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Suite No. 2 in F major, C. 70

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber · 1644–1704 · Bohemian-Austrian
For violin, 2 violas, continuo
Also known as Mensa sonora, Pars II
Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the violin part
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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Violin
Form
Full work
Length
About 6 min
Composed
1680
Era
Baroque

Notes

Table music: dances for violin, two violas, violone and harpsichord

About this work

Dedicated to
Maximilian Gandolph von Kuenburg, Archbishop of Salzburg (1622–1687)
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