Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 sheet music (easy)

Christian Petzold (1677–1733), Level 3 · Beginner, 0:29

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Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (Easy), keyboard staff, page 1 of 2Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (Easy)Christian Petzold (1677–1733). Regular keyboard staff. Print at 100%, not fit-to-page.CCDDEFFGGAABBold red line: C4 · Solid line: other Cs, D F G A · Dotted grey line: E | F and B | CC3C5341DGABCDGGECDEF♯GGCC3C54GGGCDCBABCBAGGCGC3C57F♯GABGADGABCDGGDDGGC3C511ECDEF♯GGGCDCBACGCSource: Site-owned easy edition. Melody: Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (first half, with a simple left hand), Christian Petzold (1725 (Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach)), public domain, checked against The MutopiaProject: Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=75). Left hand written for this site.Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (Easy) · Page 1 of 2
Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (Easy), keyboard staff, page 2 of 2C3C514BCBAGABAGF♯GGDGSource: Site-owned easy edition. Melody: Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (first half, with a simple left hand), Christian Petzold (1725 (Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach)), public domain, checked against The MutopiaProject: Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=75). Left hand written for this site.Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (Easy) · Page 2 of 2
The keys this piece uses, G2 to G5. A line runs from each black key in its range; the bold one is C♯4.

Key facts

Level
Level 3 · Beginner. Estimated from the notes (0 of 8 on our difficulty score)
Time signature
3/4
Key signature
1 sharp
Length
16 bars, 2 pages
Playing time
0:29
Notes
80
Range
G2 to G5

Source and licence

Licence of the source: Public domain melody.

Source: Site-owned easy edition. Melody: Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (first half, with a simple left hand), Christian Petzold (1725 (Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach)), public domain, checked against The Mutopia Project: Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114. Left hand written for this site.

Source: The Mutopia Project: Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114.

Playback sounds: Salamander Grand Piano by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0); Upright Piano KW by Gonzalo and Roberto of FreePats (CC0 1.0); Fluid R3 GM by Frank Wen and contributors (CC BY 3.0). Full sound credits.

How to play Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (Easy)

A dance in three with a tune that climbs and tumbles. Sixteen bars, one sharp, and a left hand that holds one note per bar.

Where your hands go

Right hand: thumb on G4, with A4, B4, C5 and D5 under fingers 2 to 5. The opening D5, G4, A4, B4, C5 fits right under your hand.

Left hand: one note held for the whole bar, G2, C3 or D3. Little finger on G2, and stretch up for C3 and D3.

The piece is in G major with one sharp: every F is F♯.

The tricky bars

Bars 3–4
The hand moves up: E5, C5, D5, E5, F♯5, then G5 and an octave drop to G4. Shift on the E5 so your little finger lands on G5.
Bars 7–8
F♯4 sits below your thumb. Reach down for it, then finish the phrase on A4, held for the whole of bar 8.
Bars 15–16
The ending, which goes A4, B4, A4, G4, F♯4 down to G4. It is different from bar 7, so watch the notes.

Your practice plan

  1. Right hand alone, bars 1 and 2, until the opening feels like home.
  2. Right hand, bars 3 and 4, slowly, with the shift up and the octave drop.
  3. Left hand alone, counting "1 2 3" on every note.
  4. Hands together, four bars at a time.
  5. Play it through with Listen on, and feel the dance: a little lean on the first beat of each bar.

Watch out for

  • Playing F instead of F♯ in bars 3, 7, 11 and 15.
  • Mixing up the endings. Bar 7 and 8 rise to A4; bars 15 and 16 fall to G4.
  • Letting go of the left-hand notes before the third beat.

Power-up: press Loop, tap the first and last of the tricky bars, and they repeat until they feel easy. Hands in Options lets you practise one hand at a time. New to the notation? Start with how to read keyboard staff, then how to practise piano.