Scherzo and capriccio in F sharp minor
Romantic ScherzoCapriccio Piano solo
Estimated difficulty
82/100
Master repertoire
Confidence : 35% · to confirm
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedVirtuoso

Difficulty estimate by MusicCoach on a scale of 1 to 100.

Where this work sits
050100

Most works cluster between 45 and 65: a small score gap often marks a real step. The highlighted bar shows this work among those for the same instrument.

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Difficulty sources
OpenAI_AI
82
82/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
99%
Among Felix Mendelssohn
93%
Era Romantic
83%
Genre
Skills developed
Technique
Octaves
1
Technique
Staccato
1
Technique
Fast passages
2
Style
Romantic style
1
Rhythm
Tempo rubato
1
Pedaling
Sustain pedal
1
Tone
Touch control
1
Interpretation
Phrasing
1
What to play next?

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