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Genre 🎹 Piano, 🎹 Classical Piano
👤 Suggested For
📖 Early Learners
🎓 Intermediate Students
⏰ 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
* Assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
42
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
455
Total Notes
38%
Interleaved
2.42
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎭 Emotional Character
Tender and flowing, easy as a spring afternoon, breathed out with agonizing patience — woven into a continuous, unbroken line.
🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH
Lower dot = LH
🎚 Dynamics
mp
Moderate dynamics (mp avg) - clear expression required
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📐 Note Range per Hand
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | A1 |
| Highest | A4 |
| Span | 36 st (3 Oct) |
| Notes | 317 |
| Widest leap | 31 st |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | A3 |
| Highest | A5 |
| Span | 24 st (2 Oct) |
| Notes | 138 |
| Widest leap | 14 st |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 14 st (M9)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 3.1 notes · 76 chords
⚠️ 12 stretch chords (>octave)
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 st (Octave)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 3.3 notes · 8 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
19%
Repeated
Only 11 of 59 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 27–28
Hardest
📍 Measures 46–47
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 57–58
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Gymnopédie No. 1 on piano?
Gymnopédie No. 1 is rated Intermediate with a score of 42/100. Composed by Erik Satie. Requires moderate hand independence.
How long does it take to learn Gymnopédie No. 1?
Approximately 3 weeks (~18 total hours) for a intermediate level student.
What piano level is required to play Gymnopédie No. 1?
Suited for Intermediate level pianists (score 42/100). Requires both hands independently, chord patterns, and steady rhythm.
What is the mood or feel of Gymnopédie No. 1?
Tender and flowing, easy as a spring afternoon, breathed out with agonizing patience — woven into a continuous, unbroken line. Played at 34 BPM.
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Lyrics & Chords Gymnopédie No. 1
Erik Satie
Erik Satie
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The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist Erik Satie.
