Balletti e correnti a cinque stromenti, Op. 16

Giovanni Legrenzi · 1626–1690 · Italian

For 2 violins, 2 violas, continuo

Also known as Balletti e correnti, Op. 16 · Libro quinto postumo

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: Set of pieces
Length: About 31 min
Composed: 1691
Era: Baroque

Notes

Posthumous; nine balletto–corrente pairs; the Corrente nona is a ciaccona

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