Air Varie Op. 89 No. 1

Air Varie, Op. 89 No.1 on a Theme by Pacini

Key

D Minor, A Major, F Major

Nationality

French


Time Signature

4/4

Stylistic Period

Level

LISTING

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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