, 3/4, 32 bars -
Elementary Study, Op. 176 No. 1
Jean-Baptiste Duvernoy no sharps or flats, 4/4, 33 bars -
March of the Grand Staircase, from Enfantillages pittoresques
Erik Satie no sharps or flats, 2/4, 80 bars
Level 3
Both hands busy, the hand moves around, a sharp or flat or two.
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Andante in C, K. 1a
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart no sharps or flats, 3/4, 8 bars -
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
William Croft no sharps or flats, 4/4, 8 bars -
Short Exercise, Op. 821 No. 1
Carl Czerny no sharps or flats, 4/4, 8 bars -
Short Exercise, Op. 821 No. 2
Carl Czerny no sharps or flats, 3/4, 8 bars -
Short Exercise, Op. 821 No. 3
Carl Czerny no sharps or flats, 4/4, 8 bars -
Short Exercise, Op. 821 No. 4
Carl Czerny no sharps or flats, 6/8, 8 bars -
A Charge to Keep I Have
Lowell Mason no sharps or flats, 3/4, 9 bars -
From Heaven Above to Earth I Come
Traditional no sharps or flats, 4/4, 9 bars -
Children's Study, Op. 37 No. 1
Henry Lemoine no sharps or flats, 2/2, 16 bars -
Children's Study, Op. 37 No. 5
Henry Lemoine no sharps or flats, 2/4, 16 bars -
Gypsy Dance
Joseph Haydn no sharps or flats, 2/4, 16 bars -
Little Prelude in C, BWV 939
Johann Sebastian Bach no sharps or flats, 4/4, 16 bars -
Clair de lune
Claude Debussy no sharps or flats, 9/8, 17 bars -
The School of Velocity, Op. 299 No. 2
Carl Czerny no sharps or flats, 4/4, 21 bars -
Invention No. 1 in C, BWV 772
Johann Sebastian Bach no sharps or flats, 4/4, 22 bars -
Elementary Study, Op. 176 No. 13
Jean-Baptiste Duvernoy no sharps or flats, 4/4, 24 bars -
Humming Song, Op. 68 No. 3
Robert Schumann no sharps or flats, 4/4, 24 bars -
Melody, Op. 68 No. 1
Robert Schumann no sharps or flats, 4/4, 24 bars -
The School of Velocity, Op. 299 No. 3
Carl Czerny no sharps or flats, 4/4, 24 bars -
Sonatina in G, Op. 36 No. 2: II
Muzio Clementi no sharps or flats, 3/4, 28 bars -
Children's Study, Op. 37 No. 12
Henry Lemoine no sharps or flats, 2/4, 30 bars -
Children's Study, Op. 37 No. 35
Henry Lemoine no sharps or flats, 6/8, 24 bars -
Hymn of Eve
Thomas Arne no sharps or flats, 3/4, 25 bars -
Children's Study, Op. 37 No. 45
Henry Lemoine no sharps or flats, 4/4, 28 bars -
Giga
Samuel Arnold no sharps or flats, 6/8, 32 bars -
Progress, Op. 100 No. 6
Friedrich Burgmüller no sharps or flats, 4/4, 32 bars -
Minuet in C, K. 1f
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart no sharps or flats, 3/4, 33 bars -
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Johann Sebastian Bach no sharps or flats, 4/4, 35 bars -
The Entertainer
Scott Joplin no sharps or flats, 4/4, 37 bars, shortened -
Morning Mood, from Peer Gynt
Edvard Grieg no sharps or flats, 6/8, 38 bars, shortened -
Consolation, Op. 100 No. 13
Friedrich Burgmüller no sharps or flats, 4/4, 42 bars -
The School of Velocity, Op. 299 No. 1
Carl Czerny no sharps or flats, 4/4, 44 bars -
The Wagtail, Op. 100 No. 11
Friedrich Burgmüller no sharps or flats, 2/4, 45 bars -
Ah vous dirai-je, Maman: Variation I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart no sharps or flats, 2/4, 48 bars -
Children's Study, Op. 37 No. 28
Henry Lemoine no sharps or flats, 6/8, 48 bars -
Brindisi, from La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi no sharps or flats, 3/4, 52 bars, shortened -
The Little Party, Op. 100 No. 4
Friedrich Burgmüller no sharps or flats, 4/4, 54 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 1
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 59 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 2
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 3
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 4
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 5
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 6
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 7
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 8
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 9
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 10
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 11
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 12
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 59 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 13
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 14
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 15
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 16
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 17
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 55 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 18
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 19
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 57 bars -
The Virtuoso Pianist, No. 20
Charles-Louis Hanon no sharps or flats, 2/4, 61 bars -
Study in Thirds
Carl Czerny no sharps or flats, 2/4, 64 bars -
The Chase, Op. 100 No. 9
Friedrich Burgmüller no sharps or flats, 6/8, 65 bars -
The Irish Rover
Traditional no sharps or flats, 4/4, 68 bars -
Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 1: III
Muzio Clementi no sharps or flats, 3/8, 70 bars -
Children's Study, Op. 37 No. 6
Henry Lemoine no sharps or flats, 3/8, 72 bars -
Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 1: I
Muzio Clementi no sharps or flats, 4/4, 76 bars -
Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 3: III
Muzio Clementi no sharps or flats, 2/4, 82 bars -
12th Street Rag
Euday L. Bowman no sharps or flats, 4/4, 107 bars -
Sonatina in C, Op. 20 No. 1: Allegro
Friedrich Kuhlau no sharps or flats, 4/4, 111 bars -
Lustig – Traurig, WoO 54
Ludwig van Beethoven no sharps or flats, 3/8, 114 bars -
Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 3: I
Muzio Clementi no sharps or flats, 4/4, 128 bars
Level 4
Real independence between the hands and more accidentals.
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Little Prelude in C, BWV 924
Johann Sebastian Bach no sharps or flats, 4/4, 18 bars -
Little Prelude in C, BWV 933
Johann Sebastian Bach no sharps or flats, 4/4, 32 bars -
Air on the G String
Johann Sebastian Bach no sharps or flats, 4/4, 36 bars -
The Reaper's Song, Op. 68 No. 18
Robert Schumann no sharps or flats, 6/8, 44 bars -
The School of Velocity, Op. 299 No. 5
Carl Czerny no sharps or flats, 4/4, 52 bars -
The School of Velocity, Op. 299 No. 6
Carl Czerny no sharps or flats, 4/4, 32 bars -
The School of Velocity, Op. 299 No. 9
Carl Czerny no sharps or flats, 4/4, 71 bars -
Sonatina in G, Op. 36 No. 5: II
Muzio Clementi no sharps or flats, 3/8, 82 bars
Level 5
The edge of early intermediate: dense textures, fast passages and far keys.
Level 6
Intermediate: the notes of level 5 at concert speed, held even from the first bar to the last.
Level 7
Advanced: études and impromptus, fast and even in both hands for pages at a time, with cross-rhythms.
A piece is listed here when its title names the key, its score marks it, or its last bass note is the key note. 13 more library pieces with no sharps or flats end somewhere else, so they aren't on a key page; their own pages give the signature.
Other keys
Every key three or more library pieces are in.