1/19/2023 0 Comments Minuet bach![]() Then, we have a baby note with a grown-up note, known as an appoggiatura (there’s a video on that too). So we have a little zigzag with a line through it, known as a mordent. ![]() Remember the previous video on ornaments? That’s going to be a helpful reference to us now! The next thing to talk about are ornaments. It’s important to know that, since it’ll guide the style in which you play this piece. Minuets are usually short and sweet, they’re not too fast, they’re rhythmically simple, and are in ¾ time signature. We’ve also done a video on minuets, so if you want more details, head there. So much information is given to us in this tiny little title – like the key, and the style. This is an important, though sometimes overlooked, detail. We generally label these parts “section A” and “section B”.Īnd now, the third question: What is a minuet? Basically, it’s the simplest form there is – it’s in two parts. I hope so, because this is in binary form! We’ve talked about binary form on this channel before, so check it out if you’re not sure what I’m talking about. Then you have a second part, with a repeat. ![]() You have this first part, and then a repeat. Looking through the entire page, you can see a pattern. So now let’s take a look at the second question: What song form is Minuet in G written in? Throughout the piece, you’ll need to be constantly aware of this F# – make sure that all F’s in this piece are played on the black key! However, we already know the title of the piece – Minuet in G. There is only 1 major key, and 1 minor key, with one sharp – either G major, or E minor. To answer the first question, all we have to do is take a look at the key signature. Let’s start by looking at the overarching details of this piece, namely: With introductory text, performance notes, fingerings and realized figured bass. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). You could also look up the full Notebook for Anna Magdalena and find it in there. So I use the version that says it has the fingering written, and then add the fingering notes from the file below it. I like using the version with fingering – except it doesn’t actually have the fingering in there. Let’s play through it, and then talk about details! They’re both about the same level of difficulty (RCM/ABRSM grade 3). This minuet is actually compiled as a pair – one in G major (which we’re doing today), and another in G minor. Save for this minuet, which everyone thought Bach wrote up until 1970. We actually don’t know much about Petzold or his music – just that he was a great, well-praised organist, and that virtually none of his music exists today. One of those various composers was Christian Petzold, who, like Bach, was a German composer and organist. Some of the pieces were written by him, and others by various composers of the day. The Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) was a collection of music that Bach made for his wife. We’re going to listen through it in a moment, but first – backstory time! Minuet in G is an incredibly famous song, and I’d be surprised if you’ve never heard it. This is one of the pieces featured in “ Bach in the Movies”, so if you haven’t seen that video, definitely go check it out! This piece is in Bach’s Anna Magdalena Notebook, though he didn’t write it – a guy named Petzold did. ![]() We’re just starting to get into Grade 3 level music on this channel, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to make a Minuet in G tutorial. ![]()
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