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Offline invictus

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Difficulty Rating
on: August 07, 2005, 12:29:01 PM
Just a tad curious, my friend gave me list of songs he wanted to learn, couldn't help, therefore, i need you guys or girls help

Grieg's Concerto in A minor
La Campanella (sigh, i finished this songs half an hour ago, now practising up to speed)
Fantaisie-Impromptu
Beethoven; Ronda a Cappricio, Rage over a lost penny
Reflets dan l'eau
Hungarian Rhapsody No.13

These are his songs to learn next year, there are quite some difficulty gaps there.

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Re: Difficulty Rating
Reply #1 on: August 07, 2005, 01:34:24 PM
Grieg's Concerto in A minor
La Campanella
Hungarian Rhapsody No.13
Beethoven Rage over a lost penny
Beethoven Ronda a Cappricio
Reflets dan l'eau
Fantaisie-Impromptu


possibly.

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Re: Difficulty Rating
Reply #2 on: August 07, 2005, 01:49:30 PM
Rage over a lost penny isn't as difficult as it sounds, I think it should be on the bottom.
La Camp and Greig or so different in their difficulty but... gah..
Whisky and Messiaen

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Re: Difficulty Rating
Reply #3 on: August 07, 2005, 06:41:26 PM
I'd definitely put La Campanella as more difficult than the Grieg.


And Rage isn't as hard as it sounds (true).

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Re: Difficulty Rating
Reply #4 on: August 08, 2005, 02:29:35 AM
You put Rage over Reflets?!   :o  I think Reflets should be bumped up a little...
Interested in discussing:

-Prokofiev Toccata
-Scriabin Sonata 2

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Re: Difficulty Rating
Reply #5 on: August 08, 2005, 03:45:31 PM
It should be

Relfesdufsdf
Fant
Rage
Whisky and Messiaen

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Re: Difficulty Rating
Reply #6 on: August 10, 2005, 09:30:56 AM
Wowowow, chill down guys, post your orders, like in order of difficulty from top to bottom, even though it would be obvious

Where are the major difficulty gaps there?
I think La Campanella should be bumped up more
BTW, rondo a cappriccio is Rage over a lost penny ( he must have been quite poor)

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Re: Difficulty Rating
Reply #7 on: August 10, 2005, 11:48:07 AM
Grieg's Concerto in A minor
La Campanella
Hungarian Rhapsody No.13
Reflets dan l'eau
Fantaisie-Impromptu
Beethoven; Ronda a Cappricio, Rage over a lost penny
Whisky and Messiaen

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Re: Difficulty Rating
Reply #8 on: August 10, 2005, 03:54:20 PM
I actually think Rage is more difficult than Fantasie Impromptu, there are some jumps high speed between some broken chords without breaks... IMO FI is the easiest out of those..
Interested in discussing:

-Prokofiev Toccata
-Scriabin Sonata 2

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Re: Difficulty Rating
Reply #9 on: August 11, 2005, 07:19:32 AM
Lol, mind also giving the grades, and I am kind of surprised that Grieg's Concerto scores the highest out of all, i thought either FI or HR 13 was more difficult, please give reasons

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Re: Difficulty Rating
Reply #10 on: August 11, 2005, 07:39:10 AM
Diffrent things are hard in different ways for different people, each according to his own ability. For me it would be from top(hardest) to bottom(Easiest)

Campanella
Grieg Concerto
Rhapsody #13
Reflets dans l'eau
Rage over a lost penny
Fantasie Impromptu
=  o        o  =
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"One never knows about another one, do one?" Fats Waller

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Re: Difficulty Rating
Reply #11 on: August 11, 2005, 11:58:05 AM
Grieg's Concerto in A minor
La Campanella
Hungarian Rhapsody No.13
Reflets dan l'eau
Fantaisie-Impromptu
Beethoven; Ronda a Cappricio, Rage over a lost penny


This is true.


..possibly :)

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Re: Difficulty Rating
Reply #12 on: August 11, 2005, 04:11:34 PM
True
Whisky and Messiaen

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Re: Difficulty Rating
Reply #13 on: August 14, 2005, 08:27:51 AM
La Campanella
Grieg Concerto
HR 13
Reflects Dan L'eu
Rage
Fantasie-impromptu

I agree with this list.  Grieg concerto isnt as difficult as it sounds.  La campanella is hell. (not just the leaps, those are the easy part)
SAM
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