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Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)

Gavotte

Level
2 of 5
Key signature
no sharps or flats
Time
4/4
Length
9 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.

The opening bars of Gavotte
The opening bars

Versions

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

  • As written59 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots44 notes
  • Right-hand melody35 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from G4 to G5
  • Bass clef from B2 to C4, with ledger lines
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 5ths, 6ths, 4ths, 7ths
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Georg Philipp Telemann died in 1767. Credits