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Genre 🎹 Piano, 🎹 Classical Piano
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
🏆 Advanced Students
🎹 Concert Pianists
✋ Average Hand Size
🎤 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
61
/ 100
Challenging - needs solid technique and independence
2,474
Total Notes
25%
Interleaved
3.79
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎭 Emotional Character
Melancholic and still, like rain on a quiet window — rushing through each idea, with wide dramatic swings in volume.
🎹 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 | G1 |
| Highest | G4 |
| Span | 36 st (3 Oct) |
| Notes | 1,374 |
| Widest leap | 36 st |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | G2 |
| Highest | D#7 |
| Span | 56 st (4Oct+m6) |
| Notes | 1,100 |
| Widest leap | 41 st |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 st (Octave)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.7 notes · 474 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 st (Octave)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.5 notes · 411 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
15%
Repeated
Only 25 of 164 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 106–107
Hardest
📍 Measures 141–142
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 147–148
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Waltz No. 2 Shostakovich Piano on piano?
Waltz No. 2 Shostakovich Piano is rated Advanced with a score of 61/100. Composed by Composed by Dmitri Shostakovich Transcribed by Andrea Tam. Solid technique and expressive control needed.
How long does it take to learn Waltz No. 2 Shostakovich Piano?
Approximately 17 weeks (~97 total hours) for a advanced level student.
What piano level is required to play Waltz No. 2 Shostakovich Piano?
Suited for Advanced level pianists (score 61/100). Work on hand independence, dynamics, and nuanced phrasing.
What is the mood or feel of Waltz No. 2 Shostakovich Piano?
Melancholic and still, like rain on a quiet window — rushing through each idea, with wide dramatic swings in volume. Played at 170 BPM.
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