piano repertoire

Pianist's prepared pieces

Piano repertoire is the body of musical works written for piano, or the specific collection of pieces a pianist has learned and can perform.

A performer's repertoire reflects their training and specialization: Her repertoire focuses on Romantic-era composers.

The term also describes standard works that pianists are expected to know: Chopin's nocturnes are central to the piano repertoire.

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  • ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
  • sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
  • etudeInstrumental practice composition
  • bluesMournful American music genre
  • minimalismAesthetic of reduction

art song · music theory · fugue · nocturne · impromptu · ballad · gospel · prelude · scherzo · mazurka · serialism · bebop · boogie-woogie · swing · waltz · arpeggios · sight reading · practice room

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musical preparation

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Spontaneous musical composition during performance

sight-reading · musical improvisation

musical canon vs. ephemera

piano repertoireincidental music

Accompanying theatrical composition

background music · unpublished works

compositional fixity

piano repertoirejazz improvisation

Spontaneous musical composition during performance

extemporization · jam session

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