- William Tell Overture– Rossini (Most famous part at 8:45, but why not listen to the whole thing?)
- Also Sprach Zarathustra– Strauss
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik– Mozart
- Symphony 94, Mvt. 2 “Surprise Symphony”– Haydn
- Toccata and Fugue in d Minor-Bach
- Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2– Chopin
- Rondo alla Turca– Mozart
- Sinfonie de Fanfares: Rondeau– Jean-Joseph Mouret
- The Four Seasons: Spring– Vivaldi (I just linked to the whole thing because it’s great)
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring– Bach
- O Fortuna (from Carmina Burana)– Carl Orff
- Funeral March– Chopin
- Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop (A.K.A. Can Can)– Offenbach
- Pomp and Circumstance (You probably graduated to this)– Elgar
- Gayane: Sabre Dance– Aram Khachaturian
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Wedding March– Mendelssohn
- Carmen: Les Toreadors– Bizet
- The Ride of the Valkyries– Wagner
- Für Elise– Beethoven
- Dance of the Hours– Ponchielli
- Rigoletto: La Donna è Mobile– Verdi
- Night on Bald Mountain– Mussorgsky
- Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme– Tchaikovsky
- Entry of the Gladiators– Julius Fucik
- Lakmé: Flower Duet– Delibes
- Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King– Greig
- Rodeo: Hoedown– Copland
- Peer Gynt: Morning Mood– Greig
- New World Symphony Mov. [2][4]- Dvorak
- Ave Maria (You knew this, but did you know that it was by Schubert?)
- Canon in D– Pachelbel
Add others if you want! Have fun!
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