Johan Halvorsen Passacaglia, Op. 20 No. 2 (Piano Solo) PDF - Piano Notes & Tutorial

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Genre 🎹 Piano, 🎹 Classical Piano

👤 Suggested For
🏆 Advanced Students 🎹 Concert Pianists 🎼 Scale Technique Focus 🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
24
weeks to performance-ready
Concert-level material. Mastery takes dedicated long-term commitment.
6hper week
156htotal est.
3hard segments
* Assumes ~6h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Expert
81 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Professional - complex layering and high speed required

3,161
Total Notes
22%
Interleaved
6.16
Avg N/Beat
782
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
⚡ Some fast sections✨ Tricky ornaments & trills📏 Moderate note range↕️ Large hand jumps#️⃣ Some accidentals⏳ Long — needs stamina
✅ Accessible
🤝 Hands play independently🎵 Simple single-line melody
🎭 Emotional Character
Desolate and open, echoing across a vast emptiness, with wide dramatic swings in volume — patient, letting each moment settle and thick and saturated, no space left empty.
Minor Slow tempo Moderate dynamics Dense texture Wide-ranging melody
🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH Lower dot = LH
🎚 Dynamics
mf
Wide dynamic range (mf avg) - strong expressive control needed
Avg velocity 70/127 · Spread 79 · Range 33–112
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📐 Note Range per Hand
🤚 Left Hand
LowestA1
HighestG4
Span34 st (2Oct+m7)
Notes1,507
Widest leap24 st
🖐 Right Hand
LowestG3
HighestG7
Span48 st (4 Oct)
Notes1,654
Widest leap34 st
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Max chord span: 14 st (M9)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 84 chords
⚠️ 1 stretch chords (>octave)
Max chord span: 12 st (Octave)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.1 notes · 192 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 52 scale/arpeggio runs. Extensive running passages — smooth thumb-under technique is essential.
🖐 RH: 24 runs · longest 23 notes
🤚 LH: 28 runs · longest 14 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
29%
Repeated
Only 38 of 130 bars repeat — largely through-composed.
Repeated bar Unique bar
🎯 Suggested Practice Passages ?Each "passage" is 2 consecutive measures scored by note density and interval leaps. The hardest are recommended for focused practice.
Spend extra time on these passages before running the full piece.
📍 Measures 121–122
Hardest
📍 Measures 124–125
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 126–127
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Johan Halvorsen Passacaglia, Op. 20 No. 2 (Piano Solo) on piano?
Johan Halvorsen Passacaglia, Op. 20 No. 2 (Piano Solo) is rated Expert with a score of 81/100. Composed by Johan Halvorsen. Expert-level repertoire.
How long does it take to learn Johan Halvorsen Passacaglia, Op. 20 No. 2 (Piano Solo)?
Approximately 24 weeks (~156 total hours) for a expert level student.
What piano level is required to play Johan Halvorsen Passacaglia, Op. 20 No. 2 (Piano Solo)?
Suited for Expert level pianists (score 81/100). Polished technique, high note density stamina, and expressive control required.
What is the mood or feel of Johan Halvorsen Passacaglia, Op. 20 No. 2 (Piano Solo)?
Desolate and open, echoing across a vast emptiness, with wide dramatic swings in volume — patient, letting each moment settle and thick and saturated, no space left empty. Played at 71 BPM.
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