5 Easy-to-play Pieces with Simple Classical Sheet Music
There are plenty of posts that offer lists of “easy” piano pieces. While some of these actually fall in the simple category, others aren’t as easy to play as you think. Several of them also add popular names to their list such as Beethoven’s “Fur Elise,” or Claude Debbusy’s “Claire de Lune” without truly considering their complexity.
That’s why we decided to put together a list of our own that really are easy for all kinds of difficulty levels. Even if they aren’t familiar to you, you’ll find them fun to learn and entertaining to play.
This article has five such handpicked pieces of classical sheet music with one thing in common: they’re all in minor.
Prelude in A minor: Andante
This piece by Johann Christian Bach, one of the sons of acclaimed musician Johann Sebastian Bach, showcases a somewhat detailed version of sheet music that seems as if it’s made completely of broken chords. It’s simple to play due to its consistent texture, few accidentals, and the comparatively small shifts in harmonies.
Little Prelude
Ludwig Schytte’s beautiful creation contains a traditional compositional method in which simple chords are divided to build musical figures. It has an easy-to-follow motion and scale with an A minor scale for the most part.
Etude, Op. 108, No. 5
Another mesmerizing piece by Ludwig Schytte, this piece of classical sheet music also consists of broken-up chords nearly throughout the entire piece. However, it involves plenty of repetition and this time there are two per measure and extremely few leaps.
Etude, Op. 101, No. 60
Ferdinand Beyer created this calming piece intended to be played with a slow tempo thanks to its consistent texture. This piece not only skips accidentals completely, but it also has eighth note quarter note lines for the majority of the composition along with a simple, contrasting movement that feels quite natural for the hands.
Bourrée
This classical sheet music is reminiscent of a French dance piece. Composed by German composer Christoph Graupner, it’s typically considered a component of Baroque keyboard dance suites from older generations. Since it exhibits a somber character unlike its livelier counterparts, it can be played effortlessly at a gentle tempo.
It is easy to play for several reasons, including its simple position shifts due to the presence of quarter and half notes for the most part. As for the scale, it’s an easy E minor scale with less accidentals than expected.