Lesson 65: Telemann TWV 41:F2 — Largo

  • Sustain the complete Largo
  • Keep its grace notes and trills within the phrase

Let the ornament continue the melody.

This Largo has three quarter-note beats per bar. First count the held notes in bars 14–16, then add the trill without delaying the last note. Soprano reads A minor; alto restores D minor.

Prepare the phrase

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Play: Telemann, TWV 41:F2

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Gavioli edition, CC BY-SA 3.0; down a fourth, alto original. Continuo, slurs and articulation omitted; crosses shown as trills.

Now play these

Telemann: TWV 41:F2 — complete recorder part
Join the Vivace and Largo; add the finale in Lesson 66.
Telemann: TWV 41:C5 — complete recorder part
Compare the Adagio sections and complete Larghetto.