Air Varie Op. 89 No. 6

Air Varie, Op. 89 No.6 on a Theme by Mercadante

Composer

Key

D Major

Nationality

French


Time Signature

4/4

Annotation

Range:  G3-F#6

Tempos: 

Theme: Andante maestoso; Andante Cantabile; 

Variation I: Unpoco più animato; 

Variation II: Cantabile; 

Variation III: Brillante

Left Hand
  • Theme – 4 Grace notes in-between 2 beats (all slurred together)
  • Variation I – Some accidentals used in chromatic passages
  • Variation II – Mini-candenza with a downward D scale
  • Variation II – One measure of 5th position
  • Variation III – Double stops using one finger and one open string
  • Variation III –  2 triple-stop chords 
Bowing
  • Legato bowing – with passages marked molto cantabile
  • Variation I – Up-bow staccato – triplets
  • Detaché ponté
  • Up to 3 beats of sixteenth notes slurred together
  • Variation III – 1 measure of bariolage 
  • Variation III – up-bow staccato – Sextuplet 

Rhythm

  • Double dotted quarter notes
  • Triplets 
  • Some ties, but none over the barline
  • Sextuplets
  • Cadenza-like measure – fast downward scale

Recording

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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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