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7. Gavotte & Six Variations in A minor

Jean-Philippe Rameau

What's this piece like?
This is one of Rameau's most famous pieces for solo keyboard, and justifiably so. The piece starts with a beautiful and delicate gavotte, that explores some of the most simple harmonic progressions and yet the melody is so inspiring. The variations that follow get increasingly more difficult and exciting. The final two variations stand out for their technical difficulty involving broken double-notes that jump up and down the keys on the left and right hands. All in all, a challenging piece for early to mid-advanced pianists.
Who's this piece for?
Great piece for advanced pianists who want to expand their repertoire and learn more about the music of Rameau.
5+ pages
Baroque
A minor

MOOD: Passionate, melancholic, tender and bold.

TECHNIQUE: Coordination.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 9
Equivalent to ABRSM level 8
Equivalent to Suzuki book 7
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1707

Kingdom of Great Britain was formed.

1717

Water Music was composed by G.F. Handel.

1720

J.S. Bach presented his Brandenburg Concertos to Christian Ludwig, a military commander at Brandenburg-Schwedt.

1723

A. Vivaldi composed The Four Seasons.

1727

Gavotte & Six Variations was first published when J. Rameau was 44 years old.

1727

Johann Sebastian Bach finished his St Matthew Passion.

1729

Isaac Newton's Principia was translated from Latin into English.

1732

George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

1732

Joseph Haydn was born.

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