A complex, dance-based work by Turovsky-Savchuk that utilizes modern rhythmic displacement within a neo-Baroque framework. The piece is distinguished by its intellectual rigor and demanding motoric rhythm.
At Henle 7 this is a late-advanced work — the technical demands are serious and sustained. The main demands: independent voices that must each sing on their own line; fine finger independence within the hand; and fast passage work that stays light and even at tempo.
Maintain a steady pulse while navigating the intricate, interwoven contrapuntal lines.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
A level or two down with the same spirit — ideal if this piece is still out of reach.
Where this piece's skills lead: slightly harder works making similar technical demands.
Lesser-known works by the same hand, at a comparable level.
De Temporum Fine Chorea XIV is rated Henle level 7 of 9 — late advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grade 8 and above. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 9.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 7 — meaning you can already play level 6–7 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 De Temporum Fine Chorea XIV lasts about 5 minutes.
De Temporum Fine Chorea XIV is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include De Temporum Fine Bicinium by Roman Turovsky-Savchuk, De Temporum Fine Bicinium I by Roman Turovsky-Savchuk, Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.