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Fantazia in B-flat major, Z. 736
Henry Purcell · 1659–1695 · English
For 4 violas da gamba
Also known as Fantasia in B-flat major, Z. 736 · Fantazia No. 5
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, with the parts evenly matched
Listen
- Ensemble
- Viol consort
- Hardest part
- Balanced
- Form
- Short piece
- Length
- About 4 min
- Composed
- c. 1680
- Era
- Baroque
Notes
Four-part fantazia in contrasting sections of close, often chromatic counterpoint
About this work
- Composed
- 1680 ca. in 19 Fantazias, In Nomines and Other Pieces Purcell
Also in Fantazias and In Nomines, Z. 732–747
A step before · level 3
A step after · level 5
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9 min
5balanced
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