🎹 Waltz (from Masquerade Suite) Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Bittersweet and wistful, reaching for what is just gone, steady and unwavering in tone — rushing through each idea and spare and open, every note given room.
👤 Suggested For
📖 Early Learners
🎓 Intermediate Students
✋ Average Hand Size
⏰ 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
* Estimate assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
41
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
227
Total Notes
41%
Interleaved
3.11
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
🎚 Dynamics
f
Mostly f - subtle dynamic shaping
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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
| Lowest | A0 |
| Highest | E4 |
| Span | 43 st (3Oct+P5) |
| Notes | 120 |
| Widest leap | 21 st D#4→F#2 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | A3 |
| Highest | G5 |
| Span | 22 st (1Oct+m7) |
| Notes | 107 |
| Widest leap | 12 st E5→E4 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.6 notes · 40 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.3 notes · 25 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
1%
Repeated
Only 2 of 189 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 4–5
Hardest
📍 Measures 14–15
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 17–18
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Waltz (from Masquerade Suite) Piano on piano?
Waltz (from Masquerade Suite) Piano is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 41/100.
It was composed by Aram Khachaturian. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 4m 43s. It contains 227 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Waltz (from Masquerade Suite) Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Waltz (from Masquerade Suite) Piano to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
4 weeks
(~22 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 Waltz (from Masquerade Suite) Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Waltz (from Masquerade Suite) Piano directly on this page.
The sheet is 3 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for Waltz (from Masquerade Suite) Piano piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Waltz (from Masquerade Suite) 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 160 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Waltz (from Masquerade Suite) Piano?
Waltz (from Masquerade Suite) Piano is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 41/100).
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 Waltz (from Masquerade Suite) Piano?
Bittersweet and wistful, reaching for what is just gone, steady and unwavering in tone — rushing through each idea and spare and open, every note given room. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 160 BPM.
