Gavotte – Glover

Key

F Major, B-flat Major

Nationality

British


Time Signature

4/4

Stylistic Period

Level

4

LISTING

Annotation

Range: A3 -D6

Tempo: Moderato

Form: AABBA CCDC’ ABA’

Left Hand

  • Begins in F Major; modulates to B-flat Major for 22 measures; returns to F Major.
  • Uses 2nd and 3rd position
  • Trills on half notes, 2 dotted quarter notes, and quarter notes.
  • 4th finger extension from 2nd position.
  • Grace note in the middle of 4 note slurs.
  • Accidentals sprinkled throughout.
  • Two fingered double stops. 

Bowing

  • Staccato detaché
  • Up bow staccato with 2 eighth notes.
  • Stark contrasting dynamics between phrases.
  • 4 crescendo diminuendo hairpins marked.

Rhythm

  • Eighth notes, Sixteenth notes
  • One beat of 4 32nd notes.
  • Changes in tempo through out with ritardandos/ rallentandos at the ends of phrases. Followed by a tempos for beginning of next theme.

     

 

Recording

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