Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in G Minor - Level 1 piano arrangement by Wilhelmine von Bayreuth Harpsichord - Digital Sheet Music

Basic Info:Piano Solo Sheet Music - Digital DownloadLevel 1 Elementary/ late Beginning levelDetailed Description:Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in G Minor by Baroque composer Wilhelmine von Bayreuth. 18th century. German Baroque. Historic women composers. Classical piano repertoire for the late beginner.Arranged by Eleanor Aversa, former piano faculty at the Settlement Music School and now composition faculty at the Berklee College of Music. Visit her website: https://eleanoraversa.comThis is a Level 1 arrangement in the key of A minor and serves as an introduction to historic women composers of the Baroque period. 4/4 time signature. 19 measures. Hands play one at a time, with some position shifting. Eighth notes.Technique:Melodic lines passed between two hands. Legato phrases ending in staccato. Two accidentals. There is also a Primer level arrangement of this piece using quarter notes and 5-finger position without hand shifting.History: This arrangement provides a long-awaited opportunity to introduce the very youngest pianist to melodies composed by women in the time period usually associated with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Wilhelmine von Bayreuth was born Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia, the daughter of Frederick William I of Prussian and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. She was a lutenist and composed opera as well as chamber music. She and her husband Frederick Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth ushered in a style of architecture at their estate that became known as Bayreuth-Rococo.Looking for more easy piano arrangements of works by historical women composers? In the search bar above, type PLPS. This arrangement was commissioned by Penny Lazarus Piano Studio as part of an effort to expand the early piano repertoire with pieces by women composers of the last 900 years. Learn more about the project at https://PennyLazarusPianoStudio.com