This is an alternate cataloging of the work by Nicolau i Parera, serving as a pillar of late-Romantic Catalan piano literature. It provides a masterclass in tension and release within a miniature format.
The main technical challenge is managing wide dynamic changes during the dramatic climaxes.
Cant Elegíach is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 6.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Cant Elegíach lasts about 4 minutes.
Cant Elegíach is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.