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    Gavotte and Aria

    Jean Baptiste Loeillet

    Composer
    • Jean Baptiste Loeillet was a Belgian composer from the late Baroque period.
    • He was born in Ghent in 1688, and died in Lyons around 1720.
    • To avoid confusion with his cousin (the composer Jean-Baptiste Loeillet of London),
    he became known as Jean Baptiste Loeillet of Ghent.
    • Loeillet is particularly known for his compositions for flute, including sonatas for one,
    two or three performers.

    Title
    • A gavotte is a French dance of moderate speed. Most gavottes are in duple time and
    begin with a half-bar anacrusis (an incomplete bar, or upbeat).
    • An aria is a song, or a song-like piece.

    Time and rhythm


    • C, indicating “cut” time, means two minim beats in a bar (simple duple time).

    Keys
    • Gavotte is in F major, with brief modulations to D minor and C major.
    • Aria is in F minor, with brief modulations to A flat major and C minor.

    Analysis
    • Gavotte and Aria are each in binary (AB) form, as indicated by the repeat signs.
    • The work as a whole is in compound ternary form (Gavotte-Aria-Gavotte).

    Gavotte
    Section A (bars 1-8) All in F major, consisting of two 4-bar phrases. The first phrase ends
    on the dominant chord (bar 4) and the second phrase ends on the tonic
    chord (bar 8).
    Section B (bars 8-18) This passage begins with a sequence, passing briefly through D minor
    (bars 8-10) and C major (bars 10-12).
    Bars 13-18 are all in F major, coming to rest on the dominant chord in
    bar 14, and on the tonic chord in bar 18.

    Aria
    Section A (bars 1-12) The Aria begins in F minor, using similar rhythms to the Gavotte,
    but with a sadder feel and a slightly slower tempo.
    The melody is in the bass in bars 6-10.
    Bars 11-12 are in Af major (indicated by the absence of En).
    Section B (bars 12-33) Bars 12-20 contain a type of sequence, returning to F minor in bar 15.
    Bars 20-24 are in C minor (indicated by Bn).
    Bars 24-33 are all in F minor, coming to rest on the dominant chord in
    bar 29, and on the tonic chord in bar 33.

    Copyright © 2014 by R. A. Hamilton


    Prepared for Sonia Su. Order: 48756
    Signs and terms (Italian)
    • tr indicates a trill.
    • … indicates an acciaccatura, although in this piece it may be interpreted as an appogg-
    iatura (played on the beat, reducing the length of the next note, as if “leaning” on it).
    • riten. (ritenuto) seconda volta means hold back the speed the second time (i.e. immed-
    iately slower on the repeat).
    • Più mesto means more sadly.
    • marcato means marked (i.e. bring out the melody clearly).
    • Gavotte da capo al Fine means go back to the start of the Gavotte and play until fine.
    • Fine indicates the end of the piece.
    The following signs and terms are found in the Series 3 edition:
    • Allegretto means moderately fast.
    • h = 92 indicates a suggested speed of 92 minim beats per minute.

    Copyright © 2014 by R. A. Hamilton


    Prepared for Sonia Su. Order: 48756

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