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Charles Dancla, Studies Opus 84 : 36 Études mélodiques et très faciles pour violon [36 Melodious and Very Easy Studies for the Violin].
Dancla composed these Studies Opus 84 for the violin, and a transcription for the viola also exists.
These Studies Opus 84 by Dancla are often among the first ones studied by young violinists and violists.
This Study in G Major, Op. 84, No. 21 is in fact a beautiful Air varié [Varied Air] on Handel's Judas Maccabaeus theme.
It is to be played in the first and third positions.
It has the following form :
- Mm. 1-8 : Main theme A in G Major, played entirely in double stops in the first and third positions
- Mm. 9-16 : Phrase B, a lyrical melody starting in E minor and modulating to the dominant key of D Major
- Mm. 17-24 : Variation on the main theme, featuring sautillé, chords and rapid triplets
- Mm. 25-32 : Main theme A returns, in its original version
- Mm. 32-end : Coda made up of a G Major arpeggio and final chords
This beautiful study is preceded with an exercise in finger action in the key of G Major.
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