favorite songs on piano/keyboard

[kmarcher87]

Currently I'm a drummer. And I love drumming, however I was always inspired by piano and keyboards in songs. My favorite band being early Genesis (a prog band revolved around keyboards.)

Anyway, I would like to learn... in fact I used to take lessons when I was younger. But I really want to be able to play my favorite songs on keyboard like Jounrey or Van Halen but it's so hard to find this stuff. Does anyone have and helpful tips to finding or learning these songs?

[ragingrob]

Umm you can download the midi of the song and then use a program to put the music onto sheet music and that will give you kinda how the song goes...or you could but the sheet music, or there are some sites which have free sheet music.

[Diatonic Dissonance™]

My favourites are some Chopin Etudes (C Minor Op 25, No 12 and C Minor Op 10, No 12) and Hungarian Rhapsody #2 In C# Minor by Franz Liszt.

[Firecracker]

Les Miserables - At The End Of The Day

[Metalshark666]

Listen to a McCoy Tyner album called "Fly with the Wind". It will change the way you see the piano.

[seibel88]

Ragtime is fun and can be difficult to play on piano. I learned to play both the Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag. You have probably heard both of them.

[crazyguy832]

To Zanarkand. It's an FFX song, and it's just BEAUTIFUL! However, I've been playing 8 years, and am having a lot of trouble with it...

It isn't a beginner song.

¬_¬

[drianimeboi]

Chopin- Etude Op. 10, No. 12 in C Minor (Revolutionary Etude)
THIS IS THE ****ED HELL MY FOVOURITE SONG~!!!!!! i cant really play it very well though cause its VERY VERY HARD!!!! hix hix.......
my usual normal favourite song will be ALL THE NOCTURNES OF CHOPIN!!! especially the c minor, g minor and e minor major!!!! yay!!!ahuahuahu

[IAteMyFrettingHand]

I loved the Revolutionary etude so much that I learnt it as well. But then i discovered that I much prefer the Etude in A minor (Op. 25, N. 11) and Gb Major (Op.25, No. 9) kick equally as much @ss. If you want your ears to explode with delight, listen to Fantasie Impromptu Op.66, the main theme is semiquavers against quaver triplets, it'll blow your mind.

Has anyone heard of Alexander Scriabin? I love his Etudes for Solo Piano as well. Op. 2, N. 1 in C#m and Op. 8, N. 12 in D#m are both amazing.

Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata N. 8 (Op. 13) and Appassionata Sonata N. 23 (Op. 57)

AND RACHMANINOV!!! I LOVE HIS MUSIC!! All 4 Piano Concertos, the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, the Preludes (especially Op. 23, N. 5 in Gm) and Etudes Tableaux (Op. 33, N. 5 in Dm).

You should definately listen to all of the above music. I GUARENTEE that you'll love it all. Can't you tell I love Romantic?

[SoleFactionBassist]

Les Miserables - At The End Of The Day

Great song from a great musical, though I like playing Castle on a Cloud and Master of the House more.

[Indosuaros]

I love all Rachmaninoff espcially C# minor (prelude). And Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody 15

[IAteMyFrettingHand]

Liszt is unbelievable virtuoso. Has anyone heard his Etudes? He did a piano transcription of some of the Paganini caprices, they're rediculous. Maybe some day I'll be good enough....

[Happy]

I like plenty of classical songs on keyboard. Also FF music. I also like trying to play Space-Dye Vest. (and failing)

[sweet_love_of_mine]

november rain its in the key of c (i think)??

[Queen August]

I too started out with Genesis and still strive to play a lot of the intense pieces Tony Banks has created in the canvas of the band. Firth of fifth has always been a bitch, the intro anyway. I have about three quarters of the piece, but I need to sit and learn the rest. I'm a huge Yes fan as well and love Rick Wakeman's playing. And as you all know by now... The master Keith Emerson... That's my favorite.

[Hells Bells]

I loved the Revolutionary etude so much that I learnt it as well. But then i discovered that I much prefer the Etude in A minor (Op. 25, N. 11) and Gb Major (Op.25, No. 9) kick equally as much @ss. If you want your ears to explode with delight, listen to Fantasie Impromptu Op.66, the main theme is semiquavers against quaver triplets, it'll blow your mind.

Has anyone heard of Alexander Scriabin? I love his Etudes for Solo Piano as well. Op. 2, N. 1 in C#m and Op. 8, N. 12 in D#m are both amazing.

Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata N. 8 (Op. 13) and Appassionata Sonata N. 23 (Op. 57)

AND RACHMANINOV!!! I LOVE HIS MUSIC!! All 4 Piano Concertos, the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, the Preludes (especially Op. 23, N. 5 in Gm) and Etudes Tableaux (Op. 33, N. 5 in Dm).

You should definately listen to all of the above music. I GUARENTEE that you'll love it all. Can't you tell I love Romantic?

Awesome taste in music man :thumb:

I definitely agree, especially the Chopin songs! The Fantasie Impromptu blew me away completely the first time I heard it.
I haven't heard of Alexander Scriabin, but I'll check him out for sure, especially those etudes.
By the way, I think you would like Chopin's concerto in No. 2 F-minor. The first movement is one of the most beautiful, passionate pieces of music I've ever heard.

[azguitar92]

my favorite song right now is the song i'm learning, chopin scherzo #1

[Manticore Guy]

Yo az You better bring that book tomorrow...

[IAteMyFrettingHand]

By the way, I think you would like Chopin's concerto in No. 2 F-minor. The first movement is one of the most beautiful, passionate pieces of music I've ever heard.

I love both of Chopin's concertos. I love the power of the first in e min when the piano first enters, they just don't write music comparable to it now.
I've been listening to the Mozart Piano Sonata's recently, played by Andras Schiff, and my favourite is number 8, K310 in a minor, and the 6th, K 284 in D major. Mozart was good, but I much prefer Rachmaninov and Liszt, any day.

[You]

Ludovico Einaudi - Le Onde

Love playing it just to relax.

[i like arab girls]

I like a lot of keyboard from the Doors. Like "Light My Fire" and so forth.

[Diatonic Dissonance™]

Update (:p):

CHOPIN

Waltzes:
Waltz In Ab Major Op 69, No 1
Minute Waltz
Waltz In A Minor Op 34, No 3
Waltz In C Sharp Minor Op 64, No 2

Concertos:
Piano Concerto In F Minor No 2
Piano Concerto No 21
Piano Concerto No 2

Mazurkas:
Mazurka In A Minor Op 17, No 4
Mazurka In F# Minor Op 6, No 1
Mazurka Op 63, No 2

Preludes:
Prelude In E Minor Op 28, No 4
Prelude In C Minor Op 28, No 20
Raindrops Prelude
Raindrops Prelude Op 28

Nocturne:
Nocturne Op 62, No 1
Nocturne In G Minor Op 37, No 1
Nocturne In C# Minor
Nocturne In C Minor Op 48, No 1
Nocturne In E Minor Op 72, No 1
Nocturne In Db Major
Nocturne In G Major Op 37, No 2
Nocturne In Eb Minor
Nocturne In F# Major No 5
Nocturne In F Minor

And the legendary Etudes:
Etude In A Minor Op 10, No 2
Etude In F Minor Op 10, No 9
Etude In F Minor Op 25, No 2
Etude In G# Minor Op 25, No 6
Etude In E Major Op 10, No 3
Etude In C Minor Op 10, No 12
Etude In C Minor Op 25, No 12
Etude In Gb Major Op 25, No 9
Etude In E Major
Etude In E Major, Op 20
Etude In Eb Minor Op 10, No 6
Etude In C Major Op 10, No 7
Etude In F Major Op 10, No 8
Etude In E Minor Op 25, No 5
Etude In Gb Major Op 25, No 9

And everything else:
Funeral March Sonata
Impromptu No 1
Military Polonaise
Grande Polonaise, Op 22
Polonaise In C# Minor
Fantaisie Impromptu In C# Minor Op 66, No 4
Ballade In Ab Major No 2
Ballade In G Minor Op 23, No 1
Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana
Polonaise
Romantic Piano
Trio For Violin, Cello And Piano In G Minor

NON-CHOPIN
Bach - Pachelbel's Canon In D Major
Bach - Relaxing Piano Music
Bach - Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata
Franz Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 In C# Minor
Gershwin - Rhapsody In Blue

And it goes on, but that'll do for now! :p

[IAteMyFrettingHand]

It seems that you can't go wrong with Chopin. I went through a phase of him just like many other composers, which is good because you learn all about that one composer and then move on. Has anyone heard of Moszkowski? I'm going through a phase of him, but I can't seem to find any cd shops that stock any recordings so i'm going to have to buy online.

[Diatonic Dissonance™]

I just love his stuff so much. Can you recommend some Moszkowski songs?

[HypnaGoGiC]

Okay, this is probably a cliché, but I gotta admit… I love to play Tori Amos songs! Maybe it’s because I am in my first year of the piano, but her stuff is hard enough to be challenging when I first see them and I am still learning the beginning bits of music theory, so a lot of her compositions are intriguing (to me). I am just starting to look into classical music, so I am looking up the Chopin songs listed above.

Okay, this may be a broad thing to ask for, but what about dark music? I was looking through my stuff the other day, and I don't have any dark dissonant music. And it seems like the piano is **** good at conveying that feeling.

I know in another thread on here they talked about Muse being dark. But does anyone else have any suggestions about some good deep, dark music to play?

Okay, that's my first post. Be easy on the newbies, darn it!

[IAteMyFrettingHand]

Can you recommend some Moszkowski songs?

Moszkowski is famous, well not famous, but known for his Spanish Dances. It seems to be all anybody plays of his. Other than that you've got the usual Mazurkas, Etudes (there are so many of them!), Serenades, Arabesques, two piano concertos (though the music for the first has disappeared), operas, ballets etc.
Be wary, if you're learning it, they can get pretty silly.

Okay, this may be a broad thing to ask for, but what about dark music? I was looking through my stuff the other day, and I don't have any dark dissonant music. And it seems like the piano is **** good at conveying that feeling.

I know in another thread on here they talked about Muse being dark. But does anyone else have any suggestions about some good deep, dark music to play

If you're looking for dark and dissonant, try romantic composers, you're unlikely to find dark and dissonant in classical or baroque. Particularly keep and eye out for Rachmaninov, Scriabin and the likes. You should easily find what you're looking for.

[Diatonic Dissonance™]

IAteMyFrettingHand: Thanks, I'll check some out. My grandmother's a classical piano nut, so I'm sure she'll have some.

HypnaGoGiC: Here are some dark/evil sounding songs (IMO!)...

Chopin - Etude In Cm Op 25, No 12
Scriabin - Piano Sonata In F Minor Op 6, No 1
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (very "sad" sounding, but towards the middle it gets nice and dissonant)
Chopin - Etude In F Minor Op 10, No 9
Chopin - Etude In C Minor Op 10, No 12
Chopin - Ballade In G Minor Op 23, No 1
Chopin - Funeral March

And a few other songs that aren't necessarily "dark" but it is imperative that you hear them, as a pianist:

Chopin - Fantasie Impromptu (In C#m, Op 66)
Franz Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 (In C#m)

I'll think of more later.

[HypnaGoGiC]

I'll think of more later.

Thanks So Much! I am getting ready to go on a 24 hour road trip, so I am downloading all those songs now and will burn them to a cd. That way while I'm in the car for hours upon end, I'll have something to listen to.

This is great.

And I do love the Moonlight Sonata, even though it's taboo. At least, according to a piano teacher I had, it was so cliche that she wouldn't even let me learn it! :rolleyes:
I think that's just because she got tired of hearing it over and over with so many students.

[Diatonic Dissonance™]

Yeah, I learnt it. I know some people are sick of it, but I really don't care. It's such a lovely piece. Superbly written.

[Hells Bells]

Yeah, it's become so overdone because it's beautiful but still easy to play.

Okay, this may be a broad thing to ask for, but what about dark music? I was looking through my stuff the other day, and I don't have any dark dissonant music. And it seems like the piano is **** good at conveying that feeling.


There was a thread like that a while ago:

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=375524

[darrell]

This is kind of out of the realm of most of the music named so far, but I love Bruce Hornsby's "That's Just the Way it Is"... Awesome piano playing, in my opinion...

[Det_Nosnip]

Okay, this is probably a cliché, but I gotta admit… I love to play Tori Amos songs! Maybe it’s because I am in my first year of the piano, but her stuff is hard enough to be challenging when I first see them and I am still learning the beginning bits of music theory, so a lot of her compositions are intriguing (to me).
There's absolutely nothing wrong with that! Tori Amos is an amazing musician. She actually grew up playing classical music, and was originally supposed to be a concert pianist, but then decided to do her own thing instead. One of my favorite songwriters and a huge influence for me, both personally and musically. She's also amazing in concert. :)


I know in another thread on here they talked about Muse being dark. But does anyone else have any suggestions about some good deep, dark music to play?

Arcturus.

[Det_Nosnip]

Yeah, I learnt it. I know some people are sick of it, but I really don't care. It's such a lovely piece. Superbly written.

Aye, there's a reason why it's so popular...same thing with Fur Elise.