I am beginning to study this delicious piece. I have a few questions:
- What tempo do you play the Dance of the Blessed Spirits (C. W. von Gluck)?
for the Minueto:
for the Lento:
- Do you play the grace notes as such or you make them 1/8s (or other), for example the one in measure 4, before a 1/2? and the one in measure 12, before a dotted 1/4?
- What general recommendations would you give a student (like me) to play it?
For the minuet, I play it at 72. The lento I think was in the 50's but I've heard it played at foooorrrrrttttyyyyyy which to me gets to be a little slow.
When played well, I think the lento is one of the most beautiful pieces around
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I don't remember grace notes in the minuet, so I think mine was written out. My totally amateur assumption, without seeing it, is that they are to not be played as grace notes. I think the piece was written in 1762.
Tips: intonation gets to be important, especially when you get into the few wide leaps in the lento. Also, paying attention to note endings can help give the piece a polished feel.
The version I bought is from Mel Bay publications Inc(it is the piano score but the flute is also included over the piano staves). It has several grace notes.
But at school I have seen other version that has those grace notes changed into 1/8 (and maybe also 1/4s, but I have no copy).
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