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Händel, Georg Friedrich : Suite Andante HWV 432

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Music ID : 30456
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:suite
Total Playing Time:5 min 00 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Ooi, Kazurou

Last Updated: July 15, 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.

Consider this music to be smooth and horizontally flowing, at a slow tempo that naturally accommodates improvisatory ornaments. Although an instrumental piece, it is not dynamic; rather, consider it a melodic line akin to a song, and it is appropriate to play it with ample singing quality.

This Andante has one distinct characteristic: many non-harmonic tones, known as suspensions, are written. There are many types of these suspensions, such as 2-3, 4-3, and 7-6, appearing throughout the piece. Pay attention to their treatment.

For example, in bar 1, a harmonic analysis reveals GBD for beats 1-2 and DF#A for beats 3-4. Therefore, ideally, no notes other than DF#A should be present during beats 3-4; if they are, they become non-harmonic tones. Non-harmonic tones must always resolve to harmonic tones. When resolving, a diminuendo should be applied, playing the non-harmonic tone louder.

Here, in the bass clef at beat 3 of bar 1, G is tied from beat 2, which is a 2-3 suspension, a non-harmonic tone. This means it is carried over from beat 2. And this G resolves to F# on the next beat.

Therefore, give more volume to the G and play the F# softer.

Many such suspensions appear throughout the piece, so treat them similarly.

Writer: Ooi, Kazurou
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