Rameau - Gavotte and Variations - A minor, piano

This work, originally meant for harpsichord, is one of Jean Philippe Rameau's better known pieces. It consists of a simple binary dance in A minor, with sober harmonies and a ornated melody. The variations play on the original material, adding streams of sixteenth notes that outline the harmony, re-stating the music in different forms, and re working numerous textural elements.

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