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Händel, Georg Friedrich : Partita Allemande HWV450

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Music ID : 30341
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:allemande
Total Playing Time:3 min 20 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Ooi, Kazurou

Last Updated: October 17, 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.

This allemande features strong polyphonic elements. There are common sections in the first and second halves; measures 6-8 of the first half correspond to measures 15-17 of the second half. Although the first half begins in G major, the C changes to C# from measure 4, modulating to D major. It then concludes with a D major cadence. Measures 6-8 of this first half remain largely on the dominant, creating a sense of high tension.

Conversely, measures 15-17 of the second half also stay on the dominant, but as they are in the original G major, they feel softer than the first half.

The first half is structured in two keys, G major and D major. The second half begins in D major and reaches an E minor cadence at measure 12. Although measures 11-12 are brief, they can be considered a modulation to E minor. The perception of high or low tension in this E minor section is left to the performer.

While this is the author's personal impression, this allemande is generally tranquil, requiring elegance rather than emotional intensity.

Writer: Ooi, Kazurou
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