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Tombeau de M. Méliton

Marin Marais · 1656–1728 · French
For 2 violas da gamba, continuo
Also known as Tombeau de Monsieur Méliton
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 12 min
Composed
1686
Era
Baroque

Notes

Lament in G minor for two viols and continuo that ends the first book (No. 83)

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Also in Pièces de viole, Livre 1 (1686)

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A step after · level 5

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