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Genre 🎹 Piano
Sheet PDFs titled The Legend of Ashitaka Piano:
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
🏆 Advanced Students
🖐 Large Hands
🎤 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
* Assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
55
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
1,463
Total Notes
29%
Interleaved
4.52
Avg N/Beat
14
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎭 Emotional Character
Softly grieving, wrapped in a patient sadness, settled and full in its voice — stepping carefully without any rush, holding its emotional level to the end.
🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH
Lower dot = LH
🎚 Dynamics
f
Uniform f - very little dynamic contrast
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📐 Note Range per Hand
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | G#1 |
| Highest | F4 |
| Span | 33 st (2Oct+M6) |
| Notes | 746 |
| Widest leap | 23 st |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | C3 |
| Highest | D#6 |
| Span | 39 st (3Oct+m3) |
| Notes | 717 |
| Widest leap | 24 st |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 17 st (17 st)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.6 notes · 161 chords
⚠️ 3 stretch chords (>octave)
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 st (Octave)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.4 notes · 227 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 1 scale/arpeggio run.
A few short runs — thumb technique needed but not dominant.
🖐 RH: 1 runs · longest 5 notes
🤚 LH: 0 runs · longest 4 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
20%
Repeated
Only 18 of 89 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 53–54
Hardest
📍 Measures 55–56
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 79–80
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is The Legend of Ashitaka Piano on piano?
The Legend of Ashitaka Piano is rated Intermediate with a score of 55/100. Composed by Joe Hisaishi Arr. by Parker Winters. Requires moderate hand independence.
How long does it take to learn The Legend of Ashitaka Piano?
Approximately 4 weeks (~22 total hours) for a intermediate level student.
What piano level is required to play The Legend of Ashitaka Piano?
Suited for Intermediate level pianists (score 55/100). Requires both hands independently, chord patterns, and steady rhythm.
What is the mood or feel of The Legend of Ashitaka Piano?
Softly grieving, wrapped in a patient sadness, settled and full in its voice — stepping carefully without any rush, holding its emotional level to the end. Played at 76 BPM.
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