🎹 24 Prelude No.4 In G Major (Old Christmas Song)
🎭 Emotional Character
Quietly dreadful, where something always lurks nearby, balanced, neither urgent nor idle — active and densely woven throughout.
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
🖐 Large Hands
⏰ 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
48
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
1,089
Total Notes
31%
Interleaved
6.37
Avg N/Beat
16
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼
Hand Interleaving
9/25
31% of notes interleave - moderate interleaving
⏱
Note Density per Beat
20/30
Busiest beats: 9 notes/beat (avg 6.37) - dense passages
✨
Ornaments & Grace Notes
0/20
16 ornamental notes (1.5%) - no significant ornamentation
📏
Pitch Range (per hand)
6/15
Right: F#3–B5 (29 st) | Left: A#1–C#4 (27 st)
↕
Largest Interval Leap
3/10
17 st (1Oct+P4) - moderate leaps
#
Chromatic Complexity
2/8
24% black-key notes - some accidentals
♬
Polyphony / Voices
7/7
~6.3 notes active per beat (max 10) - contrapuntal texture, multiple independent lines
⏳
Piece Length
1/5
2m 06s - short-medium length
🎚 Dynamics
f
Uniform f - 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 | A#1 |
| Highest | C#4 |
| Span | 27 st (2Oct+m3) |
| Notes | 458 |
| Widest leap | 17 st D#3→A#1 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | F#3 |
| Highest | B5 |
| Span | 29 st (2Oct+P4) |
| Notes | 631 |
| Widest leap | 17 st B3→E5 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 3.7 notes · 120 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 17 semitones (1Oct+P4)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.9 notes · 164 chords
⚠️ 16 stretch chords (>octave)
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
71%
Repeated
35 of 49 bars share repeated material — over half the piece repeats, meaning you only need to truly master 14 unique bars.
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 3–4
Hardest
📍 Measures 18–19
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 42–43
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is 24 Prelude No.4 In G Major (Old Christmas Song) on piano?
24 Prelude No.4 In G Major (Old Christmas Song) is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 48/100.
It was composed by Pianist Detentive 13. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 2m 06s. It contains 1,089 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn 24 Prelude No.4 In G Major (Old Christmas Song)?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning 24 Prelude No.4 In G Major (Old Christmas Song) 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 24 Prelude No.4 In G Major (Old Christmas Song)?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for 24 Prelude No.4 In G Major (Old Christmas Song) 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 24 Prelude No.4 In G Major (Old Christmas Song) piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for 24 Prelude No.4 In G Major (Old Christmas Song) is embedded on this page.
You can watch it here or follow the 'Play on YouTube' link.
The tutorial covers the full arrangement at 92 BPM.
What piano level is required to play 24 Prelude No.4 In G Major (Old Christmas Song)?
24 Prelude No.4 In G Major (Old Christmas Song) is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 48/100).
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 24 Prelude No.4 In G Major (Old Christmas Song)?
Quietly dreadful, where something always lurks nearby, balanced, neither urgent nor idle — active and densely woven throughout. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 92 BPM.
