Pepusch: Sonata Op.1 No.2 in D minor
- Play all four movements with their complete returns and contrasting pulse.
Composer: Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667–1752)
Movements: Largo, Allegro, Largo, Allegro
Source: Hans-Thomas Müller-Schmidt, 2015 (CC BY-SA 4.0); checked against the original print.
Transposition: soprano down a perfect fourth throughout; alto at original pitch.
Notes Used: C4, D4, D#4, E4, F4, F#4, G4, G#4, A4, Bb4, B4, C5, C#5, D5, D#5, E5, F5, F#5, G5, G#5, A5, A#5
Notes Used: F4, G4, G#4, A4, Bb4, B4, C5, C#5, D5, Eb5, E5, F5, F#5, G5, G#5, A5, Bb5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, D#6
Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: A minor (historical signature: 1 sharp: F#)
Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: D minor (historical signature: no sharps or flats)
Fingering Review
Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: A minor (historical signature: 1 sharp: F#)
Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: D minor (historical signature: no sharps or flats)
Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: A minor (historical signature: 1 sharp: F#)
Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: D minor (historical signature: no sharps or flats)
Time Signature: 3/2
Time Signature: 3/2 · Key: C major (historical signature: 1 sharp: F#)
Time Signature: 3/2 · Key: F major (historical signature: no sharps or flats)
Time Signature: 6/8
Time Signature: 6/8 · Key: A minor (historical signature: 1 sharp: F#)
Time Signature: 6/8 · Key: D minor (historical signature: no sharps or flats)
Time Signature: 6/8 · Key: A minor (historical signature: 1 sharp: F#)
Time Signature: 6/8 · Key: D minor (historical signature: no sharps or flats)
Performance Goal: Keep every return in time and sustain each closing note fully.