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."