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Sonate à la Marésienne

Marin Marais · 1656–1728 · French
For violin, viola da gamba, continuo
Also known as Sonate à la Maraisienne
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the viola-da-gamba part
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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Viola-da-gamba
Form
Full work
Length
About 12 min
Composed
1723
Era
Baroque

Notes

Seven movements for violin, viol and harpsichord, from Un peu grave to a closing Gigue

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