🎹 Phantasie No. 3 in D Minor K397 Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Gentle and lyrical, with a smile in every phrase — fluid and unforced, with wide dramatic swings in volume.
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
🏆 Advanced Students
🎹 Concert Pianists
🖐 Large Hands
🎼 Scale Technique Focus
🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
13
weeks to performance-ready
A serious study piece — consistent daily practice over several months is realistic.
5hper week
77htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~5h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Advanced
63
/ 100
Challenging - needs solid technique and independence
1,672
Total Notes
28%
Interleaved
4.54
Avg N/Beat
232
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼
Hand Interleaving
9/25
28% of notes interleave - moderate interleaving
⏱
Note Density per Beat
12/30
Busiest beats: 7 notes/beat (avg 4.54) - moderately busy
✨
Ornaments & Grace Notes
12/20
232 ornamental notes (13.9%) - frequent ornaments
📏
Pitch Range (per hand)
10/15
Right: E3–F6 (37 st) | Left: A1–D5 (41 st)
↕
Largest Interval Leap
10/10
29 st (2Oct+P4) - extreme leaps
#
Chromatic Complexity
5/8
27% black-key notes - moderate accidentals
♬
Polyphony / Voices
2/7
~2.3 notes active per beat (max 5) - occasional two-voice texture
⏳
Piece Length
3/5
4m 29s - medium length: sustained focus needed
🎚 Dynamics
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Wide dynamic range (mf avg) - strong expressive control needed
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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 | A1 |
| Highest | D5 |
| Span | 41 st (3Oct+P4) |
| Notes | 812 |
| Widest leap | 29 st A1→D4 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | E3 |
| Highest | F6 |
| Span | 37 st (3Oct+m2) |
| Notes | 860 |
| Widest leap | 29 st D6→A3 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 22 semitones (1Oct+m7)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.1 notes · 272 chords
⚠️ 1 stretch chords (>octave)
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.3 notes · 65 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 21 scale/arpeggio runs requiring thumb crossing.
This piece has extensive running passages — smooth thumb-under technique is essential.
🖐 RH: 17 runs · longest 17 notes
🤚 LH: 4 runs · longest 15 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
13%
Repeated
Only 13 of 99 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 24–25
Hardest
📍 Measures 42–43
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 91–92
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Phantasie No. 3 in D Minor K397 Piano on piano?
Phantasie No. 3 in D Minor K397 Piano is rated
Advanced
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 63/100.
It was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This piece requires solid technique including hand independence, dynamics control, and expressive phrasing. The piece runs approximately 4m 29s. It contains 1,672 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Phantasie No. 3 in D Minor K397 Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Phantasie No. 3 in D Minor K397 Piano to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
13 weeks
(~77 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 Phantasie No. 3 in D Minor K397 Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Phantasie No. 3 in D Minor K397 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 Phantasie No. 3 in D Minor K397 Piano piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Phantasie No. 3 in D Minor K397 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 116 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Phantasie No. 3 in D Minor K397 Piano?
Phantasie No. 3 in D Minor K397 Piano is suited for
Advanced
level pianists (difficulty score 63/100).
Expect to work on hand independence, dynamics shaping, and nuanced phrasing — this is a serious repertoire piece.
What is the mood or feel of Phantasie No. 3 in D Minor K397 Piano?
Gentle and lyrical, with a smile in every phrase — fluid and unforced, with wide dramatic swings in volume. It belongs to the Piano
· Classical Piano
· Nhạc Piano cổ điển
genre.
The piece is played at 116 BPM.
