Bach, Johann Sebastian : Englische Suiten Nr.6 Gavotte I-II
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Genre:gavotte
Total Playing Time:3 min 50 sec
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Author : Ooi, Kazurou
Last Updated: February 19, 2024
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Gavotte
The gavotte is a French dance characterized by leaping movements. Consequently, it is not particularly dramatic; it should proceed with a sense of understated elegance. As you may already know, the left hand often features continuous eighth notes, and playing these eighth notes short and staccato will create a sense of lightness.
Gavotte I
Gavotte I changes key, so please vary the mood, dynamics, and tone quality each time this occurs. It begins in D minor, transitioning to A minor at measure 8. Around measure 15, it may evoke G minor, but it returns to D minor at measure 21. Please vary the atmosphere for the theme (subject) in each key.
Gavotte II
Gavotte II is in D major, but it evokes a fantastical world, and here, one should significantly reduce the dynamics. In this Gavotte II, the tonic D serves as an organ point (pedal point), consistently positioned in the bass, thereby expressing a fantastical world. In the case of Gavotte II, instead of the staccato articulation for the left-hand eighth notes as in Gavotte I, playing the left hand legato can further enhance the atmospheric variation.
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