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Gigue, Suite No. 7, HWV 432 is a piece by George Frideric Handel from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 6, an estimate.
- keyboard work
- Baroque
- Key of G minor
- dancing
- playful
- hand independence
- voicing
Also known as G. F. Handel; Gigue from Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432; Siebente Suite in g moll - HWV 432.
History
Let the pickup spring into a broad compound pulse. Keep the different moving lines light enough to remain distinct. The native printed heading is Gigue, even though a stale machine work-title field says Ouvrture.
Sources
How to practise it
- Practise the encoded lines separately, then combine them while preserving their different rhythms.
- Keep the sustained or entering voice audible without making its supporting material heavy.
How hard is it
Level 6, estimated
The opening combines flowing eighths and several voices in 12/8; 21 dense measures, ornaments and independent layers suggest a firm intermediate challenge rather than a simple tune.
About this piece
- Licence
- cc-zero
- Source
- musescore.com
More by George Frideric Handel
- Sonatina in B-flat major, HWV 585Level 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Sarabande in D minor: source piano editionLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Passacaille, Suite No. 7, HWV 432Level 7, estimatedWith Maestro
