Sonata No. 5 in E minor, C. 118

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber · 1644–1704 · Bohemian-Austrian

For 2 violins, 3 violas, continuo

Also known as Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes, Sonata V

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: With continuo
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 6 min
Composed: 1676
Era: Baroque

Notes

Strings alone; Biber's violone doubles the continuo bass

About this work

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

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