The total duration of this music is around 2 minutes.
This guitar piece is suitable for a beginner guitarist
- it is mainly played in the open position. The piece
has pickup notes on the 3rd and 4th beats which is
typical of a gavotte in Baroque music. The piece begins
in the key of G major, and then modulates into the
dominant key, D major, in bar 9. In bar 17 there is a
quieter section which is in the key of B minor, this is
the relative minor key of D major. The tempo of this
piece is marked ...(+)
The total duration of this music is around 2 minutes.
This guitar piece is suitable for a beginner guitarist
- it is mainly played in the open position. The piece
has pickup notes on the 3rd and 4th beats which is
typical of a gavotte in Baroque music. The piece begins
in the key of G major, and then modulates into the
dominant key, D major, in bar 9. In bar 17 there is a
quieter section which is in the key of B minor, this is
the relative minor key of D major. The tempo of this
piece is marked as Allegretto.
The German-born George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was
a famous Baroque composer who lived much of his life in
Britain. He was successful as a composer of oratorios,
anthems, operas and organ concertos. Handel received
his education in Germany and Italy before settling in
Britain in 1712. He set out to supply the English
nobility with Italian Opera, and within 15 years had
successfully established three commercial opera
companies. After a physical breakdown in 1737 he began
to address the musical needs of the middle-class of
society. After the success of "Alexander's Feast" in
1736 he chose to concentrate on English choral works.
The Oratorio "Messiah" (1742) was well received, and
thereafter he never performed an Italian opera again.
Handel's coronation anthem "Zadok the Priest", has been
performed at every British coronation since George II's
accession to the throne in 1727.
SHEET MUSIC