Many examples contain numerous types of passing ideas, including ones that can be interpreted in multiple ways. The subsections below are not intended to be entirely exclusive.

Passing Notes

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Brahms, Intermezzo in E-flat Major, op. 117 no. 1, mm. 1-4
Beethoven, String Quartet in B-fat Major, op. 18 no. 6, mvt. 4, mm. 1-12
Dvorak, Cello Concerto in b minor, op. 104, mvt. 2, mm. 162-166
Grieg, Violin Sonata no. 3 in c minor, op. 45, mvt. 2, mm. 1-8
Beethoven, Piano Sonata in E Major, op. 14 no. 1, mvt. 1, mm. 1-4
J. S. Bach, Suite no. 3 in C Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1009, Prélude, mm. 1-7
J. S. Bach, Partita no. 2 in d minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004, Chaconne, mm. 245-249
J. S. Bach, The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080, three-part mirror fugue, mm. 1-12
Beethoven, Piano Sonata in c-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2, mvt. 1, mm. 1-5
Johann Strauss Jr., Die Fledermaus, Act II no. 8, mm. 57-72
Chopin, Nocturne in B Major, op. 62 no. 1, mm. 1-4
Grieg, Ballade in g minor, op. 24, mm. 1-8 (see m. 8)

Accented Passing

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Beethoven, Symphony no. 5 in c minor, op. 67, mvt. 2, mm. 10-15
Handel, Concerto Grosso in C Major, HWV 318 ("Alexander's Feast"), mvt. 4, mm. 1-8
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 5 in e minor, op. 64, mvt. 2, mm. 179-184
Mozart, Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 333, mvt. 1, mm. 1-4
Mozart, Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 309, mvt. 3, mm. 1-11
Chopin, Etude in e minor, op. 25 no. 5, mm. 1-9

Chromatic Passing

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Bizet, Carmen, Act I no. 5, Habañera, mm. 1-12
Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act II, Scene 2, "Voi che sapete", mm. 9-16
Mozart, Fantasy in d minor, K. 397, mm. 12-15
Beethoven, Violin Sonata in 9 in A Major, op. 47, mvt. 2, mm. 224-228
Schubert, Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960, mvt. 1, mm. 318-335
Beethoven, Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, op. 31 no. 3, mvt. 1, mm. 1-17
Brahms, "Nachtigallen schwingen", op. 6 no. 6, mm. 47-52
Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Troisième année no. 3 ("Aux cyprés de la Villa d'Este II: Thrénodie"), mm. 1-5
Brahms, Capriccio in b minor, op. 76 no. 2, mm. 1-7

Passing Chords

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Corelli, Concerto Grosso in g minor, op. 6 no. 8, mvt. 1, mm. 1-6
Mozart, Fantasy in c minor, K. 475, mm. 86-95
Beethoven, Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, op. 26, mvt. 1, mm. 1-4
Mozart, String Quartet in A Major, K. 464, mvt. 1, mm. 1-8
Beethoven, Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, op. 81a, mvt. 1, mm. 5-16
Corelli, Concerto Grosso in D Major, op. 6 no. 7, mvt. 3, mm. 20-23

Chords Supporting Passing Notes

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Haydn, String Quartet in G Major, op. 76 no. 1, mvt. 1, mm. 1-4
J. S. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049, mvt. 1, mm. 1-13
Mahler, Symphony no. 2 in c minor, mvt. 4, mm. 1-2
J. S. Bach, Chorale no. 48 ("Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig"), mm. 1-4
Beethoven, Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, op. 81a, mvt. 1, mm. 1-4
Vivaldi, Concerto in F Major, op. 8 no. 3 ("Autumn"), mvt. 3, mm. 14-22
Haydn, Symphony no. 101 in D Major, mvt. 4, mm. 1-8
J. S. Bach, Cantata no. 147, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (arr. Hess), mm. 1-8
Haydn, String Quartet in E-flat Major, op. 76 no. 6, mvt. 1, mm. 1-8
Schubert, "Im Frühling", D. 882, mm. 1-5

Passing at Slightly Deeper Levels

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Beethoven, Piano Sonata in c minor, op. 10 no. 1, mvt. 2, mm. 1-16
Beethoven, Piano Sonata in G major, op. 31 no. 1, mvt. 2, mm. 1-6
Beethoven, Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, op. 110, mvt. 1, mm. 1-5
J. S. Bach, Little Prelude in C Major, BWV 939, mm. 1-12
Mozart, Piano Sonata in A Major, K. 331, mvt. 1, mm. 1-8
J. S. Bach, Sonata no. 3 in C Major for Solo Violin, BWV 1005, mvt. 3, mm. 1-4
Chopin, Prelude in e minor, op. 28 no. 4, mm. 1-13