Le Carnaval de Venise - Air varié, Op. 6

Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806 - 1856)

Romantic period

Time signature: 6/8, Andantino quasi Allegretto, Più moderato

Suggested tempo: dotted quarter note = 52 - 64 bpm

Key: A

Positions I - XIV

3 voices: melody and simple bass; complex arpeggio; melody, bass, and accompaniment with moderately complex voicing

Tuning: Standard

Approximate duration: 3 min

This piece is in theme-and-variations form; The performer does not need to keep the same tempo throughout all of the variations.