Air Varie Op. 89 No. 3

Air Variety Op 89 No 3 on a Theme by Bellini

Key

D Major

Nationality

French


Time Signature

4/4

Stylistic Period

Level

LISTING

Annotation

Range: A3-E6

Tempos: Maestoso; Theme and Variation I: Moderato cantabile; Variation II and Coda: Risoluto

Left Hand

  • 1st and 3rd position with extension for open string harmonic
  • Triple stop – up to 2 fingers with one open string
  • Fast sixteenth note arpeggiated passages using A Major chord, E minor chord, D Major chord
  • Double stop passage using 1 finger with one open string.
  • One double stop uses 2 fingers

Bowing

  • Up-Bow staccato – 4 sixteenths
  • Saltato passages
  • Triple stop chords – up to 5 consecutive down bows
  • Bowing styles switch quickly between legato, spiccato, marcato and detaché

Rhythm

  • 32nd note runs up to open string harmonic
  • Cadenza like sixteenth note runs
  • Sixteenth note passages throughout

Recording

Sheet Music

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look inside Six Airs Varies, Op. 89 For violin And Piano. Composed by Charles Dancla (1817-1907). Piano+Insert SWS. Classical. Solo part with piano reduction. With Standard notation. Opus 89. 52 pages. Carl Fischer Music #L125. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.L125).

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