Minuet II (trio) in D major

Georg Friedrich Händel · Level 3 (Late beginner) · Baroque · Piano

A harpsichord piece by Handel from a collection of easy teaching pieces. D major, 3/4, 26 bars (about one minute), complete score.

▶ Play this piece with the interactive score

How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• Clear, articulated playing as on the harpsichord: slightly detach the quarters, connect the eighths. One hand sometimes plays two voices: hold the long notes for their full value and let the main line sing louder than the accompaniment. The left hand makes wide leaps: look at the landing note in advance and move early, without rushing the rhythm. For chords, shape the hand in the air before landing, all notes together.

More pieces by Georg Friedrich Händel

• Sonatina in A minor
• Sonatina in B-flat major (HWV 585)
• Entrée
• Fuga
• Concerto
• Preludio
• Allegro
• Air in B-flat major

Source : Mutopia Project · Public Domain