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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Gigue, from the Suite in G minor, HWV 432

Siebente Suite in g moll - HWV 432

Level
4 of 5
Key signature
2 flats
Time
12/8
Length
39 bars
Plays in
about 2 min

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The opening bars of Gigue, from the Suite in G minor, HWV 432
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.

  • As written714 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand674 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots396 notes
  • Right-hand melody358 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from A3 to B5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from G1 to F4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 2 flats (B♭ major or G minor)
  • Accidentals: flats outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 4ths, 5ths, octaves, 6ths
  • Chords: inverted triads
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: George Frideric Handel died in 1759. Credits