How many notes are there in a minute of a piano composition?!


Question:

How many notes are there in a minute of a piano composition?

I wonder what is the average number of notes per minute (or a second) in a classical piano composition?

Thanks.


Answers:

In general there aren't stupid questions, only stupid answers. But-what if this question were more intelligent than it looks to be?
It's not only a horizontal matter (how fast) but also a vertical one (how thick). So, if the real question is, what is the limit of finger effort that can be put in writing piano music, a fast piece like the Rondò finale of Beethoven Pathetic has fewer notes per time unit than some slower Goldberg Variations. In other words, would you find this more intelligent: is The Art of Fugue playable on a normal piano ?

Later: Accidentally, I was following a DVD of Rossini's Cenerentola with a piano and voice score. In the symphony, the exposition of the first theme,a rather fast All.o vivace, lasts about 10 sec.'s and has 56 notes for the right hand and 48 for the left. I am not encouraging anyone to start this bizarre count, but a question is a question and this was my contribution.


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