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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