Annotations of graded violin repertoire

As De Copas

Composer

Nationality

French

Stylistic Period

Level

4

Arranger

Key

A minor and D Major

Time Signature

2/4

Annotation

Range: E4 – E6

Tempo: Andante Maestoso and Moderato

Left Hand

  • Excellently fingered. Uses 1st, 2nd, 3rd position with 4th finger extension for E6.
  • Changes key for the trio from A minor to D Major.
  • A few chromatic spots.
  • Practice/ Preview spot – m. 45 Shift from 3rd position into 2nd position back to 3rd position.

Bowing

  • Bowing marked.
  • 5 sixteenth note slurs.
  • Brushed Sixteenths
  • 2 sixteenth notes – hooked bow
  • Slurred triplets

Rhythm

  • Dotted eighth sixteenth pattern followed by sixteenths.
  • Tango rhythm – sixteenth, eighth,  sixteenth.
  • Trio uses triplet 8th notes and some triplet 16ths.
  • Trio has dotted 16th slurred to 32nd note

Recording

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