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Trio Sonata No. 1 in G minor

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre · 1665–1729 · French
For 2 violins, continuo
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 9 min
Composed
c. 1695
Era
Baroque · woman composer

Notes

Eight short contrasting sections in the Italian manner, the last an Allegro with major–minor shifts

About this work

Composed
1695 ca.

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A step after · level 4

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