🎹 Gnossienne No. 3
🎭 Emotional Character
Bittersweet and wistful, reaching for what is just gone, steady and unwavering in tone — patient, letting each moment settle and smooth and seamless, one long breath.
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
✋ Average Hand Size
🎤 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
54
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
598
Total Notes
48%
Interleaved
3.18
Avg N/Beat
7
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼
Hand Interleaving
17/25
48% of notes interleave - frequent interleaving, needs good independence
⏱
Note Density per Beat
5/30
Busiest beats: 5 notes/beat (avg 3.18) - comfortable density
✨
Ornaments & Grace Notes
0/20
7 ornamental notes (1.2%) - no significant ornamentation
📏
Pitch Range (per hand)
10/15
Right: E4–A5 (17 st) | Left: F#1–A4 (39 st)
↕
Largest Interval Leap
10/10
32 st (2Oct+m6) - extreme leaps
#
Chromatic Complexity
2/8
19% black-key notes - some accidentals
♬
Polyphony / Voices
7/7
~4 notes active per beat (max 5) - contrapuntal texture, multiple independent lines
⏳
Piece Length
3/5
3m 39s - medium length: sustained focus needed
🎚 Dynamics
mp
Uniform mp - very little dynamic contrast
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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 | F#1 |
| Highest | A4 |
| Span | 39 st (3Oct+m3) |
| Notes | 378 |
| Widest leap | 32 st F4→A1 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | E4 |
| Highest | A5 |
| Span | 17 st (1Oct+P4) |
| Notes | 220 |
| Widest leap | 10 st B4→A5 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 9 semitones (M6)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 3 notes · 108 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 4 semitones (M3)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 6 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
46%
Repeated
25 of 54 bars contain repeated phrases — a good portion of the piece recycles earlier material, reducing the unique learning load.
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 12–13
Hardest
📍 Measures 26–27
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 32–33
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Gnossienne No. 3 on piano?
Gnossienne No. 3 is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 54/100.
It was composed by Erik Satie. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 3m 39s. It contains 598 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Gnossienne No. 3?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Gnossienne No. 3 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 Gnossienne No. 3?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Gnossienne No. 3 directly on this page.
The sheet is 2 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for Gnossienne No. 3 piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Gnossienne No. 3 is embedded on this page.
You can watch it here or follow the 'Play on YouTube' link.
The tutorial covers the full arrangement at 60 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Gnossienne No. 3?
Gnossienne No. 3 is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 54/100).
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 Gnossienne No. 3?
Bittersweet and wistful, reaching for what is just gone, steady and unwavering in tone — patient, letting each moment settle and smooth and seamless, one long breath. It belongs to the Piano
· Classical Piano
· Nhạc Piano cổ điển
genre.
The piece is played at 60 BPM.
