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
Add others if you want! Have fun!
- Dies Irae (from Requiem) - Verdi
- Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimsky-Korsakov
- Finale to the 1812 Overture - Tchaikovsky
- Der Holle Rache kocht in meiner herzen (aka the Queen of the Night aria) - Mozart
- Libiamo ne’ lieti calici - Verdi
- Largo al factotum - Rossini
- Overture to The Barber of Seville - Rossini
- The Blue Danube Waltz - Strauss
- Moonlight Sonata (mvmt. 1) - Beethoven
- Symphony No. 5 - Beethoven
I’m sure there are more but these were some of the first that came to mind as missing!
I think this one’s missing, one of my favourites:
Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-Saëns
This is one of the best classical music master-posts I’ve ever seen. I’m so proud of yall
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Here’s some more that should be on here (or I just like them and think people should know them)!
Appalachian Spring and Fanfare for the Common Man - Copland (The Fanfare is also in his 3rd Symphony.)
The Firebird - Stravinsky (The Finale is very famous. Also listen to Rite of Spring if you’re adventurous/want to hear something that literally started a riot)
Boléro - Ravel (also check out Daphnis et Chloé because it’s gorgeous and crazy and awesome)
The Planets - Holst (”Mars” and “Jupiter” are the most famous)
Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin
Pictures at an Exhibition - Mussorgsky (”The Promenade” at the beginning is the most famous.)
“Dance of the Knights” - Prokofiev
Cello Suite No. 1 - Bach (The Prelude at the beginning is obviously the most famous)
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