🎹 Sleeping Beauty Waltz

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Intermediate · 727 notes· Tempo 180 BPM· 4,800 views· Update 13/06/2026 · Violin · Classical Piano · Nhạc Piano cổ điển
👤 Suggested For
📖 Early Learners 🖐 Large Hands
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
5
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
26htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
36 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Moderate - requires coordination between hands

727
Total Notes
24%
Interleaved
2.35
Avg N/Beat
1
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
📏 Moderate note range ↕️ Large hand jumps
✅ Accessible
🤝 Hands play independently #️⃣ Mostly white keys 🎵 Simple single-line melody ⏳ Short & manageable
🎭 Emotional Character
Quietly dreadful, where something always lurks nearby, dizzyingly quick from start to finish — woven into a continuous, unbroken line.
Minor Very fast tempo Moderate dynamics Flowing texture Leaping melody
🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH (Right Hand) Lower dot = LH (Left Hand) White dot on black key = sharp/flat note used
🎚 Dynamics
f
Wide dynamic range (f avg) - strong expressive control needed
Avg velocity 78/127  ·  Spread 78  ·  Range 49–127
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📐 Note Range per Hand  ·  Sheet Preview
🤚 Left Hand
LowestD2
HighestE5
Span38 st (3Oct+M2)
Notes375
Widest leap29 st  A4→E2
🖐 Right Hand
LowestG3
HighestE6
Span33 st (2Oct+M6)
Notes352
Widest leap24 st  D6→D4
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes  ·  67 chords
Max chord span: 15 semitones (1Oct+m3)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes  ·  64 chords
⚠️ 1 stretch chords (>octave)
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 3 scale/arpeggio runs requiring thumb crossing. Moderate scale work — thumb crossings appear in key passages.
🖐 RH: 1 runs · longest 5 notes
🤚 LH: 2 runs · longest 6 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
14%
Repeated
Only 11 of 78 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 8–9
Hardest
📍 Measures 16–17
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 62–63
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Sleeping Beauty Waltz on piano?
Sleeping Beauty Waltz is rated Intermediate on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 36/100. It was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 1m 44s. It contains 727 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Sleeping Beauty Waltz?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Sleeping Beauty Waltz to a performance-ready level takes approximately 5 weeks (~26 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 Sleeping Beauty Waltz?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Sleeping Beauty Waltz directly on this page. The sheet is 4 pages long. Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
What piano level is required to play Sleeping Beauty Waltz?
Sleeping Beauty Waltz is suited for Intermediate level pianists (difficulty score 36/100). 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 Sleeping Beauty Waltz?
Quietly dreadful, where something always lurks nearby, dizzyingly quick from start to finish — woven into a continuous, unbroken line. It belongs to the Violin · Classical Piano · Nhạc Piano cổ điển genre. The piece is played at 180 BPM.