🎹 Gymnopédie No. 2 Piano

Erik Satie· Intermediate· 371 notes· Tempo 48 BPM· 6,000 views· Update 25/12/2025
🎭 Emotional Character
Murky and intense, like depths that absorb light without returning it, this piece moves unfolding with agonizing patience connected and seamless from first note to last, maintaining a consistent and focused emotional level throughout.
Minor Very slow tempo Quiet dynamics Flowing texture Wide-ranging melody
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👤 Suggested For
📖 Early Learners 🎓 Intermediate Students ✋ Average Hand Size
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
3
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
18htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
34 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Moderate - requires coordination between hands

371
Total Notes
39%
Interleaved
2.52
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼 Hand Interleaving 9/25
39% of notes interleave - moderate interleaving
Note Density per Beat 5/30
Busiest beats: 4 notes/beat (avg 2.52) - comfortable density
Ornaments & Grace Notes 0/20
0 ornamental notes (0%) - no significant ornamentation
📏 Pitch Range (per hand) 10/15
Right: C5–C6 (12 st) | Left: A#1–C5 (38 st)
Largest Interval Leap 10/10
36 st (3 Oct) - extreme leaps
🎚 Dynamics
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Moderate dynamics (mp avg) - clear expression required
Avg velocity 51/127  ·  Spread 40  ·  Range 33–73
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🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH (Right Hand) Lower dot = LH (Left Hand) White dot on black key = sharp/flat note used
📐 Note Range per Hand  ·  Sheet Preview
🖐 Right Hand
LowestC5
HighestC6
Span12 st (Oct)
Notes78
Widest leap12 st  C5→C6
🤚 Left Hand
LowestA#1
HighestC5
Span38 st (3Oct+M2)
Notes293
Widest leap36 st  C5→C2
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Right Hand
Max chord span: 0 semitones (Unison)
UnisonOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 0 notes  ·  0 chords
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
UnisonOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 3.5 notes  ·  65 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
16%
Repeated
Only 8 of 49 bars repeat — this piece is largely through-composed with mostly unique material throughout.
Repeated bar Unique bar
🎯 Suggested Practice Passages ?Each "passage" is 2 consecutive measures (ô nhịp). The algorithm scores every passage by note density and interval leaps, then picks the 3 hardest for focused practice.
The hardest passages in this piece — spend extra time here before running the full piece.
📍 Measures 31–32
Hardest
📍 Measures 34–35
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 37–38
3rd hardest