Italian Dance

Florence Newell Barbour

From Venice: Suite for the Pianoforte. A-B-A with fast RH scales over waltz vs arpeggiated LH in C
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Included in

Let's Dance!

Era

Romantic

Difficulty Level

Late Intermediate

Style

Waltz

Theme

Dancing

Elements

16th Note Scale Passages

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Scales and Hand Positions

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 16th note rhythmic values.

16th Notes

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Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-sixteenth the value of a whole note or one quarter of a quarter note.

Chord Inversions

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Chords

Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.

Ledger Lines

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Notes and Notation

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

Details

Title

Italian Dance

Composer

Florence Newell Barbour

Publisher

K&S Conservatory of Music

Collection

Let's Dance!

Year

1913

Key Signatures

A-flat Major,

C Major

Time Signature

3/4

# of Measures

59

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

No

Student Ages

Adults,

Teens

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