🎹 Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist No. 23
👤 Suggested For
📖 Early Learners
✋ Average Hand Size
⏰ 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
32
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
1,794
Total Notes
0%
Interleaved
7.97
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎭 Emotional Character
Bittersweet and wistful, reaching for what is just gone, steady and unwavering in tone — walking at a natural human pace and thick and saturated, no space left empty.
🎹 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
Uniform f - very little dynamic contrast
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📐 Note Range per Hand · Sheet Preview
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | C2 |
| Highest | G4 |
| Span | 31 st (2Oct+P5) |
| Notes | 897 |
| Widest leap | 9 st C2→A2 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | C3 |
| Highest | G5 |
| Span | 31 st (2Oct+P5) |
| Notes | 897 |
| Widest leap | 9 st C3→A3 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 0 semitones (Unison)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 0 notes · 0 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 0 semitones (Unison)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 0 notes · 0 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
74%
Repeated
42 of 57 bars share repeated material — over half the piece repeats, meaning you only need to truly master 15 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 4–5
Hardest
📍 Measures 11–12
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 39–40
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist No. 23 on piano?
Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist No. 23 is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 32/100.
It was composed by Charles-Louis Hanon. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 2m 17s. It contains 1,794 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist No. 23?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist No. 23 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 Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist No. 23?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist No. 23 directly on this page.
The sheet is 3 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist No. 23 piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist No. 23 is embedded on this page.
You can watch it here or follow the 'Play on YouTube' link.
The tutorial covers the full arrangement at 100 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist No. 23?
Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist No. 23 is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 32/100).
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 Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist No. 23?
Bittersweet and wistful, reaching for what is just gone, steady and unwavering in tone — walking at a natural human pace and thick and saturated, no space left empty. It belongs to the Piano
· fingers exercise
genre.
The piece is played at 100 BPM.
