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Fugue in G minor, HWV 605 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
- grand
- melancholic
- hand independence
- voicing
Also known as Fugue No. 1 in G minor HMV 605; George Frideric Handel (1685-1759); HMW 605.
History
Follow the opening line as the texture gains companions. Give a new voice a clear beginning without losing the continuing line. Save space for the source's late Adagio rather than treating the entire fugue as one fixed pace.
Sources
How to practise it
- Keep the sustained or entering voice audible without making its supporting material heavy.
- Practise the encoded lines separately, then combine them while preserving their different rhythms.
How hard is it
Level 6, estimated
The retained early measures progress from one active voice to two and three; 70 measures, modest chord density and contrapuntal continuity suggest an upper-intermediate study.
About this piece
- Licence
- cc-zero
- Source
- musescore.com
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