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Suite de la réjouissance Ni Gavotte en rondeau ‘Music from Premier livre de pieces de clavecin Louis-Claude Daquin 25 = 1 ~ DG. al Fine Suite de la réjouissance Continuation of the Rejoicing; Premier livre de pies de clavecin First Book of Pieces for the Harpsichord ‘The French composer Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772) was very precocious as a child, holding organist’ posts in Paris from the age of 12, In 1739 he was appointed onganiste du rot (organist tothe king). He was widely regarded as the finest French keyboard player of his generation. Daquinis Premier live de pigces de clavecin is made up of four suites. The Gavotte en rondeau printed here isthe last movement from the fourth suite, most of which consists of a divertsement (entertainment) celebrating the pleasures of hunting. This gavotte is entitled ‘Continuation ofthe Rejoicing’as it immediately follows 2 movement in which the hunters are depicted rejoicing over the success of their sport. ‘The piece illustrates the simplest type of rondeau form: A (rondeau theme, bb. 1-16), B (episode, bb. 17-28), (da capo of the rondeau theme). ‘The quavers might be played in unequal pairs (roughly £2 = 12) according to the French notes inégaes of the period. The slur, staccatos and ddynamics are editorial suggestions only: Source: Premier lie de pies de clavecin (Pais, 1735) (© 1991 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music ‘Adapted from Baroque Keyboard Pieces, Book I, edited by Richard Jones (ABRSM) ‘AB 3545 of Military Minuet 37 PHOTOCOPY © Music Pauline Hall based on Joseph Haydn [4 = 2.120] i i DC. al Fine {great Austrian composer Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) visited London twice during the 1790s. There the last 12 symphonies that he composed, ‘so-called ‘London’ symphonies, all received their first performance to great acclaim. The eighth of the 12, No. 100 in G of 17934, was later knamed the ‘Military’ Symphony due to the imitation of Turkish military music in the second movement. The first half of the minuet given e uses the theme from the third movement. ford University Press 1989 roduced by permission. All rights reserved, All enquisies about this piece, apart from those directly relating to the exams, should be addressed to ‘ord University Press, Music Department, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Grand Cadence in Bb 1 siveunter Vet Can you play the Grand Cadence in B> with the left hand playing only the root of each chord? iS ae I (tonic) = — IV (subdominant) = — V (dominant) = — Risoluto Sohann Chris Boch (inital Goma Allegro (J = 92-104) ‘original form | ll Ff 3 7 , A Find and label two broken V7 chords (F7) for the left hand. 35 jj i i £ a+ Sy aS = Ss rea Sp 4 a day ypaem orig vuaisog sewer Aq pa6uou0 ,,° ALENOIWWW ¥ JO HWW TV¥ANNS 1) Allegro assai i Fs plorocory Third movement from Sonata in G © MUSIC ited by Dostal G. BENDA Allegro assai [J = c.84] * 2 3 4 3 Zur 2. 1 Fee es Se ae 3 = s nrg Benda (1722-95) was a Bohemian composer who emigrated to Prussia with his family in 1742, He was Kapellmeister to Duke Friedrich IIL Saxe-Gotha from 1750 to 1778, after which he worked in Hamburg and Vienna. He composed not only keyboard sonatas but sinfonias, psichord concertos and music for German stage works. “opyright 1976 Editio Supraphon Praha produced by permission of Editio Birenreiter Praha. All enquiries about this piece, apart from those directly relating to the exams, should be iressed to Barenreiter Ltd, Burnt Mil, Elizabeth Way, Harlow, Essex CM20 2HX. owen

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