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Sarabande, Suite No. 7, HWV 432 is a piece by George Frideric Handel from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 5, an estimate.
- Baroque
- grand
- hand independence
- ornaments
- voicing
Also known as Sarabande, Suite in G minor, HWV 432.
History
This Sarabande belongs to Handel’s G-minor Suite HWV 432, not the more familiar D-minor Sarabande HWV 437. Its long notes and separate inner voices make room for a spacious, dignified conversation.
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What to listen for
Space between notes
The upper melody holds and repeats while inner notes and bass change beneath it. Listen for those quieter changes inside the long 3/2 measure.
Harmony underneath
In the second section, a held inner chord supports upper notes while the bass moves. The phrase has depth even when the melody does not rush.
Settling voices
At the close, the upper harmony and low bass settle into longer values. Listen to how the separate lines become one final sonority.
How hard is it
Several held and moving voices must remain distinct in 3/2. Written ornaments decorate the melody, while bass changes beneath held upper notes need careful balance and timing.
About this piece
- Licence
- CC0
- 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
