Sonata in D major, K.278, L.S15
Baroque Sonata Piano solo
Estimated difficulty
63/100
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
Henle_Verlag
7
74/100 normalised
OpenAI_AI
48
48/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
74%
Among Domenico Scarlatti
72%
Era Baroque
62%
Genre
Skills developed
Theory
Knowledge of forms
1
Theory
Harmonic analysis
1
Style
Baroque style
1
Ornaments
Baroque ornaments
1
Reading
Bass clef reading
1
Technique
Hand independence
1
Rhythm
Dotted rhythms
1
Interpretation
Phrasing
1
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