Gavotte by Martini

Range: B3-B5

Tempo: Allegro moderato

Left Hand

• 1st position
• Accidental – High 3 – D#5, G#4
• 1st finger moves Low 1 – D#4, Bb4, F5 with accidentals
• 2nd finger changes between Low 2 – C5 and High 2 – C#5

Bowing

• Accented notes both separate bows and at the beginning of slurs.
• Hooked bows – Up bow staccato 2 quarters
• Includes 2, 3, 4 note slurs
• Crescendo and Decrescendo hairpins
• A couple Echo phrases

Rhythm

• Half Notes
• Quarter notes
• Eighth notes
• Cut time
• Rallentando
• Fermata

Previews:

1. m. 8 Beat 3 – m. 16 Beat 2 – Focus on hand position even with Low 1 Bb. First finger moves from B4 to Bb4. Second finger moves between C5 to C#5.
2. m. 25 Beat 3 – m. 28 Beat 2 – Focus on D#5 – High 3 or Low 4 depending on fingering choice. Low 1 – D#4. Focus on intonation, finger placement, stretch between Low 1 D#4 and High 2 B3.
3. m. 40 Beat 3 – m. 44 Beat 2 – Focus on phrasing; echo phrase; 
4. m. 56 Beat 3 – m. 60 Beat 2 – Focus on similarity and difference between #4 and #2.
5. m. 72 Beat 3 – m. 80 Beat 2 – Focus on intonation and finger placement specifically for F5, G#4. 
6. Understand Gavottes always begin on Beat 3. Phrases in Gavottes begin on Beat 3.
7. Understand phrasing and shapes of phrases.