Today’s piece is the one that all kids seem to be able to teach each other without having any lessons at all.

“Chopsticks” (original name “The Celebrated Chop Waltz”) is a simple, widely known waltz for the piano. Written in 1877, it is the only published piece by the British composer Euphemia Allen (under the pseudonym Arthur de Lulli).

Allen, whose brother was a music publisher, was sixteen when she composed the piece, with arrangements for solo and duet.

 

 

A super-easy version

With chopsticks

Follow along

Duet (I have the sheet music!)

Chopsticks Rag for three

Lang Lang

Liberace

Insane piano version

Guitar

 

Instrumental Ensemble

 

Challenge!