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Telemann, Georg Philipp : Gigue G-Dur

Work Overview

Music ID : 62565
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:character pieces
Total Playing Time:0 min 30 sec
Copyright:Public Domain
Original/Related Work: omnibusPRECEDE INVENTION -POLYPHONIC MUSIC FOR PIANO-

Commentary (2)

Author : Imazeki, Shiori

Last Updated: March 7, 2019
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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. Binary form (Part 1: measures 1-8, Part 2: measures 9-16). As is typical in the Baroque era, the left and right hands play independent voices. When one hand plays eighth notes, the other hand plays dotted quarter notes. The first four measures at the beginning of Part 2 are dominated by the V chord, but the entire work is composed in G major.

Writer: Imazeki, Shiori

Author : Ooi, Kazurou

Last Updated: May 23, 2019
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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 gigue should be played joyfully and vibrantly. The author possesses the Zen-On edition score, but it is presumed that the articulations and dynamic markings were added by the editor.

Here, I would like to offer some tips regarding fingerings. In this Zen-On edition, the opening left-hand fingering is indicated as 4-5. The author has attempted to play it a few times and finds this 4-5 fingering challenging. The following suggestions are offered for your reference.

Left-Hand Fingering Suggestions

This section pertains entirely to the left hand:

  • Anacrusis - Bar 1, bass G-G: 5-5
  • Bar 4, last G to Bar 5, first G: 5-5
  • Bar 8, last G: 5
  • Bar 8, last D: 5
  • Bar 9, D and G: 5-2
  • Bar 10, D and the D an octave below: 5-5-5
  • Bar 11, first D: 5
  • Bar 12, second D an octave below: 5

For the author, the above fingerings are more comfortable and are offered for your reference.

If both the first and second halves are to be repeated, when concluding the piece on the second repetition of the second half, it is effective to significantly broaden the tempo and conclude with a crescendo at bar 16.

Writer: Ooi, Kazurou

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