Roseane Yampolschi's Dissonâncias integrates Brazilian harmonic sensibility with contemporary piano techniques. It is distinguished by its deep exploration of dissonant intervals that resolve into rich, expressive textures.
At Henle 5 this is a late-intermediate piece — technically substantial, with musical demands to match. The main demands: careful pedaling — clarity depends on the foot as much as the fingers; chord voicing — bringing out one note inside a handful of others; and a true singing tone, with the melody floating above the accompaniment.
Beyond that, expect rubato that must breathe naturally without losing the pulse.
Achieving balance between the voice-led dissonant clusters is the most important technical task.
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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.
Dissonâncias is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 6.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 5 — meaning you can already play level 4–5 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 Dissonâncias lasts about 3 minutes.
Dissonâncias 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 Nocturne in C-sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin, Intermezzo in A major, No. 2 by Johannes Brahms, All the Things you are by Billy Joseph Mayerl — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.