An arrangement for marimba and acoustic guitar of this charming character piece. This movement is in ABA ternary form with the A section playing back Show More...
An arrangement for marimba and acoustic guitar of this charming character piece. This movement is in ABA ternary form with the A section playing back at a tempo of 66 quarter note beats to the minute in the realisation and the faster B section at 108 quarter note beats to the minute. The music has a regular 4 bar phrase structure and there are some chromatic elements in the writing. There is opportunity for some subtle changes in tempo particularly at the ends of sections and these feature in the realisations. The melodic and rhythmic shapes of the movement are both strong and although concisely written there is plenty of contrast. It is an excellent performance piece with the opening melodic shape having an almost teasing quality. There is always a sense of movement in Grieg’s writing and the ranges of colour in his harmonic writing make his music eminently suitable to being played by many different combinations of instruments. The humour in the music also invites an exaggerated performance although this is not featured in the realisation. Players should listen to performances to form their own view and explore different approaches to interpreting the music. Grieg’s Norwegian Dance No.2 was published in 1880 as a piano duet or more correctly music for piano four hands. Grieg was fortunate in being able to access several folk music collections and much of this collected material was incorporated into arrangements and compositions. Acoustic guitar accompaniments are available with the following tempo options (1) 68/112/68 (2) 66/112/66 (3) 64/108/64 Numbers indicate the quarter note (crotchet) beats per minute for the ABA sections respectively. Close
Added: 2nd December, 2019 15:12 PM |
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In this two part version the ornaments have been written out in full above the symbols and also realised in the playback version. In baroque music per Show More...
In this two part version the ornaments have been written out in full above the symbols and also realised in the playback version. In baroque music performers often vary the ornaments in the repeat sections but this is not advised for this particilar movement. Close
Added: 27th July, 2017 11:07 AM |
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A two part version of this movement with no instruments specified. In this copy players are able to see the ornaments fully written out to clarify how Show More...
A two part version of this movement with no instruments specified. In this copy players are able to see the ornaments fully written out to clarify how they should be played. There is also an mp3 realisation of the score that can be downloaded. The binary AB form minuet is from the Orchestral Suite in B minor BWV 1067. Close
Added: 27th July, 2017 11:07 AM |
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A short piece in melancholy mood exploring the key of D minor. This is a two part version without any specified instruments although the realisation i Show More...
A short piece in melancholy mood exploring the key of D minor. This is a two part version without any specified instruments although the realisation is played on the harpsichord. Close
Added: 27th July, 2017 11:07 AM |
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A melody and chord chart of this familiar melody which could quite easily be played as a duet. No instruments have been specified so that it could be Show More...
A melody and chord chart of this familiar melody which could quite easily be played as a duet. No instruments have been specified so that it could be played by any melody instrument accompanied by chords possibly played on the keyboard or guitar. Close
Added: 27th July, 2017 11:07 AM |
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