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★ Follow music https://www.instagram.com/reciclassicat/Composer: Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806)Work: Variations (in C) for Piano, P. 132 (c.1768)Performe...
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★ Follow music https://www.instagram.com/reciclassicat/Composer: Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806)Work: Variations in C (c.1768), [MH 108a / P. 132]Performe...
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10. 20. 30. 40. View: This page lists all recordings of Variations in C for piano by (Johann) Michaël Haydn (1737–1806).
- Easiest Haydn Pieces: Categories
- Easiest Haydn Pieces: German Dances
- Easiest Haydn Pieces: Minuets
- Variations
- Easiest Haydn Pieces: Sonatas
- Fantasia
- Easiest Haydn Pieces Summary
I find it useful to divide Haydn’s music into distinct categories, which we’ll discuss in turn. Haydn is one of the rare composers who has pieces from a beginner level (grade 1) all the way up to an advanced level (ARCT). This list doesn’t cover every single piano composition of Haydn, but it covers what I consider to be his core repertoire.
Let’s start by talking about Haydn’s German Dances, which are among the easiest repertoire of Haydn’s. His sets of German Dances have individual pieces that range in difficulty from grade 1 to grade 6 or so. Henle ranks them around level 2/3. Here are the easiest ones, ranked according to the RCM:
Haydn’s minuets aren’t super well-known, and are largely based on transcriptions of some of his instrumental works. Check them out if you’re looking for some easy piano repertoire and you like Haydn.
Haydn’s variations vary wildly in difficulty, starting at an intermediate range and going up to advanced levels. The easiest set of variations is his 5thset in C, and the most difficult (and most well-known) are his F minor variations, at a DipABRSM level. The piano variations in A have 19 variations on an original theme, and it’s pretty fast-paced...
This is where the main bulk of Haydn’s piano output can be found, so we’ll spend a little bit of time talking about these. I’ve listed the vast majority of Haydn’s sonatas here, which isn’t something I usually do for these videos – but since this is such a big genre for him, it seemed important to list. It’s important to note that sonatas are multi...
Haydn’s Fantasia is worth mentioning as an advanced piece because it’s a neat little piece that showcases some of Haydn’s early experiments with the piano. Haydn did a lot of his keyboard writing on the harpsichord, but in the late 1780s began to play around with actual pianos. This fantasia is the result of said playing.
So to summarize, I’ve compiled a list of the easiest Haydn pieces. This list includes individual movements from the sonatas, since the whole sonatas themselves are more difficult. However, I tried to balance those individual pieces with easier sonatas overall. This list could take a relative beginner at a grade 1 level through the various beginner ...
Adiutor in opportunitatibus, MH 446 (Haydn, Michael) Adiuvabit eam, MH 375 (Haydn, Michael) Ah ingrato m’inganni, MH 70 (Haydn, Michael) Alleluia ascendit Deus, MH 365 (Haydn, Michael) Alleluia confitebuntur coeli, MH 810 (Haydn, Michael) Alleluia in B-flat major, MH 362 (Haydn, Michael)
Michael Haydn Variations on "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" for piano in C major, MH 771 (P 132) Genre. Keyboard, Classical.
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33. 20. C minor. 1771. The first of Haydn’s keyboard works to be conceived with the dynamic contrasts only possible with a touch sensitive keyboard e.g. clavichord or fortepiano rather than harpsichord. Published 1780 in Vienna by Artaria as one of a set of 6 sonatas dedicated to Katherina & Marianna Auenbrugger.
