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What key is Swan Lake in?

About The Key Of B Minor Swan Lake Suite is written in the key of B Minor. According to the Theorytab database, it is the 6th most popular key among Minor keys and the 13rd most popular among all keys.

Do pianists use their thumbs?
Do pianists use their thumbs?

Crucially, most pianists use all 10 fingers when we play the piano, the thumb being labelled as a finger for fingering purposes, whereas a...

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Why are old upright pianos so heavy?
Why are old upright pianos so heavy?

Most of the weight of any piano comes from its extremely heavy cast iron harp. Small upright pianos only weigh 300 to 400 lb because they have a...

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Coffee (Arabian Dance) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Marche Slave by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Piano Concerto No 1 - Mvt I by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Russian Dance 'Trepak' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Serenade For Strings by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

The Nutcracker - Marche by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Violin Concerto - Mvt I by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Waltz in F-sharp minor op 40 no 9 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Waltz of the Flowers by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Ave Maria by Franz Schubert

Ave Maria Sulla Scala Enigmatica by Giuseppe Verdi

Carmen - Habanera by Georges Bizet

Carmen - Les Toreadors by Georges Bizet

Carnival Of The Animals - Aquarium by Camille Saint-Saens

Carnival Of The Animals - The Swan by Camille Saint-Saens

Concerto in A Minor 3rd Mvt RV 356 by Antonio Vivaldi

Cuckoo In The Depths Of The Woods by Camille Saint-Saens

Der Koenig In Thule by Franz Schubert

Erlkonig by Franz Schubert

Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Four Last Songs - Im Abendrot by Richard Strauss

In The Hall Of The Mountain King by Edvard Grieg

Jesus Christus Schwebt Am Kreuze by Franz Schubert

L'Arlesienne Suite no 2 - IV 'Farandole' by Georges Bizet

La Campanella by Niccolo Paganini

La Folia by Antonio Vivaldi

Lullaby by Johannes Brahms

Lute Concerto in D major RV 93 Movement 1 Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi

Meditation by Modest Mussorgsky

Moment Musicaux No 4 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Morning Mood by Edvard Grieg

Organ Symphony No 3 Op 78 - If I Had Words by Camille Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor - I Moderato by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Piano Trio In E Flat Major 2nd Movement by Franz Schubert

Prelude in C Sharp Minor op 3 no 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Procession Of The Nobles by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Requiem - Dies Irae by Giuseppe Verdi

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Variation 18 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Septet - II Passacaglia by Igor Stravinsky

Solveig's Song by Edvard Grieg

Stabat Mater RV 621 by Antonio Vivaldi

Symphony 3 Movement III Poco allegretto by Johannes Brahms

Symphony No 2 - Mvt I - Largo by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Symphony No 2 in E minor - Op 27 - Allegro molto by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Where should I look when playing piano?
Where should I look when playing piano?

Now, without moving your head, look down your nose at your hands. Only your eyes should move — nothing else. Then when you look back up at the...

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How old was Rose when the Titanic sank?
How old was Rose when the Titanic sank?

However, the ship sunk on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg. In Titanic, Rose is 17 years old and is a first-class passenger along with her...

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Symphony No 4 in E minor - I Allegro non troppo by Johannes Brahms Symphony No 8 in B minor 'Unfinished' - I Allegro by Franz Schubert

The Death of Aase by Edvard Grieg

The Four Seasons Concerto No 1 'Spring' - I by Antonio Vivaldi

The Four Seasons Concerto No 2 'Summer' - I by Antonio Vivaldi

The Four Seasons Concerto No 2 'Summer' - III by Antonio Vivaldi

The Four Seasons Concerto No 3 'Autumn' - I by Antonio Vivaldi

The Four Seasons Concerto No 4 'Winter' - I by Antonio Vivaldi

The Rite of Spring - Part I - The Augurs of Spring by Igor Stravinsky

The Rite Of Spring - Part II - Introduction by Igor Stravinsky

The Rite Of Spring - Part II - Mystic Circles by Igor Stravinsky

Violin Concerto by Johannes Brahms

Waltz No 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich

Wedding Day At Troldhaugen by Edvard Grieg

53 Dawns by JJ Lin

53 Dawns by JJ Lin

All For You by Sister Hazel

Little Big Us by JJ Lin

What If We Had Never Met by Mayday

Party Animal by Mayday

It's Been Apart by JC

Don't Let Me Down Ft Daya by The Chainsmokers

All You Wanted by Michelle Branch

ANTIFRAGILE by LE SSERAFIM

One of Us by Joan Osborne

Wake Me Up by Avicii

The One That Got Away by Katy Perry

Don't Matter by Akon

Anxious by Carly Rae Jepsen

Can You Feel the Love Tonight by Elton John

Come Undone by Duran Duran

Baby by Justin Bieber

Down by Jay Sean

Nocturne For The Left Hand by Alexander Scriabin

Hero by Enrique Iglesias

Waka Waka by Shakira

Listen To Your Heart by Roxette

The Man With The Child In His Eyes by Kate Bush

Mama Waits by Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears

To Know Him Is To Love Him by The Teddy Bears

Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tangerine by Led Zeppelin

The Zero Light by Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears

Beautiful Girl by INXS

God Only Knows by The Beach Boys

Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil

Is it expensive to learn piano?
Is it expensive to learn piano?

According to a 2020 report from Thumbtack, a piano teacher will charge anywhere from $40-$100 an hour for private lessons and $30-$50 per hour for...

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Where can I find piano notes for songs?
Where can I find piano notes for songs?

Musicnotes.com In addition to the top pop hits you hear on the radio today, you can also find piano notes for songs recorded a few decades ago. In...

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What is the easiest scale to play?
What is the easiest scale to play?

The E minor pentatonic is easy for beginners to learn because it only contains five notes. Better yet, those notes (in the open position) can be...

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What makes a 9th chord?
What makes a 9th chord?

In music theory, a ninth chord is a chord that encompasses the interval of a ninth when arranged in close position with the root in the bass. The...

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