Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2, "Moonlight"
Romantic Sonata Piano solo 6 min
Estimated difficulty
75/100
Advanced
Confidence : 42% · to confirm
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Difficulty estimate by MusicCoach on a scale of 1 to 100.

Where this work sits
050100

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Difficulty sources
OpenAI_AI
75
75/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
87%
Among Ludwig van Beethoven
85%
Era Romantic
86%
Genre
Movements and pieces of this work

One rarely plays the whole work: each movement has its own level — often very different from the opus's overall score.

Skills developed
Technique
Trills
1
Tone
Hand balance
1
Technique
Legato
2
Interpretation
Singing voice
2
Theory
Knowledge of forms
1
Theory
Harmonic analysis
1
Pedaling
Sustain pedal
1
Rhythm
Tempo rubato
1
Style
Romantic style
1
Technique
Hand independence
1
Interpretation
Dynamics
1
Ornaments
Romantic ornaments
1
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