Gavotte in G

A G major Allegretto at 96 BPM in the Baroque gavotte form — a dance in 4/4 time that begins on the third beat (a characteristic upbeat). The gavotte was popular in the courts of Louis XIV and became a standard movement in the Baroque dance suite. The I-V-IV-I progression in G major (G–D–C–G) is handled with two-bar symmetry: each phrase opens and answers itself, creating the balanced, self-contained feeling that defines classical formal thinking. Bar 5 introduces a faster ascending figure (G4–B4–D5–E5–G5) before a peak at F#5, then a measured descent. Piano plays the melody with clean articulation; strings sustain below.