🎹 Nocturne Piano

Composed By Bill Kiley & Justin Stander · Intermediate · 527 notes· Tempo 75 BPM· 6,000 views· Update 25/12/2025 · Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Desolate and open, echoing across a vast emptiness — patient, letting each moment settle, present and measured throughout, steady and unwavering in tone.
Minor Slow tempo Moderate dynamics Flowing texture Wide-ranging melody
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👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students ✋ Average Hand Size 🎼 Scale Technique Focus 🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ 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
* Estimate assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
50 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Moderate - requires coordination between hands

527
Total Notes
47%
Interleaved
3.25
Avg N/Beat
6
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
🤝 Some hand coordination 📏 Moderate note range ↕️ Large hand jumps #️⃣ Some accidentals
✅ Accessible
🎵 Simple single-line melody ⏳ Short & manageable
🎚 Dynamics
f
Uniform f - very little dynamic contrast
Avg velocity 80/127  ·  Spread 0  ·  Range 80–80
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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
LowestG1
HighestA4
Span38 st (3Oct+M2)
Notes297
Widest leap31 st  F4→A#1
🖐 Right Hand
LowestG3
HighestG7
Span48 st (4 Oct)
Notes230
Widest leap31 st  D6→G3
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Max chord span: 7 semitones (P5)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes  ·  8 chords
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.1 notes  ·  23 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 4 scale/arpeggio runs requiring thumb crossing. Moderate scale work — thumb crossings appear in key passages.
🖐 RH: 4 runs · longest 7 notes
🤚 LH: 0 runs · longest 2 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
9%
Repeated
Only 4 of 45 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 6–7
Hardest
📍 Measures 13–14
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 15–16
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Nocturne Piano on piano?
Nocturne Piano is rated Intermediate on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 50/100. It was composed by Composed By Bill Kiley & Justin Stander. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 2m 04s. It contains 527 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Nocturne Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Nocturne Piano to a performance-ready level takes approximately 3 weeks (~18 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 Nocturne Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Nocturne Piano directly on this page. The sheet is 2 pages long. Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
What piano level is required to play Nocturne Piano?
Nocturne Piano is suited for Intermediate level pianists (difficulty score 50/100). 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 Nocturne Piano?
Desolate and open, echoing across a vast emptiness — patient, letting each moment settle, present and measured throughout, steady and unwavering in tone. It belongs to the Piano genre. The piece is played at 75 BPM.