Next Stop: Beethoven
9 German Dances
[pno]
Description
During Beethoven’s time, the “Deutscher” (German Dance) was a highly popular fashion dance enjoyed across all social classes. Between 1795 and 1800, Beethoven composed two sets of these pieces (WoO 8 and 13, featuring a total of 24 dances) for a Viennese pensioners’ association.
This selection of nine movements offers rewarding, compact, and easily accessible performance material. With their repeating four- and eight-measure sections, the dances open up many possibilities for a performance rich in contrasts regarding dynamics, articulation, and musical character.
EB 9622
EAN: 9790004191156
16 pages / 23 x 30.5 cm / 91 g / stapled
EB 9622D
EAN: 9790004824856
18 pages / 23 x 30.5 cm / digital edition
Description
During Beethoven’s time, the “Deutscher” (German Dance) was a highly popular fashion dance enjoyed across all social classes. Between 1795 and 1800, Beethoven composed two sets of these pieces (WoO 8 and 13, featuring a total of 24 dances) for a Viennese pensioners’ association.
This selection of nine movements offers rewarding, compact, and easily accessible performance material. With their repeating four- and eight-measure sections, the dances open up many possibilities for a performance rich in contrasts regarding dynamics, articulation, and musical character.
Table of contents
| 3 German Dances with a Coda WoO 8/1, 8/6, 8/9 | 5’30” |
| 3 German Dances with a Coda WoO 8/3, 8/7, 8/11 | 4’ |
| 3 German Dances WoO 13/6, 13/9, 13/11 | 6’ |