Gavotte, from Arianna in Creta (violin cello duo)

Title: Gavotte, from the opera Arianna in Creta

Composer: G. F.Handel, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin and Cello

Printout: 2 pages

Note: Short and lively, this gavotte is excellent prelude music. At a more stately tempo it makes an excellent wedding march and is popular with clients who want something traditional yet different. The violin part is playable on flute or oboe by eliminating double stops.