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Welcome at our page with free albums of easy and intermediate piano music.
Students and teachers are allowed to use hard copies of the scores for educational
purposes. You're free to store the hard copies in a school library. Print the albums at
300 dpi in an A4 format for the best result.

Complete piano albums:

1. Golden Drops - Theodor Oesten - preview

2. Miniaturen - Hans Harthan - preview
3. Nicole - Rowy van Hest - preview
4. Fantasiestücke - Carl Reinecke - prv
5. Nippsachen - Bruno Wandelt - prv
6. Little Carnival - Louis Streabbog - prv
7. Lyric Pieces Opus 12 - Edvard Grieg - prv
8. Lyric Pieces Opus 38 - Edvard Grieg - prv
9. Scout & Guide Marches - Albert Oswald - prv
10. Twelve Little Preludes - J. S. Bach - prv
11. Six Little Preludes - J. S. Bach - prv
12. Medley of famous melodies - G. Renaud - prv
13. 12 Easy Pieces - N. von Wilm - prv
14. The First Ball - Several composers - prv
15. 25 Melodic Studies - F. Burgmüller - prv
16. Waltzes - Louis Streabbog - prv
17. Kinderstücke Opus 72 - F. Mendelssohn - prv
18. First Schubert Graded Piano Pieces - F. Schubert - prv

You'll find the complete album Scenes from Childhood by Robert Schumann on
his special page.

If you're just a beginner:

If you're just a beginner and you would like to try something else besides the things
your teacher has you study, then we advise you to start with Oesten's Golden
Drops. An even better choice would be the second composition, called "Bubbles in
the sun", from the album "Nicole" by Rowy van Hest (prv) or the melodic studies
by Burgmüller.
Theodor Oesten wrote a piano album called "Golden Drops", a collection of 25
very short and easy pieces for piano. Oesten was born in Berlin in 1813. He was a
successful piano teacher and writer of easy to play and attractive music. Theodor
Oesten died in 1870.

We found a revised edition of the album, published by Henry Litolff around 1900.
It was edited by Clemens Schultze. Litolff is known for its famous "Collection
Litolff". This album belongs to the collection.

Golden Drops - Theodor Oesten (1.28 MB - 15 pages)

Hans Harthan, an unknown composer, wrote "Miniaturen", 18 easy pieces for

piano. This music is more difficult to play then "Golden Drops" by Oesten. Harthan
dedicated Minatures to miss Anna Teichmüller - a piano player and composer, who
lived from 11 may 1861 to 6 September 1940. Miniatures was probably written in
the second half of the 19th century.

Miniatures - Hans Harthan (1.41 MB - 28 pgs)

Rowy van Hest wrote "Nicole", 6 easy compositions for piano, dedicated to her
daughter Nicole Melanie. Although her father was a music teacher, it was not until
she was sixteen that Rowy learned to play an instrument. When she was eighteen,
she finished a concerto for strings. At the age of nineteen, Rowy was accepted to
the conservatory of music to study composition.

A few years after she finished her study at the (European) conservatory of music,
she started to write romantic, somewhat melancholic music in a classical style. The
small album "Nicole" is an example of a more recent style: sunny, tender and
playful. You can hear and feel her love for her daughter. This album comes with a
bonus, namely "The cat", Nicole's favorite animal.

Not available

Rowy's latest work is CONTENT, a piano album with 100 new compositions.
Some are already quite popular, like number 77 'Wild horses'. Have a look at
the piano album.

Carl Reinecke was an excellent piano player, who was much appreciated by
musicians like Mendelssohn, Schumann and Liszt. As a composer he was
influenced by Schumann. Reinecke, who lived from 1824 to 1910, had a younger
half-sister to whom he dedicated 15 small fantasias for the piano.

The "Kleine Fantasiestücke" is more difficult than the music by Hans Harthan. If
you enjoy playing "Kinderszenen" by Schumann, you could try these compositions,
although some of them are a bit boring. We used the second edition from 1859 -
which was an improved version of the first one - to make you a free PDF.

Little Fantasies - Carl Reinecke (1.54 MB - 19 pgs)

Bruno Wandelt wrote 8 little pieces for the piano and called them "Nippsachen",
which means "Trinkets". We know nothing about this composer. The album was
published by Simrock in Berlin, probably before 1930. His music is more melodic
and less weighty than the music by Hartman or Reinecke. If you like to play
waltzes, you should try no. 3 "Puppenwalzer" (The doll's waltz). It could have been
written by Johann Strauss.

Trinkets - Bruno Wandelt (1.62 MB - 22 pgs)

Louis Streabbog was actually called Jean Louis Gobbaerts. Gobbaerts, 1835 -
1886, was a Belgian composer who worked as a pianist and a piano teacher in
Brussels. He wrote a great number of popular pianoforte compositions. His music
is typical for the period he lived in. To modern ears it's not that interesting
anymore, but some of his work is still popular among nowadays piano teachers and
students.

Carnival - Louis Streabbog (946 KB - 16 pgs)

Edvard Grieg, 1843 – 1907, was a Norwegian composer and pianist who
composed in the romantic period. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A
minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, (which includes
Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King), and for his collection of the
piano miniatures "Lyric Pieces". The "Lyrische Stücke" Opus 12 is very popular
among amateur pianists and children, because of the Waltz in A Minor and the
Fairy Dance.

Lyric Pieces Opus 12 - Edvard Grieg (1.20 MB - 16 pgs)

Grieg wrote more series of Lyric Pieces. Opus 39 is a bit more difficult than Opus
12 and it's less known, but some of the pieces are really nice, like the "Berceuse". If
you enjoyed playing Opus 12, you should try this one. The music is suited for
adults and older children.

Lyric Pieces Opus 38 - Edvard Grieg (1.43 MB - 19 pgs)

Albert H. Oswald was an English composer of "light" classical music. He seems

rather forgotten by now, but in the Victorian age Oswald had some success with
salon music for piano solo. He also wrote "The Wright Pianoforte Tutor ", so he
probably worked as a piano teacher. Albert H. Oswald was born in 1879 in Hetton-
Le-Hole, Co. Durham, England. He died at 50 in 1929. That's all we know about
him.

We found a very interesting piano album by Oswald. It's called "Scout & Guide
Marches, tuneful and well marked for time, also suitable for schools etc.". It's not
clear to us if these marches were commissioned by a Scout organisation, but they
are very suited for children and older amateur players who are scouts, or
sympathize with them. Some of the titles are: Shield and Buckler, Changing the
Guard and Boys to the Front. If you don't care much for Scouting activities, you
might enjoy these titles: Tin Soldiers' Parade, March of the Elves and Teddy Bears'
March. They're all easy to play.

Scout & Guide Marches - Albert H. Oswald (2.08 MB - 23 pgs)

Johann Sebastian Bach. One of the greatest - according to some people

even the greatest - composers of Baroque music. Johann Sebastian was born in
Eisenach, Germany in 1685. There's too much to tell about this genius, so we
suggest you read all about him in the Wikipedia article on J. S. Bach and his
family. Bach died in 1750, in Leipzig.

The "Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach" by Bach is a famous collection of easy
pieces for harpsichord or piano. Most beginners own a copy of the notebook,
because it is often used by piano teachers. The next step for beginners and amateurs
is the booklet "Twelve little Preludes" by Bach. Not all amateurs get as far as this.
Some preludes are a bit difficult to play, but if you would like to have a go at it, we
suggest you start with the 2nd prelude.

Twelve Little Preludes - J. S. Bach (1.00 MB - 16 pgs)

Again some work by Johann Sebastian Bach and preludes too. The "Six little
Preludes" are a bit more difficult to play than the "Twelve little Preludes". Try to
play the 2nd prelude first, then the 1st prelude.

Six Little Preludes - J. S. Bach (727 KB - 12 pgs)

A medley of popular (in those days) melodies for the average piano player. You
will enjoy this one. The melodies: Carmen, Santa Lucia, Stars and Stripes, Sobre
las Olas and many more.

Potpourri of famous melodies - G. Renaud (885 KB - 7 pgs)

Peter Nicolai von Wilm, born 4 March 1834 in Riga - Latvia, died 20 February
1911 in Wiesbaden - Germany. All we know about this composer is that he worked
in St. Petersburg as a teacher and that he had some succes with a string sextet,
which was published after his dead by Schwieck Verlag in Leipzig as Opus 150.
We offer you the first book of Easy pieces Opus 81 for piano. The 12 pieces are as
easy as "Nicole" by Rowy, but they do sound a bit more academic.

12 Easy Pieces - Nicolai von Wilm (1.05 MB - 15 pgs)

The First Ball is a collection of 7 dances. Some of them are (or were) very
popular. The titles are: Amoureuse - Berger, Valse Basque - Wittmann, Ruse
d'Amour - Van Luck, The Veleta - Morris, Three O'Clock in the Morning -
Robledo, Der Vogelhandeler - Zeller and Donau-Wellen by Ivanovici. They are all
easy to play.

7 Dances - Several composers (1.32 MB - 15 pgs)

25 Melodic studies by Burgmüller is probably one of the most famous melodic

studies for beginners. If you are a beginner and your teacher has you study Czerny,
please ask for these melodic studies. Wikipedia writes: In his Opus 100 set of 25
studies he has charmed many people with pieces like "La Candeur," "L'Arabesque"
and "Ballade." This set is particularly popular in Japan, with young pianists,
because the pieces never require a larger span than one octave.

25 Studies - Burgmüller (2.66 MB - 35 pgs)

Again some easy pieces by Louis Streabbog. In this album you will find six
waltzes, all very easy to play. If you're looking for something special, this ain't it.

Waltzes - Louis Streabbog (2.57 MB - 15 pgs)

Mendelssohn enjoyed writing music for children. His Pieces for Children Opus 72
are just as nice as his Lieder ohne Worte. Kinderstücke is easier to play than the
Lieder, but not as easy as the Lyric Pieces Op 12 by Grieg.

Kinderstücke - F. Mendelssohn (469 kB - 11 pgs)

Schubert was the son of a schoolmaster. First taught music by his elder brothers he
soon surpassed them. The young Schubert came under the tutelage of Salieri. At 21
he was appointed music master in the household of Count Esterhazy, and there he
found time to compose. Schubert endured much poverty and hardship. He died at
the age of 31.

In this free piano album you'll find the famous Moment Musical in F minor and the
Scherzo in B flat. It's an educational edition with lots of interesting remarks by
Dorothy Bradley.

First Schubert - F. Schubert (644 kB - 20 pgs)