Classical music: what pieces can I play on the Keybird?

Having 69 keys might seem restrictive, when it comes to choosing piano repertoire to learn. In order to make your Keybird easily transportable and portable, there had to be some limitations to the range. Instead of going for the full 88-key (sometimes 97) solution, we thought the range of E1-C7 would be perfect for most classical music repertoire to be enjoyed.

As the Baroque and Classical periods yielded the first pianos ever, technical improvements and increases in concert hall capacities led to bigger and better pianos, which also meant extending the possible range of the instrument. Composers, as the pioneers of sound, leaped onto these possibilities and started to write music with more and more extreme ranges. On the other hand, it didn’t mean the exploration of the mid-range was halted abruptly from the Romanticism onwards…

Have a look at the vast (but not exhaustive) list below to see what different classical periods you can choose from. See also: What to do when you “run out of keys”?

Composer Work Movement Key Range Range
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" 3rd Movement F1-A6 29-93
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" 2nd Movement F1-F6 29-89
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" 1st Movement F1-A6 29-93
Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op. 37a – September: The Hunt C2-G6 36-91
Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op. 37a – October: Autumn Song C#2-A#5 37-82
Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op. 37a – November: Troika D2-G#6 38-92
Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op. 37a – March: Song of the Lark D2-D6 38-86
Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op. 37a – July: Song of the Reaper A#1-F6 34-89
Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op. 37a – February: Carnival F1-A6 29-93
Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op. 37a – December: Christmas D#2-G#6 39-92
Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op. 37a – August: Harvest B1-B6 35-95
Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op. 37a – April: Snowdrop D#2-D6 39-86
Schumann Album for the Young, Op. 68 – 12. Knecht Ruprecht A1-A5 33-81
Schumann Album for the Young, Op. 68 – 10. Wilder Reiter A#2-F5 46-77
Schumann Kreisleriana, Op. 16 – 7th Movement G1-F6 31-89
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd G1-A5 31-81
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – 8. Am Kamin F1-A5 29-81
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – 7. Träumerei A#1-A#5 34-82
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – 5. Glückes genug A1-A5 33-81
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – 4. Bittendes Kind D2-G5 38-79
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – 3. Hasche-Mann C2-D6 36-86
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – 2. Kuriose Geschichte A2-A5 45-81
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – 13. Der Dichter spricht G1-G6 31-91
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – 12. Kind im Einschlummern E1-B5 28-83
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – 11. Fürchtenmachen G1-G5 31-79
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – 10. Fast zu ernst G#1-G#5 32-80
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen F#2-G5 42-79
Schubert Moment musical Nr. 6 As-Dur op. 94,6 D 780 G#1-F6 32-89
Schubert Moment musical Nr. 5 f-Moll op. 94,5 D 780 F1-G#6 29-92
Schubert Moment musical Nr. 4 cis-Moll op. 94,4 D 780 F1-C#6 29-85
Schubert Moment musical Nr. 3 f-Moll op. 94,3 D 780 C#2-A#5 37-82
Schubert Moment musical Nr. 2 As-Dur op. 94,2 D 780 G#1-F#6 32-90
Schubert Moment musical Nr. 1 C-Dur op. 94,1 D 780 G1-B6 31-95
Schubert 4 Impromptus, D 899, Op. 90, E-flat major F1-G5 29-79
Schubert 4 Impromptus, D 899, Op. 90, A-flat major F1-G#6 29-92
Schubert Piano Sonata in D major, D 850, Op. 53 – 3rd Movement Scherzo G1-G6 31-91
Schubert Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D 960 – 3rd Movement Scherzo – Allegro vivace con delicatezza F1-A#6 29-94
Schubert Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D 960 – 2nd Movement Andante sostenuto E1-E6 28-88
Schubert Piano Sonata in A minor, D 784, Op. 143 – 1st Movement Allegro giusto E1-A6 28-93
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" 3rd Movement F1-F6 29-89
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" 2nd Movement F1-F6 29-89
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" 1st Movement F1-F6 29-89
Mozart Piano Sonata No.17 in B-flat major, K.570, III C2-F6 36-89
Mozart Piano Sonata No.17 in B-flat major, K.570, II A#1-D#6 34-87
Mozart Piano Sonata No.17 in B-flat major, K.570, I A#1-F6 34-89
Mozart Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545 – III. Rondo C2-F6 36-89
Mozart Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545 – II. Andante G2-D#6 43-87
Mozart Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545 – I. Allegro C2-F6 36-89
Mozart Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 333 – III. Allegretto F1-F6 29-89
Mozart Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 333 – II. Andante cantabile D#2-F6 39-89
Mozart Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 333 – I. Allegro F1-G6 29-91
Mozart Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-flat major, K. 332
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