Gavotte – Glover
Composer
Key
F Major, B-flat Major
Nationality
British
Time Signature
4/4
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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