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The piano sound

Salamander Grand Piano samples by Alexander Holm, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Source recordings and licence. Selected notes have been converted to M4A; playback changes pitch, volume and note envelopes. No endorsement is implied.

The music

These performances are generated from note data in your browser. We do not use commercial recordings or modern pop-song scores. Beginner arrangements were written for Piano Sprig from old melodies. Classical and ragtime note data comes from the editions linked below, declared public domain by their typesetters.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star · Traditional French melody

Traditional melody, published 1761; our own arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement.

Ode to Joy · Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 9, 1824; composer died 1827; our own theme arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement.

Frère Jacques · Traditional French round

Traditional round documented in the eighteenth century; our own arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement.

Mary Had a Little Lamb · Traditional melody

Traditional nineteenth-century nursery melody; our own arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement.

Hot Cross Buns · Traditional English melody

Traditional eighteenth-century street cry; our own arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat · Traditional round

Traditional nineteenth-century round; our own arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement.

London Bridge Is Falling Down · Traditional English melody

Traditional melody printed in nineteenth-century collections; our own arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement.

Old MacDonald Had a Farm · Traditional melody

Traditional melody, published in the early twentieth century; our own instrumental arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement.

Amazing Grace · Traditional American melody

NEW BRITAIN tune, published 1829; our own arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement.

When the Saints Go Marching In · Traditional American melody

Traditional early twentieth-century melody; our own instrumental arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement.

Greensleeves · Traditional English melody

Traditional English tune documented 1580; our own arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement.

Brahms’ Lullaby · Johannes Brahms

Wiegenlied Op. 49 No. 4, 1868; composer died 1897; our own theme arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement.

Long, Long Ago · Thomas Haynes Bayly

Composed 1833; composer died 1839; our own arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement.

Jingle Bells · James Lord Pierpont

Published 1857; composer died 1893; our own chorus arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement. View source

Silent Night · Franz Xaver Gruber

Composed 1818; composer died 1863; our own instrumental arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording. Edition: Piano Sprig original teaching arrangement.