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Händel, Georg Friedrich : Bourée G-Dur HWV 363b

Work Overview

Music ID : 17944
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:Classical music and others
Total Playing Time:1 min 10 sec
Copyright:Public Domain
Additional Notes:原曲のオーボエ・ソナタ (ヘ長調、HWV 363a)が、フルート・ソナタ(ト長調、HMV 363b Op.1,No.5)として編曲され、更にヴァイオリンなど様々な楽器で演奏されている。
Original/Related Work: omnibusPRECEDE INVENTION -POLYPHONIC MUSIC FOR PIANO-

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Author : Onda, Yui

Last Updated: June 24, 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.

Handel was a composer born in Halle, Germany, in 1685, the same year as Bach. He spent half of his life in London and left behind numerous works, including operas and oratorios.

The Bourrée is a clear dance form that was popular in 17th-century France, characterized by an anacrusis and a contrasting, more subdued character in its middle section.

G major, Allegro, 4/4 time.

The non-legato in the lower voice expresses the overall character of this piece.

The first half is very simple, consisting of phrases of two, two, and four measures.

The middle section temporarily passes through the sound of E minor, which is the relative key to the tonic.

Returning to the tonic key, the same phrase is repeated as if to emphasize it, reaching the highest note of the piece before concluding with a chord.

Writer: Onda, Yui