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Suite en trio No. 6 in C minor

Marin Marais · 1656–1728 · French
For 2 violins (or flute, recorder or viola da gamba), continuo
Also known as Pièces en trio, Suite No. 6 · Trios pour le coucher du Roy, Suite No. 6
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 19 min
Composed
1692
Era
Baroque

Notes

Ends with the long Passacaille 'La Désolée'

About this work

Composed
1692 or before
  1. Prélude lentement
  2. Sarabande grave
  3. Rondeau
  4. Caprice
  5. Gavotte
  6. Autre
  7. Fantaisie gay
  8. La desolée ou Passacaille lente
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