🎹 Nocturne in E♭ Major, Op.9 No.2
🎭 Emotional Character
Noble and soaring, lit by a quiet sense of triumph, breathed out with agonizing patience — packed with simultaneous motion.
👤 Suggested For
🏆 Advanced Students
🎹 Concert Pianists
🖐 Large Hands
🎼 Scale Technique Focus
🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
24
weeks to performance-ready
Concert-level material. Mastery takes dedicated long-term commitment.
6hper week
156htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~6h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Expert
76
/ 100
Professional - complex layering and high speed required
1,329
Total Notes
38%
Interleaved
6.15
Avg N/Beat
148
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼
Hand Interleaving
9/25
38% of notes interleave - moderate interleaving
⏱
Note Density per Beat
20/30
Busiest beats: 9 notes/beat (avg 6.15) - dense passages
✨
Ornaments & Grace Notes
12/20
148 ornamental notes (11.1%) - frequent ornaments
📏
Pitch Range (per hand)
10/15
Right: G3–D#7 (44 st) | Left: G#1–D5 (42 st)
↕
Largest Interval Leap
10/10
35 st (2Oct+M7) - extreme leaps
#
Chromatic Complexity
8/8
43% black-key notes - heavy accidentals, hard to sight-read
♬
Polyphony / Voices
4/7
~3 notes active per beat (max 6) - melody + accompaniment with inner voices
⏳
Piece Length
3/5
4m 53s - medium length: sustained focus needed
🎚 Dynamics
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Wide dynamic range (p avg) - strong expressive control needed
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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 | G#1 |
| Highest | D5 |
| Span | 42 st (3Oct+TT) |
| Notes | 771 |
| Widest leap | 35 st G4→G#1 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | G3 |
| Highest | D#7 |
| Span | 44 st (3Oct+m6) |
| Notes | 558 |
| Widest leap | 32 st D#6→G3 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.5 notes · 252 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 16 semitones (1Oct+M3)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.5 notes · 79 chords
⚠️ 1 stretch chords (>octave)
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 6 scale/arpeggio runs requiring thumb crossing.
This piece has extensive running passages — smooth thumb-under technique is essential.
🖐 RH: 6 runs · longest 7 notes
🤚 LH: 0 runs · longest 4 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
21%
Repeated
Only 12 of 56 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 18–19
Hardest
📍 Measures 30–31
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 45–46
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Nocturne in E♭ Major, Op.9 No.2 on piano?
Nocturne in E♭ Major, Op.9 No.2 is rated
Expert
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 76/100.
It was composed by Frederic Francois Chopin. Only advanced pianists with strong technique, high note density tolerance, and expressive control should attempt this piece. The piece runs approximately 4m 53s. It contains 1,329 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Nocturne in E♭ Major, Op.9 No.2?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Nocturne in E♭ Major, Op.9 No.2 to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
24 weeks
(~156 total practice hours) for a expert level student.
Concert-level material. Mastery takes dedicated long-term commitment.
Where can I download the piano sheet music PDF for Nocturne in E♭ Major, Op.9 No.2?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Nocturne in E♭ Major, Op.9 No.2 directly on this page.
The sheet is 4 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for Nocturne in E♭ Major, Op.9 No.2 piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Nocturne in E♭ Major, Op.9 No.2 is embedded on this page.
You can watch it here or follow the 'Play on YouTube' link.
The tutorial covers the full arrangement at 27 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Nocturne in E♭ Major, Op.9 No.2?
Nocturne in E♭ Major, Op.9 No.2 is suited for
Expert
level pianists (difficulty score 76/100).
This is expert-level repertoire. Strong sight-reading, high note density stamina, and polished expressive technique are essential.
What is the mood or feel of Nocturne in E♭ Major, Op.9 No.2?
Noble and soaring, lit by a quiet sense of triumph, breathed out with agonizing patience — packed with simultaneous motion. It belongs to the Piano
· Classical Piano
· Nhạc Piano cổ điển
genre.
The piece is played at 27 BPM.
