Editing Goldberg Variations (section)

=== Variatio 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. ===
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This is the first of the hand-crossing, two-part variations; the title means "for one or two manuals".<ref>The Italian usage is somewhat archaic; for details see Wiktionary entry: [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ovvero]</ref> The movement is written in {{time signature|3|4}} time. A rapid melodic line predominantly in sixteenth notes is accompanied by another melody with longer note values, which features very wide leaps:
{{Clear}}
<score>
\new PianoStaff <<
 \new Staff \relative c' {
  \key g \major \time 3/4
  r16 d e fis g fis g a b a g b |
  a16 g fis e d e fis g a fis e d |
  g16 fis e d cis d e fis g b a g |
  fis16 e d cis d a d e fis d fis a |
 }
 \new Staff \relative c' {
  \key g \major \clef bass
  g8 r \clef treble b' r \clef bass g,4 |
  fis8 r \clef treble a' r \clef bass fis,4 |
  e8 r \clef treble g' r \clef bass e,4 |
  d8 r \clef treble fis' r \clef bass d, c! |
 }
>>
</score>
The Italian type of hand-crossing such as is frequently found in the sonatas of [[Domenico Scarlatti|Scarlatti]] is employed here, with one hand constantly moving back and forth between high and low [[Register (music)|registers]] while the other hand stays in the middle of the keyboard, playing the fast passages.