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Trio Sonata in G major, GraunWV A:XV:11 ("Melancholicus & Sanguineus")

Johann Gottlieb Graun · 1703–1771 · German
For 2 violins, continuo
Also known as Sanguineus and Melancholicus · Sanguineus & Melancholicus
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 12 min
Composed
—
Era
Baroque

Notes

Character trio, probably the model for C.P.E. Bach's Sanguineus und Melancholicus, Wq 161/1

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