Ritmuller National Piano Competition
Children Category
ELIMINATION ROUND (Online Submission):
⏱ Recommended duration: 2–4 minutes
📌 Participants may perform one or more short pieces from the prescribed list. Repertoire should include contrasting works by different composers and with varied tempos.
FINAL ROUND (Face-to-Face):
⏱ Recommended duration: 2–4 minutes
📌 Participants may perform one or more short pieces from the prescribed list. Repertoire should include contrasting works by different composers and with varied tempos.
📌 Finalists must provide copies of their music scores for the judges’ reference.
RECOMMENDED PIECES
| Johann Sebastian Bach
Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 Minuet in G Minor BWV Anh.115 Polonaise in G Minor BWV Anh.119 March in D Major BWV Anh.122 Little Prelude in C Major, BWV 939 Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 Little Prelude in D minor, BWV 935 Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh.116
George Frideric Handel Air in F Major Air in C Major Gavotte in G Major Bourrée in G Major Sarabande Minuet in G Minor
Leopold Mozart Bourrée in D Minor Minuet in C Major Minuet in F Major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Minuet in C Major Allegro in B-flat Major K.3 Allegretto in F Major Viennese Sonatina in C
Henry Purcell Minuet in D Minor Trumpet Tune
Muzio Clementi Sonatina Op.36 No.1 (1st movement) Sonatina Op.36 No.2 (1st movement) Sonatina Op.36 No.3 (1st movement) Sonatina Op.36 No.4 (1st movement) Andante from Sonatina Op.36 No.1
Dmitri Kabalevsky Clowns, Op.39 No.20 A Little Joke Op.39 No.6 Toccatina Op.27 No.12 A Little Song, Op.27 No.2 Sonatina in C, Op.13 No.1 Waltz, Op.39 No.13 Cavalryman, Op.27 No.29
Thomas Attwood Sonatina in G Major
Anton Diabelli Sonatina Op.168 No.1 Sonatina Op.151 No.1 (3rd movement) Sonatina Op.151 No.2 (1st movement)
William Gillock French Doll Sail Boats Dancing in a Dream Moonlight Mood Valse Triste Forest Murmurs
Kevin Olson Dragon’s Breath
Dennis Alexander Tarantella Fantastico Gallactica
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonatina in G Major: any movement Ecossaise in G Major, WoO 23 German Dance in C Major WoO 8 Sonatina in F Major Anh.5: any movement
Robert Schumann Melody, Op.68 No.1 Soldier’s March Op.68 No.2 The Happy Farmer Op.68 No.10 The Wild Rider, Op.68 No.8 First Loss, Op.68 No.16
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Morning Prayer Op. 39 No.1 Italian Song Op.39 No.15 The Sick Doll Op.39 No.7 Old French Song, Op.39 No.16
Cornelius Gurlitt Waltz in G Major The Fair, Op.117 No.10 March, Op.140 No.1 The Festive Dance, Op.140 No.7 Courage
Friedrich Kuhlau Sonatina Op.20 No.1 (1st movement) Sonatina Op.55 No.1 (1st movement) Sonatina Op.55 No.2 (1st movement)
Edvard Grieg Morning Mood from Peer Gynt Lyric Pieces Op. 12 to Op. 71 – any
Carol Klose Dance of the Trolls
Friedrich Burgmüller Arabesque, Op.100 No.2 Innocence, Op.100 No.5 The Clear Stream, Op.100 No.7 Ballade, Op.100 No.15 Tarantella, Op.100 No.20 La Chevaleresque, Op.100 No.25
Martha Mier Just Struttin’ Along The Frisky Filly
Nancy Faber The Snake Charmer Song for A Scarecrow
Lynn Freeman Olson Festival in Aragon
Georg Philipp Telemann Aria in G Major
Elissa Milne Where the Wind Blows Little Peppers: any Dreamtime
Mike Cornick Mischievous Mouse Elephant Waltz
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| Claude Debussy
The Little Nigar The Little Shepherd
Sergei Prokofiev “March” from Music for Children, Op.65 No.10
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Aram Khachaturian
Children’s Album No. 1 – Pictures of Childhood: any
Béla Bartók For Children No.1 Mikrokosmos selections (Book 1–2): any Play Song
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