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Suite en trio No. 1 in C major

Marin Marais · 1656–1728 · French
For 2 violins (or flute, recorder or viola da gamba), continuo
Also known as Pièces en trio, Suite No. 1 · Trios pour le coucher du Roy, Suite No. 1
Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 25 min
Composed
1692
Era
Baroque

Notes

For two trebles (flutes, violins or treble viols) and continuo; eleven pieces ending in a Chaconne

About this work

Composed
1692 or before
  1. Prélude
  2. Sarabande I
  3. Sarabande II
  4. Fantaisie
  5. Louré
  6. La bagatelle
  7. Gavotte
  8. Rondeau
  9. Menuet
  10. Autre
  11. Chaconne
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