Piano Variations C major op. 23
Variations Piano solo
In brief

This work features a joyful and delicate atmosphere, characteristic of variations, inviting an exploration of themes with lightness. The student will need to focus on the fluidity and precision of trills, as well as managing dynamics to highlight contrasts in the variations. Franz Xaver Mozart, son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, worked in a transitional context between classicism and the early romantic period, which is reflected in his melodic and harmonic approach.

Estimated difficulty
57/100
Intermediate
Confidence : 52% · to confirm
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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.

This score is an orientation guide aggregated from editorial and pedagogical sources (Henle, exam syllabuses, curation) — not an expert opinion on your situation. Read it alongside the sources, the confidence and the skills below, and discuss it with your teacher for the real choices about which level to tackle.

Difficulty sources
Henle_Verlag
6
62/100 normalised
OpenAI_AI
46
46/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
69%
Among Franz Xaver Mozart
62%
Era
45%
Genre
Skills developed
Interpretation
Phrasing
1
Interpretation
Dynamics
1
Technique
Legato
1
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