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Suite en trio No. 4 in B-flat 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. 4 · Trios pour le coucher du Roy, Suite No. 4
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 21 min
Composed
1692
Era
Baroque

Notes

Includes La Marianne and a closing Plainte

About this work

Composed
1692 or before
  1. Prélude
  2. Sarabande
  3. Air
  4. Gigue
  5. Gavotte
  6. Caprice
  7. Menuet I
  8. Menuet II
  9. La marianne
  10. Autre
  11. Plainte
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