Classical Pieces You’ve Probably Heard but Might Not Remember the Name
- William Tell Overture- Rossini (Most famous part at 8:45, but why not listen to the whole thing?)
- Also Sprach Zarathustra- Strauss
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik- Mozart
- Symphony 94, Mvt. 2 “Surprise Symphony”- Haydn
- Toccata and Fugue in d Minor-Bach
- Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2- Chopin
- Rondo alla Turca- Mozart
- Sinfonie de Fanfares: Rondeau- Jean-Joseph Mouret
- The Four Seasons: Spring- Vivaldi (I just linked to the whole thing because it’s great)
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring- Bach
- O Fortuna (from Carmina Burana)- Carl Orff
- Funeral March- Chopin
- Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop (A.K.A. Can Can)- Offenbach
- Pomp and Circumstance (You probably graduated to this)- Elgar
- Gayane: Sabre Dance- Aram Khachaturian
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Wedding March- Mendelssohn
- Carmen: Les Toreadors- Bizet
- The Ride of the Valkyries- Wagner
- Für Elise- Beethoven
- Dance of the Hours- Ponchielli
- Rigotello: La Donna e Mobile- Verdi
- Night on Bald Mountain- Mussorgsky
- Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme- Tchaikovsky
- Entry of the Gladiators- Julius Fucik
- Lakmé: Flower Duet- Delibes
- Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King- Greig
- Rodeo: Hoedown- Copland
- Peer Gynt: Morning Mood- Greig
- New World Symphony Mov. [2][4]- Dvorak
- Ave Maria (You knew this, but did you know that it was by Schubert?)
- Canon in D- Pachelbel
- Meditation Thais - Jules Massenet
- Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Johannes Brahms
- Waltz from Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky
- Goldberg Variations: Aria - Bach
- Symphony No. 7 mv. II - Beethoven
Add others if you want! Have fun!
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