Gavotte G-Dur HWV 491 - Händel, Georg Friedrich

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Händel, Georg Friedrich : Gavotte G-Dur HWV 491

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Music ID : 16662

Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：Classical music and others
Total Playing Time：1 min 20 sec
Copyright：Public Domain
Additional Notes：「ブーレ（ブレ）」または「リゴードン（リゴドン）」と表記している楽譜もあります。『ハレ・ヘンデル全集（新ヘンデル全集）』Hallische Händel-Ausgabe（1988）では「ガヴォット」の表記となっています。

Classical music and others

Piano Solo

piano solo

G dur

Commentary (2)

Author : Satake, Natsuki

Last Updated: February 28, 2022

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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

G major. While a gavotte is typically a dance in 2/2 time, commencing on the second beat, this particular piece is in 4/4 time. The right-hand melody, characterized by numerous appoggiaturas, necessitates performance with appropriate articulation, executed with a keen awareness of the underlying harmony.

Writer: Satake, Natsuki

Author : Ooi, Kazurou

Last Updated: November 18, 2024

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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

Regardless of how it was performed on harpsichord or organ at the time, when playing on a modern piano, it feels most important to express liveliness, joy, and good humor.

For the performance of a pair of slurred eighth notes, the second note should be shortened, essentially without emphasis, cut short with a light sound as if lifting the finger into the air. This is much like a violin bowing. If both notes are emphasized, it will sound extremely heavy. The emphasis should be applied only once.

The section around measures 9-10 can be considered a peak point where it modulates to E minor. E minor lasts for only four measures. After this, it returns to G major. Upon returning, the passage takes the form of a descending scale; therefore, gradually diminuendo until four measures before the end. From the last four measures, gradually crescendo to a forte, ending with liveliness.

Writer: Ooi, Kazurou