Intrada et Rigaudon – H. Purcell – PDF + Online Audios

As a rough guide, this is the difficulty of Intrada et Rigaudon:

Intrada et Rigaudon (link to Amazon) is a 17th-century (baroque) trumpet piece composed by the English composer Henry Purcell. This work is usually performed by 4th grade elementary students.

It is made up of three movements in the key of C Major and consists of 88 measures:

• The first, the Intrada, where the student must interpret the work majestically in 3/4.
• The second, the Rigaudon, with styles of typical French dance from the 16th and 17th centuries, in a 2/2 rhythm.
• Finally, the third movement is a restatement of the first.

The work Intrada et Rigaudon is perfectly integrated into MIDI & MusicXML Player so that you can go, quickly, to interpret it.

Here is a Play-Along example of what it looks like in MIDI & MusicXML Player and the link to access it directly.

You also have the option to download the work Intrada et Rigaudon in PDF.

Here is an example of the performance of this piece to give you an idea of ​​how it sounds and how difficult it is.