Learn to Play Recorder

Martini/Hermann: Gavotte — complete opening period

  • Place the half-bar upbeat clearly.
  • Keep the printed trill on its principal note.

Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini (1706–1784); Friedrich Hermann (1828–1907), arranger

Original: Peters 2643 violin arrangement of Gavotta, Organ Sonata Op. 2 No. 12, B 4.I.12; complete opening period only, through its G-major cadence; original arrangement pitch. Piano, bowing, articulation and dynamics omitted.

Source: Fabien Mirloup, Mutopia 1785, adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0; Peters, c. 1891.

Notes Used: D4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, C5, D5, E5, F#5, G5

Notes Used: G4, B4, C5, D5, E5, F5, G5, A5, B5, C6

Time Signature: 2/2 · Key: G major

Time Signature: 2/2 · Key: C major

Fingering Review

Complete music

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Later, study the advanced complete violin part.

Practice

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Performance Goal: Play the complete period with a poised upbeat and an unhurried cadence.