6 Fugues HWV 605-610 and Fugues HWV 611 and 612
Piano Solo
by George Frideric Handel
Piano Solo - Sheet Music

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Piano solo (Piano solo) - SMP Level 10 (Advanced)

SKU: HL.51480749

Piano Solo. Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by Ullrich Scheideler. Arranged by Michael Schneidt. Sheet Music. Paperbound. Henle Music Folios. ABRSM syllabus Grade: 7 -- ABRSM 2018 remarks: recommended. Classical. Softcover. 52 pages. G. Henle #HN749. Published by G. Henle (HL.51480749).

ISBN 9790201807492. UPC: 884088178635. 9.25x12.25x0.203 inches.

Handel and fugues? The connection is not the first thing to cross our minds when we think of baroque keyboard music. Yet Handel, besides writing keyboard fugues as parts of larger works, also turned out separate fugues beginning from his days in Hamburg. Our edition combines the well-known Six Fugues (HWV 605u610) with two isolated fugues (HWV 611 and 612). Handel later reused some of these fugues in his concerti grossi, the oratorio "Israel in Egypt," and in a trio sonata, where they have become far more familiar today than the originals. Handel's fugues were largely notated without ornaments. Our edition deliberately reproduces them in this original form, thereby giving performers latitude for their own interpretations.

This title has selections that range in difficulty from SMP Level 8-10.

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About SMP Level 10 (Advanced)

Very advanced level, very difficult note reading, frequent time signature changes, virtuosic level technical facility needed.

  • Handel: Six Fugues HWV 605-610 and Fugues 611, 612