Prelude Op.23 No.1 in F-sharp minor
Prelude Piano solo
Estimated difficulty
65/100
Advanced
Confidence : 40% · 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
65
65/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
48%
Among Sergei Rachmaninoff
76%
Era
71%
Genre
Skills developed
Technique
Legato
2
Interpretation
Phrasing
1
Interpretation
Dynamics
1
Tone
Touch control
1
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