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Bach, Johann Sebastian : Ouverture(Partita)  Gavotte

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Music ID : 38420
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:gavotte
Total Playing Time:2 min 30 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Ooi, Kazurou

Last Updated: April 1, 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 is an elegant and light Gavotte, imbued with Bach's characteristic dance-like quality specific to B minor. Gavotte 1 and Gavotte 2 should be played steadily, maintaining a consistent tempo without any fluctuations. Continuous quarter notes in the accompaniment figures (such as the left hand in measures 1 and 5), other than the main melody, should be played staccato or semi-staccato to prevent them from sounding heavy.

Gavotte 1 is written in B minor, and Gavotte 2 is in its relative major, D major.

However, as (piano) is indicated at the beginning of Gavotte 2, Gavotte 1 should be expressed clearly and distinctly, while Gavotte 2 should create a contrast by changing the tone quality, reducing the volume, and using a soft sound.

The four-sixteenth-note unit appearing from measure 6 appears frequently thereafter in Gavotte 1. Play it lightly, and consider it a kind of "expression of joy."

Writer: Ooi, Kazurou