Piano Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 57, "Norse"
Romantic Sonata Piano solo
Estimated difficulty
85/100
Master repertoire
Confidence : 42%
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedVirtuoso

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Difficulty sources
OpenAI_AI
85
85/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
96%
Among Edward MacDowell
95%
Era Romantic
96%
Genre
Skills developed
Theory
Knowledge of forms
1
Theory
Harmonic analysis
1
Style
Romantic style
1
Pedaling
Sustain pedal
1
Rhythm
Tempo rubato
1
Technique
Fast passages
1
Technique
General technique
1
Ornaments
Romantic ornaments
1
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