"Intermediate Classical Favorites" is a collection of 10 famous classical works arranged for early to mid-intermediate pianists (pianists in level 3-4 of most piano method books). See the companion video for a sheet music and audio sample of the first page of each piece in the collection.

Included in this collection:Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (J. S. Bach), Canon in D (Pachelbel), Rondo alla Turca (Mozart), Theme from Sonata in A Major (Mozart), Für Elise (Beethoven), Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven), Opening Theme from Concerto in A Minor (Grieg), Reverie (Debussy), Clair de Lune (Debussy), and The Entertainer (Joplin).

Like this collection but need something easier? Check out my "Easy Classical Favorites" and "More Easy Classical Favorites" collections here at Sheet Music Plus by clicking on my publisher name above!

About the arranger: Chrissy Ricker is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM) with a Master's degree in piano performance and pedagogy. Chrissy enjoys composing and arranging music to motivate and challenge students of all ages. In addition to the works she publishes through SMP Press, Chrissy's piano music is also published by Kjos Music Company and Piano Pronto Publishing. Her music has appeared on the piano contest lists of many state and national teaching associations, including the National Federation of Music Clubs. Visit Chrissy's website at www.chrissyricker.com

Here's how to play the "Lacrimosa" from Mozart's Requiem in D minor (K. 626) on piano!

With this piano sheet music, you can play an accurate piano arrangement of Mozart's beautiful "Lacrimosa".
It's a piano version which is not too hard to play, and it sounds fantastic.

The Requiem in D minor is the final composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756?1791).
Since he passed away while he was working on it, he left in unfinished - in fact, only the first 8 measures of the "Lacrimosa" are his original composition.

The Requiem was finished in the following months by Austrian composer Franz Xaver Süssmayr, whose version is most commonly used today.

As the first lines of the Lacrimosa reveal, it's a rather hartbreaking piece:

"Lacrimosa dies illa" translates to "This tearful day".

It's certainly one of Mozart's most beautiful compositions - and it makes for a wonderful piano version.

If you like this piano arrangement, please consider leaving a review - it would mean a lot to me!

Here are the full lyrics to "Lacrimosa" from Mozart's Requiem:

Lacrimosa dies illa
Qua resurget ex favilla
Judicandus homo reus:
Huic ergo parce Deus
Pie Jesu Domine
Dona eis requiem
Amen

This collection of 30 popular original compositions and arrangements for piano presents a selection of pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that will delight any pianist. Besides the 'Sonata facile' and other popular educational pieces, this volume also contains many arrangements, such as the first movement from 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' or various opera arias. All pieces are of an easy or intermediate level of difficulty, with fingerings and metronome suggestions added. The collection appears in a modern and user-friendly print format. it is recommended not only for teaching purposes, but to anyone who enjoys playing the piano as a hobby.

The pieces in the present volume are taken for the most part from Mozart's so-called 'London Sketch Book', written on his English tour in the year 1764, at the age of eight. There are also several earlier pieces which the young Mozart wrote in Salzburg in 1762. The original text has been retained. obvious errors in notation have been corrected.

A PDF collection of 10 of my most popular classical music arrangements. Composition listing:


1 Air on the G String [Bach]

2 Arioso [Bach]

3 Ave Verum Corpus [Mozart]

4 Lakmé/Flower Duet [Delibes]

5 Jerusalem [Parry]

6 Land of Hope and Glory [Elgar]

7 Lascia ch?io pianga [Handel]

8 Laudate Dominum [Mozart]

9 Romanze, from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik [Mozart]

10 Voi Che Sapete [Mozart]

Please see the accompanying YouTube video!

A PDF collection of four of my Mozart arrangements for solo piano. Composition listing:


1 Ave Verum Corpus

2 Laudate Dominum

3 Romanze [from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik]

4 Voi Che Sapete

Please see the accompanying YouTube video!