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Fantasia a 6 No. 6, VdGS 6

Orlando Gibbons · 1583–1625 · English
For 6 violas da gamba
Also known as Fantasia a 6, MB 36
Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
Viol consort
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 4 min
Composed
—
Era
Baroque

Notes

Two trebles, two tenors, two basses

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