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Sonata No. 7 in C major, C. 120

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber · 1644–1704 · Bohemian-Austrian
For 2 trumpets, 2 violins, continuo
Also known as Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes, Sonata VII
Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the trumpet 1 part
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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Trumpet 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 6 min
Composed
1676
Era
Baroque

Notes

Two natural trumpets with strings; 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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