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🎹 Ofelia Piano

Juan Arenosa · Advanced · 1,558 notes· Tempo 170 BPM· 6,000 views· Update 25/12/2025 · Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Achingly gentle, touching grief without a sound, settled and full in its voice — propelled and urgent, barely pausing, holding its emotional level to the end.
Minor Fast tempo Moderate dynamics Busy texture Wide-ranging melody
📥 Downloads
▶  Play on Youtube 📄  PDF Download
5 pages
👤 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
* Estimate assumes ~5h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Advanced
62 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Challenging - needs solid technique and independence

1,558
Total Notes
38%
Interleaved
3.68
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼 Hand Interleaving 9/25
38% of notes interleave - moderate interleaving
⏱ Note Density per Beat 12/30
Busiest beats: 6 notes/beat (avg 3.68) - moderately busy
✨ Ornaments & Grace Notes 0/20
0 ornamental notes (0%) - no significant ornamentation
📏 Pitch Range (per hand) 15/15
Right: D#3–F7 (50 st) | Left: A#0–A#4 (48 st)
↕ Largest Interval Leap 10/10
43 st (3Oct+P5) - extreme leaps
# Chromatic Complexity 8/8
76% black-key notes - heavy accidentals, hard to sight-read
♬ Polyphony / Voices 7/7
~3.6 notes active per beat (max 8) - contrapuntal texture, multiple independent lines
⏳ Piece Length 1/5
2m 32s - short-medium length
🎚 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
Sheet music preview - Ofelia Piano 📄  Download PDF
🤚 Left Hand
LowestA#0
HighestA#4
Span48 st (4 Oct)
Notes959
Widest leap43 st  A#4→D#1
🖐 Right Hand
LowestD#3
HighestF7
Span50 st (4Oct+M2)
Notes599
Widest leap36 st  D#6→D#3
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.7 notes  ·  321 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.3 notes  ·  106 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
23%
Repeated
Only 25 of 108 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 67–68
Hardest
📍 Measures 73–74
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 88–89
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Ofelia Piano on piano?
Ofelia Piano is rated Advanced on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 62/100. It was composed by Juan Arenosa. This piece requires solid technique including hand independence, dynamics control, and expressive phrasing. The piece runs approximately 2m 32s. It contains 1,558 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Ofelia Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Ofelia Piano to a performance-ready level takes approximately 17 weeks (~97 total practice hours) for a advanced level student. A serious study piece — consistent daily practice over several months is realistic.
Where can I download the piano sheet music PDF for Ofelia Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Ofelia Piano directly on this page. The sheet is 5 pages long. Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for Ofelia Piano piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Ofelia Piano is embedded on this page. You can watch it here or follow the 'Play on YouTube' link. The tutorial covers the full arrangement at 170 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Ofelia Piano?
Ofelia Piano is suited for Advanced level pianists (difficulty score 62/100). Expect to work on hand independence, dynamics shaping, and nuanced phrasing — this is a serious repertoire piece.
What is the mood or feel of Ofelia Piano?
Achingly gentle, touching grief without a sound, settled and full in its voice — propelled and urgent, barely pausing, holding its emotional level to the end. It belongs to the Piano genre. The piece is played at 170 BPM.