MusicCoach difficulty
50/100
Intermediate
Level of the complete work
We have no level specific to this movement. The figure above is that of the complete work: within a cycle, movements often differ widely in demand.
Estimated skills
Theory
Knowledge of forms
1
Style
Classical style
1
Rhythm
Polyrhythm 2 against 3
1
Style
Modern and contemporary style
1
Technique
Hand independence
1
Interpretation
Phrasing
1
What to play next?
Each suggestion combines difficulty gap, risk, confidence and skill overlap. The first two cards in each column are the most useful pedagogically.
Gentle step
The safest next step.
Gentle
Sonatina for piano no. 4
Francisco Mignone
close skills
low risk
to confirm
A short step up — but it is the one that moves you into Intermediate (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Style classique and Connaissance des formes — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Gentle
Keyboard Sonatina in D major, Wq.109, H.453
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
partial transfer
low risk
to confirm
A short step up — but it is the one that moves you into Intermediate (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Style classique and Connaissance des formes — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Balanced step
A genuine step up, without a jolt.
Balanced
Sonatina for Piano
Carlos Chávez
close skills
moderate risk
fair confidence
A real step up: this piece moves you into Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Style classique and Connaissance des formes — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Balanced
Piano Sonatine, op. 16
Albert Roussel
partial transfer
moderate risk
to confirm
A real step up: this piece moves you into Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Style classique and Connaissance des formes — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Ambitious challenge
A useful leap with guided practice.
Same level
Same level
Invention I, for piano
Carlos Chávez
partial transfer
low risk
to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Elementary (around grade 4 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Style baroque and Polyphonie à deux voix — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Same level
Sinfonia in E flat major, H.104, Wq.122, no. 2
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
partial transfer
low risk
to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Elementary (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Style baroque and Polyphonie à trois voix ou plus — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Ce mouvement Andantino offre une atmosphère claire et détendue, plutôt chantante mais ponctuée de répliques rythmiques qui demandent de l'attention au relief. Parmi les difficultés, la Connaissance des formes (3.8/5) est essentielle : il faudra bien repérer les phrases et les reprises pour articuler les lignes et doser les nuances selon les sections, et la Polyrhythmie 2 contre 3 (3.1/5) impose un geste très précis de mains indépendantes, avec une pulsation ternaire maintenue dans une main pendant que l'autre marque des groupes binaires et s'appuie sur un subdivisé interne régulier. L'œuvre s'inscrit dans la période moderne de Chávez et figure comme une page de caractère pédagogique et de facture concise dans son catalogue pour piano.