SuperScore Music

The Adagio in F Minor, G. 081 is a rare, captivating late-18th-century masterpiece by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Born in Guadeloupe to a French planter and an enslaved African woman named Nanon, Bologne overcame severe racial barriers to become one of Paris’s most celebrated violinists, conductors, and champion fencers. This music is from a collection dedicated to the Countess of Vauban (1754–1834), and the standalone Adagio highlights Bologne’s profound lyrical depth through its bittersweet, elegant melody. It serves as an ideal late intermediate to early advanced piece for piano students looking to expand their repertoire with historically underrepresented classical works.

This comprehensive SuperScore™ release is tailor-made for interactive studio curriculums and independent practice. The digital edition features a practice edition, a corrected Urtext edition, and a faithful transcription of the original source manuscript (codex unicus)—all fully compatible with SuperScore’s resizable Liquid Music Display™ technology. Additionally, the score includes an extensive commentary providing a detailed biography of the composer alongside thorough theoretical and pedagogical analyses.

To accelerate student learning, the interactive score features high-quality, stylistically accurate MIDI playback with isolated tracks. The right-hand, left-hand, and damper pedal parts are separated so you can easily mute or solo individual tracks. This layout allows students to practice sections hands-separate, isolate tricky pedaling drills at any tempo, and build autonomous, analytical listening skills.