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3. Tambourin in G major

Elizabeth Turner

About this piece
This piece is in the form of a Rondo, where the main theme returns after each contrasting section (which are called episodes). The character is bold and confident, and it explores many fundamental patterns of fingerings and hand position, with broken chords, scales, etc.
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Level guide
Equivalent to RCM level 2
Equivalent to ABRSM level 2
Equivalent to Suzuki book 3
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This piece
Tambourin was published

Elizabeth Turner was 56 years old

Elizabeth Turner died

End of the composer’s lifetime.

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