5 pieces of classical music inspired by Winter
Musical interpretations of the falling snow and frozen landscape are ever-present in classical repetoire.
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It’s time to get cozy with these wintry classics which have been edited for intermediate level piano.
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5. Émile Waldteufel - “Skater’s Waltz”
Les Patineurs Op. 183 (1882)
This piece was inspired by a rink of skaters
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The introduction to the waltz can be likened to the poise of a skater, and the rapid runs invoke
scenes of a wintry atmosphere.
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4. Claude Debussy - Footprints on the Snow
Preludes book 1, prelude no. 6 (1910)
Debussy: “This rhythm should have the sonorous value of a sad and frozen landscape.”
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4. Sergei Rachmaninoff - I. The Silver Sleigh Bells
The Bells Op. 35 (1913)
inspired by the poetry of Edgar Allen Poe.
a high-spirited sleigh ride through a cold winter’s night—
Listen to the snow flurries, glittering stars and the thrill of speeding over a wintery landscape.
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3. Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Scene 9, The Waltz of the Snowflakes
The Nutcracker Op. 71 (1892)
This piece starts with little individual flute snowflakes. Other instruments like harps and a triangle join in for
extra snow magic.
Winds increase and they propel us towards a full-on blizzard.
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1. Claude Debussy - The Snow Is Dancing
Children’s Corner L. 113 (1908)
This delightful piano miniature captures the swirling effect of
