Songs without Words, Book 1, op. 19b
Romantic Lied Piano solo
Estimated difficulty
62/100
Advanced
Confidence : 35% · to confirm
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedVirtuoso

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

Where this work sits
050100

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Difficulty sources
OpenAI_AI
62
62/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
74%
Among Felix Mendelssohn
61%
Era Romantic
76%
Genre
Skills developed
Rhythm
Tempo rubato
1
Style
Romantic style
1
Pedaling
Sustain pedal
2
Interpretation
Phrasing
1
Interpretation
Dynamics
1
Technique
Legato
1
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