Polonaise no. 6 in A flat major, op. 53, "Heroic"
Romantic Polonaise Piano solo
Estimated difficulty
85/100
Master repertoire
Confidence : 82%
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedVirtuoso

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Difficulty sources
Henle_Verlag
8
85/100 normalised · 4 obs.
MultiSyllabus
Grade 10
86/100 normalised
MultiSyllabus
Grade 8
76/100 normalised
OpenAI_AI
90
90/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
98%
Among Frédéric Chopin
95%
Era Romantic
99%
Genre
Skills developed
Technique
Fast passages
1
Technique
Octaves
1
Rhythm
Dotted rhythms
1
Style
Romantic style
1
Pedaling
Sustain pedal
1
Rhythm
Tempo rubato
1
Technique
General technique
1
Interpretation
Dynamics
1
Style
Character and style
1
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