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Genre 🎹 Piano, 🎹 Classical Piano, 🎹 Classical Piano
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
🏆 Advanced Students
🎹 Concert Pianists
🎼 Scale Technique Focus
🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
17
weeks to performance-ready
A serious study piece — consistent daily practice over several months is realistic.
5hper week
97htotal est.
3hard segments
* Assumes ~5h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Advanced
63
/ 100
Challenging - needs solid technique and independence
5,067
Total Notes
35%
Interleaved
3.58
Avg N/Beat
53
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎭 Emotional Character
Bleak and unhurried, the sound of winter at dusk, active and densely woven throughout, expressively ranging from soft to loud.
🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH
Lower dot = LH
🎚 Dynamics
f
Wide dynamic range (f avg) - strong expressive control needed
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📐 Note Range per Hand
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | A#0 |
| Highest | D#6 |
| Span | 65 st (5Oct+P4) |
| Notes | 2,159 |
| Widest leap | 43 st |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | A1 |
| Highest | F7 |
| Span | 68 st (5Oct+m6) |
| Notes | 2,908 |
| Widest leap | 39 st |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 st (Octave)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.4 notes · 507 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 14 st (M9)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.3 notes · 598 chords
⚠️ 4 stretch chords (>octave)
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 20 scale/arpeggio runs.
Extensive running passages — smooth thumb-under technique is essential.
🖐 RH: 18 runs · longest 43 notes
🤚 LH: 2 runs · longest 28 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
15%
Repeated
Only 54 of 364 bars repeat — largely through-composed.
Repeated bar
Unique bar
🎯 Suggested Practice Passages ?Each "passage" is 2 consecutive measures scored by note density and interval leaps. The hardest are recommended for focused practice.
Spend extra time on these passages before running the full piece.
📍 Measures 163–164
Hardest
📍 Measures 306–307
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 360–361
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Ballade No I on piano?
Ballade No I is rated Advanced with a score of 63/100. Composed by Chopin. Solid technique and expressive control needed.
How long does it take to learn Ballade No I?
Approximately 17 weeks (~97 total hours) for a advanced level student.
What piano level is required to play Ballade No I?
Suited for Advanced level pianists (score 63/100). Work on hand independence, dynamics, and nuanced phrasing.
What is the mood or feel of Ballade No I?
Bleak and unhurried, the sound of winter at dusk, active and densely woven throughout, expressively ranging from soft to loud. Played at 180 BPM.
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Lyrics & Chords Ballade No I
Chopin
Key: B♭ major, G minor
Frédéric Chopin
