The Airplane Sonata, W.40, "Second Sonata"
Modern Sonata Piano solo 8 min
Estimated difficulty
74/100
Advanced
Confidence : 35% · to confirm
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedVirtuoso

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

Where this work sits
050100

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Difficulty sources
OpenAI_AI
74
74/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
86%
Among George Antheil
88%
Era Modern
83%
Genre
Skills developed
Theory
Harmonic analysis
1
Theory
Knowledge of forms
1
Rhythm
Polyrhythm 2 against 3
1
Style
Impressionist style
1
Pedaling
Sustain pedal
1
Technique
Hand independence
1
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