Scherzo no. 1 in B minor
Romantic Scherzo Piano solo
Estimated difficulty
85/100
Master repertoire
Confidence : 35%
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedVirtuoso

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Difficulty sources
OpenAI_AI
85
85/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
85%
Among Mily Balakirev
95%
Era Romantic
95%
Genre
Skills developed
Technique
Staccato
1
Technique
Octaves
1
Technique
Fast passages
2
Style
Romantic style
1
Pedaling
Sustain pedal
1
Rhythm
Tempo rubato
1
Technique
General technique
1
Technique
Hand independence
1
What to play next?

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