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The Five Bell Consort

John Jenkins · 1592–1678 · English
For 3 violas da gamba
Also known as Lady Katherine Audley's Bells · The 5 Bells
Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, with the parts evenly matched
DancePlayfulLesser-known

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Ensemble
Viol consort
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 8 min
Composed
1662
Era
Baroque

Notes

Almaine, Coranto, The Bells, The Mourners, The Ringers; printed in Courtly Masquing Ayres (1662)

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