🎹 Valse pour maman (ou pour un vieux couple polonais) Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Bleak and unhurried, the sound of winter at dusk, weighty and direct, with real conviction — stepping carefully without any rush, holding its emotional level to the end.
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
✋ Average Hand Size
🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
4
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
22htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
51
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
1,000
Total Notes
28%
Interleaved
5.32
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼
Hand Interleaving
9/25
28% of notes interleave - moderate interleaving
⏱
Note Density per Beat
20/30
Busiest beats: 8 notes/beat (avg 5.32) - dense passages
✨
Ornaments & Grace Notes
0/20
0 ornamental notes (0%) - no significant ornamentation
📏
Pitch Range (per hand)
6/15
Right: D#4–A#6 (31 st) | Left: D2–D4 (24 st)
↕
Largest Interval Leap
6/10
20 st (1Oct+m6) - large leaps
#
Chromatic Complexity
5/8
37% black-key notes - moderate accidentals
♬
Polyphony / Voices
4/7
~3.2 notes active per beat (max 4) - melody + accompaniment with inner voices
⏳
Piece Length
1/5
2m 01s - short-medium length
🎚 Dynamics
f
Moderate dynamics (f avg) - clear expression required
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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
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | D2 |
| Highest | D4 |
| Span | 24 st (2 Oct) |
| Notes | 612 |
| Widest leap | 16 st D2→F#3 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | D#4 |
| Highest | A#6 |
| Span | 31 st (2Oct+P5) |
| Notes | 388 |
| Widest leap | 20 st A#6→D5 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 4 semitones (M3)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 243 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 138 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 1 scale/arpeggio run requiring thumb crossing.
A few short runs — thumb technique needed but not dominant.
🖐 RH: 1 runs · longest 5 notes
🤚 LH: 0 runs · longest 1 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
13%
Repeated
Only 6 of 48 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 39–40
Hardest
📍 Measures 42–43
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 44–45
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Valse pour maman (ou pour un vieux couple polonais) Piano on piano?
Valse pour maman (ou pour un vieux couple polonais) Piano is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 51/100.
It was composed by Alexandra Stréliski. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 2m 01s. It contains 1,000 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Valse pour maman (ou pour un vieux couple polonais) Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Valse pour maman (ou pour un vieux couple polonais) Piano to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
4 weeks
(~22 total practice hours) for a intermediate level student.
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
Where can I download the piano sheet music PDF for Valse pour maman (ou pour un vieux couple polonais) Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Valse pour maman (ou pour un vieux couple polonais) Piano directly on this page.
The sheet is 3 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for Valse pour maman (ou pour un vieux couple polonais) Piano piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Valse pour maman (ou pour un vieux couple polonais) Piano is embedded on this page.
You can watch it here or follow the 'Play on YouTube' link.
The tutorial covers the full arrangement at 77 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Valse pour maman (ou pour un vieux couple polonais) Piano?
Valse pour maman (ou pour un vieux couple polonais) Piano is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 51/100).
You'll need to be comfortable with both hands independently, chord patterns, and steady rhythm before tackling this piece.
What is the mood or feel of Valse pour maman (ou pour un vieux couple polonais) Piano?
Bleak and unhurried, the sound of winter at dusk, weighty and direct, with real conviction — stepping carefully without any rush, holding its emotional level to the end. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 77 BPM.
