GOLDBERG VARIATIONS Variation 27 7 9 Description and comments Canon at the 9th, two-part invention style "rench #i#ue in $%8,

&otte& rhyth's, (in#er precision, orna'ents )hree voices, short, a little (aster than a 'inuet in *%8 corrente style +hort (u#hetta with (our voices, 'ostly le#ato Canon at the $th with three voices te,ture, (ast -ourree style, non-le#ato quarter notes +hort (u#hetta with three an& so'eti'es (our voices, 'ostly le#ato )wo-part invention, 2% $ #i#ue style -ut 'ore introverte& than e,troverte&, so'e octave transpositions reco''en&e& on piano 9 2 Canon at the *r& with three voices, 'ostly le#ato )rio style with &uet in ri#ht han& an& continuo-style acco'pani'ent in le(t han& 0,pressive sara-an&e style, orna'ents, so'e pe&al reco''en&e& Canon at the 2n& in a 'o&erate *%8 #i#ue style, aw2war& ri#ht han& 3'itative (our-voice te,ture in *%8 passepie& style, very short, staccato or non-le#ato ei#hth notes )wo voices, e,cellent intro&uction to han& crossin#s "our-voice hy'n-style te,ture, 'ostly le#ato, so'e pe&al reco''en&e& )wo voices, ener#etic an& e,troverte&, so'e challen#in# han& crossin#s )wo voices in (ast corrente style, (astest quarter-note spee& o( all the *%4 variations 7 )wo voices with constant $th note 'otion, so'e octave transpositions reco''en&e& on piano Suggested tempo [crotchet]. = 48 ([quaver] = 44! [crotchet]. = $4 ([quaver] = 92! [crotchet]. = 48 ([quaver] = 44! ['icron] = 84 ['icron] = 9$

22 8

['icron] = 72 [crotchet]. = 9$

[crotchet] = 72 [crotchet] = 72

/ria $ 4

[crotchet] = 14 [crotchet]. = 48 ([quaver] = 44! [crotchet]. = 1$ ([quaver] = $8! [crotchet] = 84 [crotchet] = 72 [crotchet] = 9$

1 *. 8

[crotchet] =

.8

[crotchet] = 84

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Description and comments "rench overture style in two sections, three-voice (u#hetta in *%8 section 5i#hly e,pressive canon at the 7th with three voices, a&a#io style, so'e pe&al reco''en&e& )wo voices, e,citin# an& ener#etic &isplay -etween the han&s, staccato $ths 5i#hly e,pressive sara-an&e style, so'e pe&al reco''en&e& +lowest an& 'ost 'ystical o( all variations, the only variation whose quarter note is truly su-&ivi&e&, so'e pe&al reco''en&e& Canon at the unison, three voices, non-le#ato ei#hths

Suggested tempo [crotchet] = $*4 [crotchet]. = 1$ [crotchet] = 42

2*

[crotchet] = 72

* 21

[crotchet] = 42 [quaver] = $*

* 4 2

[crotchet]. = 1$ ([quaver] = $8! [crotchet] = 84 [crotchet] = 72

)wo voices, virtuosic &isplay -etween the han&s Canon at the (ourth with three voices in polonaise style, the 'ost aw2war& to play an& un-pianistic o( all the variations Canon at the octave with three voices, 9%8 pastoral #i#ue style, 'ore e,troverte& than introverte& with a ro-ust an& (ull tone, le#ato ei#hths 6o&erately pace& sara-an&e with han& crossin#s, pro'inent 'elo&y with li#ht an& airy acco'pani'ent 7rilliant an& ener#etic (eaturin# triplet $ths, cli'a, an& &yna'ic hi#hpoint o( the 8ol&-er#s 5i#hly e,pressive canon at the 1th with three voices, two-note slurs, so'e pe&al reco''en&e&, an&ante -ut not a&a#io (7ach9s own in&ication! 7rilliant an& ener#etic (eaturin# triplet $ths, han& crossin#s :ro-a-ly the 'ost &i((icult o( all variations, trill etu&e

24

[crotchet]. = 72

2$

[crotchet] = $*

29

[crotchet] = 84

[crotchet] = *$ ([quaver]! = 72!

2.

[crotchet] = 84

28

[crotchet] = 72