Une page d'éphéméride, for piano
Piano solo
In brief

This piece exudes a both introspective and resolutely modern atmosphere, characteristic of Boulez's style. The student will need to master technically demanding passages, particularly in articulation and phrasing, while navigating complex harmonic structures. Boulez, a major figure of the 20th and 21st centuries, profoundly influenced contemporary music with his innovative approach to composition and commitment to sound experimentation.

Estimated difficulty
40/100
Intermediate
Confidence : 35% · to confirm
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedVirtuoso

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.

This score is an orientation guide aggregated from editorial and pedagogical sources (Henle, exam syllabuses, curation) — not an expert opinion on your situation. Read it alongside the sources, the confidence and the skills below, and discuss it with your teacher for the real choices about which level to tackle.

Difficulty sources
OpenAI_AI
40
40/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
8%
Among Pierre Boulez
30%
Era
Genre
Skills developed
Interpretation
Dynamics
1
Technique
Legato
1
What to play next?

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