Sinfonia C major (First Edition)
Violin solo
In brief

This Sinfonia in C major for solo violin has a playful, overtly virtuosic character, alternating lively episodes with more lyrical passages that call for smooth phrasing. Technically, given that no specific skills were provided, the listed difficulty of 50/100 suggests an intermediate level: expect a mix of fast passages and expressive turns, with attention to dynamic control and intonation to work on with your teacher. Within Tartini's output, the piece belongs to his violin repertoire and reflects his contribution to instrumental melody of his period. I do not provide recording recommendations because I lack full certainty about a well-established reference for this exact work.

MusicCoach difficulty
50/100
Intermediate
Likely range : 44–56/100
Confidence : 48% · to confirm
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Exam grade
About grade 5 to 6

Estimated from our difficulty score, not taken from an exam syllabus. Checked against 333 works on the ABRSM syllabus: the exact grade is right 7 times out of 10, and within one grade 99 times out of 100.

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.

The MusicCoach difficulty measures a work's overall demands (technique, reading, stamina) on a shared 0-100 scale, consolidated from editorial and pedagogical reference points (Henle, exam syllabuses, curation) and our own analyses. It measures neither musical value nor the practice time YOU will need: two musicians of the same level can experience the same work very differently depending on their strengths (hands used to octaves, quick sight-reading…). The confidence reflects how many reference points sit behind the score and how well they agree — a lightly documented score is flagged “to validate”. For a truly personal bearing, the diagnostic and your space compare each work to YOUR estimated level, which the score alone cannot do.

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Difficulty sources
Henle Verlag
5
50/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
9%
Among Giuseppe Tartini
51%
Era
Genre
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