Air Varie Op. 89 No. 1
Air Varie, Op. 89 No.1 on a Theme by Pacini
Composer
Key
D Minor, A Major, F Major
Nationality
French
Time Signature
4/4
LISTING
- Barbara Barber – Suzuki Level 6-8 (Air Varie #5 Included in Solos for Young Violinist Vol. 3)
- Mimi Zweig – Suzuki Book 4
- Sassmannshaus Tradition Violin Graded Repertoire List – Level 5
- Suzuki Association Supplemental – Book 6
Annotation
Key: D minor, A Major, F Major
Range: A3-E6
Tempo: Andante Maestoso and Moderato
Left Hand
- Mostly 1st and 3rd position using a 4th finger extension for open string harmonics.
- 1 measure with a shift into 5th position – some editions offer an option of playing these 2 beats an octave lower.
- Accidentals
- 1 Double stop
- Natural harmonics
Bowing
- Legato bowing – with passages marked molto cantabile
- Accented Detaché
- Spiccato
- Saltato passages – 2 measures
- Marcato passages
- Up-bow staccato – 4 sixteenth notes and 10 sixteenth notes
- 2 measure passages with repeated down-bows
- Sixteenth note passages with a variety of slurred bowing
Rhythm
- Double dotted quarter notes
- Sixteenth note passages
- Ties – Quarter tied to sixteenth, Half note tied to sixteenth
- Some grace notes in sixteenth note passages
- Rallentando and a tempo in the middle of variation
Recording
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