Sonata, Op. 5 No. 1 ("La Sessi")

Giovanni Battista Vitali · 1632–1692 · Italian

For 2 violins, continuo

Also known as La Seffi

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 6 min
Composed: 1669
Era: Baroque

Notes

à 2: two violins over the organ bass

About this work

Dedicated to: Francesco Maria Desiderii

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