Six Very Easy Pieces in First Position, Op. 22

Composer

Key

Multiple

Nationality

British


Time Signature

Multiple

Annotation

A. Andante

Range: A3-A5

Key: C Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Left Hand

  • 4th finger
  • Low 1 – F5

Bowing

  • Detaché Porté – 1 measure
  • 1 slur – 2 quarter notes

Rhythm

  • Quarter notes
  • Half notes
  • Dotted half notes
B. Allegretto

Range: A3-B5

Key: C Major

Time Signature: 2/4

Left Hand

  • 4th finger
  • Low 1 – F5
  • 1st finger moves from F5 to F#5
  • 2nd finger moves from C5 to C#5
  • Mostly step-wise motion

Bowing

  • 2 eighth notes slurred

Rhythm

  • Quarter, 2 eighths pattern in every measure
  • Fermata
C. Andante

Range: A3-B5

Key: G Major

Time Signature: 3/4

Left Hand

  • 4th finger
  • Low 1 – F5
  • No accidentals

Bowing

  • 2 Note slurs
  • Wide dynamic contrast

Rhythm

  • Dotted quarter slurred to eighth note and 2  slurred eighth notes – pattern in all but 4 measures
  • Tied 2 dotted half notes
D. Andantino

Range: G3-B5

Key: G Major

Time Signature: 3/4

Form: AABA’BA’

Left Hand

  • No accidentals

Bowing

  • 3  quarter notes slurred
  • 4 note slur
  • Detaché Porté

Rhythm

  • Ritardando
E. Allegretto

Range: D4-B5

Key: G Major

Time Signature: 6/8

Form: ABA’BA’

Left Hand

  • 4th finger
  • 2nd finger changes from C5 to C#5
  • 1 High 3 – D#5

Bowing

  • 3  eighth notes slurred
  • 4 note slur
  • Detaché Porté

Rhythm

  • Eighth notes
  • Quarter notes
  • Dotted half notes
  • Quarter, eighth pattern 
F. Allegro

Range: D4-B5

Key: C Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Form: AABBA

Left Hand

  • 4th finger
  • 2nd finger changes from C5 to C#5 and F5 to F#5
  • 3rd finger changes from D5 to D#5

Bowing

  • Accented detaché
  • Staccato
  • Detaché Porté
  • 2 eighth notes slurred

Rhythm

  • Eighth notes
  • Quarter notes
  • Dotted half notes
  • Quarter, eighth pattern
  • Ritardando
  • 1 Fermata

Recording

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look inside Six Very Easy Pieces For Violin Op.22 Composed by Edward Elgar (1857-1934). Music Sales America. Classical. Book Only. 12 pages. Bosworth & Co. #BWH003912R. Published by Bosworth & Co. (HL.14010148).

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