Piano Sonata no. 3 in A minor, op. 28, "From Old Notebooks"
Modern Sonata Piano solo
Estimated difficulty
71/100
Advanced
Confidence : 55% · fair confidence
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedVirtuoso

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

Where this work sits
050100

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Difficulty sources
MultiSyllabus
Grade 8
76/100 normalised
OpenAI_AI
65
65/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
86%
Among Sergei Prokofiev
86%
Era Modern
79%
Genre
Skills developed
Theory
Harmonic analysis
1
Theory
Knowledge of forms
1
Style
Impressionist style
1
Rhythm
Polyrhythm 2 against 3
1
Style
Character and style
1
Interpretation
Phrasing
1
Interpretation
Dynamics
1
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