Sonata in Bb Major, Op. 5 No. 2
Composer
Key
Bb Major
Nationality
Italian
Time Signature
Multiple
LISTING
- ASTACAP Level 6
- Mimi Zweig – Suzuki Book 8 Group C
Annotation
First Movement
Tempo Marking: Grave
Time Signature: 4/4
Key: Bb Major
Range: G3 – E6
*Baroque ornaments and improvisation typically added in this movement
Left Hand
- Arpeggio patterns in Allegro sections
- Improvisation: add in scales, trills
- 4th finger extension in 3rd position to reach E6
Bowing
- Legato
Second Movement – Fuga – Level 7
Tempo Marking: Allegro
Time Signature: 4/4
Key: Bb Major
Range: G3 – C6
Left Hand
- Double-stops in 1st, 2nd and 3rd position
- Passages of 6ths and 3rds throughout
- Double-stop suspensions – two notes change on different beats
- Triple Stops – some using all fingers no open strings
- 1 Triple stop – 1st finger in 2nd position on C5, 3rd and 4th finger in 3rd position on E5 and F5
Bowing
- One passage of triple-stops realized as broken chords in slurred sixteenth notes
Third Movement
Tempo Marking: Vivace
Time Signature: 3/4
Key: Bb Major
Range: Bb3 – D6
Bowing
- Triplets – 2 slurred one separate.
Rhythm
- Beat division changes from duple to triple 3 times.
Fourth Movement
Tempo Marking: Adagio
Time Signature: 4/4
Key: G minor
Range: Bb3 – Bb5
*Baroque ornaments and improvisation typically added in this movement
Left Hand
- Trills and Turns
Bowing
- Legato Sustained detaché
Fifth Movement
Tempo Marking: Vivace
Time Signature: 3/4
Key: Bb Major
Range: A3 – D6
Left Hand
- Double-stop suspensions – two notes change on different beats
Bowing
- 2 eighth notes slurred with string crossings
- DetachéPorté
Recording
look inside | 12 Sonatas op. 5 Band 1 New edition after the Urtext. Composed by Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713). Edited by Bernhard Paumgartner. Arranged by Bernhard Paumgartner. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. The edition is part of the ABRSM syllabus (grade 8). Collection, Classical. Op. 5. 124 pages. Schott Music #ED 4380. Published by Schott Music (HL.49004841). |
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