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Genre 🎻 Violin
👤 Suggested For
📖 Early Learners
🖐 Large Hands
🎼 Scale Technique Focus
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
5
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
26htotal est.
3hard segments
* Assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
32
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
954
Total Notes
15%
Interleaved
1.96
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎭 Emotional Character
Eerie and unsettled, at the edge of the uncanny — 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 | F#2 |
| Highest | A4 |
| Span | 27 st (2Oct+m3) |
| Notes | 386 |
| Widest leap | 24 st |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | A#3 |
| Highest | G6 |
| Span | 33 st (2Oct+M6) |
| Notes | 568 |
| Widest leap | 29 st |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 0 st (Unison)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 0 notes · 0 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 17 st (17 st)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 43 chords
⚠️ 2 stretch chords (>octave)
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 5 scale/arpeggio runs.
Moderate scale work — thumb crossings appear in key passages.
🖐 RH: 3 runs · longest 5 notes
🤚 LH: 2 runs · longest 5 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
27%
Repeated
Only 44 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 110–111
Hardest
📍 Measures 113–114
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 163–164
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Waltz No. 2 Violin on piano?
Waltz No. 2 Violin is rated Intermediate with a score of 32/100. Composed by Dmitri Shostakovich. Requires moderate hand independence.
How long does it take to learn Waltz No. 2 Violin?
Approximately 5 weeks (~26 total hours) for a intermediate level student.
What piano level is required to play Waltz No. 2 Violin?
Suited for Intermediate level pianists (score 32/100). Requires both hands independently, chord patterns, and steady rhythm.
What is the mood or feel of Waltz No. 2 Violin?
Eerie and unsettled, at the edge of the uncanny — rushing through each idea, with wide dramatic swings in volume. Played at 160 BPM.
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Lyrics & Chords Waltz No. 2 Violin
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich
Arranged by Aidan Nuno
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