Handel Minuet in G minor HWV 434/4 piano tutorial: How to play the ornaments and trills

[@jobaute3984]

Thank you for this tutorial. I am learning this piece and this video is just perfect!

[@OlympiaPiano]

I am so happy you are learning this, it is such a beautiful piece and it was introduced to me by a viewer! Moving forward, I will definitely be teaching this piece. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for taking the time to comment, please let me know of your progress!

[@santamariajorge]

Excellent tutorial. Very useful. Thanks for your effort

[@OlympiaPiano]

I am very glad this helped you and best wishes with your piano studies!

[@AvinashPandit959]

So deep explanation ❤️👏 Thankyou so much 🙏

[@OlympiaPiano]

So happy you are playing this beautiful piece!. Please keep me posted on your piano playing!

[@pratikshah_destiny9109]

thank you ver much for such wonderful tutorial

[@OlympiaPiano]

I am so glad you watched it. Thank you for taking the time to let me know, and best wishes with this beautiful piece!

[@frederickmenu3140]

Hello. Thank you very much. I am working this pièce and you are clear and really helpful. What a Work you had.

[@OlympiaPiano]

Thank you very much for taking the time to comment and I am so glad that you found this helpful! Keep me posted on your progress and best wishes

[@leahcalabro2787]

Very helpful, Thankyou ☺️

[@OlympiaPiano]

Thank you for watching and I am so glad that you found it helpful. This piece is absolutely beautiful and I'm glad you are doing it. Please keep me posted on your piano playing!

[@jannesdesmet]

this was really great and helpful. Also you seem such a nice person :)

[@OlympiaPiano]

Thank you very much! I am delighted that you are playing this beautiful piece and would love to know how. you are progressing.

[@maximoa.dominguez992]

Thank KZbin, Olimpia. Absolutamente clear.

[@OlympiaPiano]

Gracias!!

[@katerinatuygunova5709]

Thank you so much 💖

[@OlympiaPiano]

Thank you for watching my channel--please keep me posted on your progress!

[@keva.3856]

Thx for all the tips! It's weird though. On most videos i've seen of that piece, the 3rd note of mordent seems to be play in the same time that the beat with the left hand, and not the first note. As i'm starting to learn this, i'm not really quite sure of what i should do :)

[@OlympiaPiano]

Thank you for writing! There will be many opinions on exactly how to play the mordent. Most "scholars" will say to start the mordent on the beat. However, it sounds good many ways so I would say play it how you like!

[@eltonwild5648]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. Händel music is full of hidden treasures. I love the whole piece, but at measure 31 a new melodic material appears and it's gorgeous. I believe it's a ostinato but I'm not sure. One last question about this piece. Do you what's happening in terms of harmonic analysis at measure 35?

[@OlympiaPiano]

Glad to finally get it done! Yes it is a wonderful piece. With regards to m. 31-34 you could call it a rhythmic ostinato--harmonically and melodically it is a very interesting section where he is using a 4-3 suspension (G to F# in lower RH voice) then the way he uses the Eb in the bass in m. 33 creates another 2-1 suspension which really brings us to the dominant chord. With regards to m. 35 it is a b diminished 7 chord which is the secondary dominant of Cm. So vii/iv in this case.

[@eltonwild5648]

@@OlympiaPiano thank you so much for the explanation!