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Sonata in C minor, Op. 1 No. 5

Johann Christoph Pez · 1664–1716 · German
For 2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
Also known as Duplex Genius sive Gallo-Italus instrumentorum concentus
Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, with the parts evenly matched
MinorDanceDramaticLesser-known

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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 7 min
Composed
1696
Era
Baroque

Notes

Two violins, gamba or cello, continuo; Italian in style, Corelli-like, despite the title's "Gallo-Italus"

Also in Twelve Sonatas, Op. 1 ("Duplex Genius")

Sonata in A major, Op. 1 No. 6
2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
6 min
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3balanced
Sonata in A minor, Op. 1 No. 4
2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
6 min
MinorDanceLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata in B minor, Op. 1 No. 11
2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
6 min
MinorDanceLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 1 No. 1
2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
7 min
MajorDanceLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata in C major, Op. 1 No. 10
2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
5 min
MajorDanceLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata in D major, Op. 1 No. 3
2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
6 min
MajorDanceLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata in D minor, Op. 1 No. 7
2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
7 min
MinorDanceLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata in E minor, Op. 1 No. 12
2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
8 min
MinorDanceLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata in F major, Op. 1 No. 9
2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
6 min
MajorDanceLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata in G major, Op. 1 No. 2
2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
8 min
MajorDanceLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata in G minor, Op. 1 No. 8
2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola da gamba (or cello), continuo
6 min
MinorDanceLesser-known
3balanced

A step before · level 2

Trio Sonata in C minor, Op. 18 No. 7 ("La Rossella")
Maurizio Cazzati
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
4 min
MinorLyricalLesser-known
2balanced
Balletto a tre in E minor, Op. 3 No. 2
Tomaso Albinoni
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
9 min
MinorDanceLesser-known
2balanced
Balletto a tre in D minor, Op. 3 No. 5
Tomaso Albinoni
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
9 min
MinorDanceLesser-known
2balanced
Balletto a tre in C minor, Op. 3 No. 8
Tomaso Albinoni
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
8 min
MinorDanceLesser-known
2balanced

A step after · level 4

Concerto à cinq in E minor, Op. 37 No. 6, PB 441
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
recorder (or flute), violin, oboe, bassoon, continuo
With continuorecorder (or flute), violin, oboe, bassoon, continuo
8 min
MinorLyricalLesser-known
4balanced
Concerto a tre No. 3 in G minor
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
12 min
MinorLyricalLesser-known
4balanced
Trio Sonata in E minor
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
13 min
MinorLyricalLesser-known
4balanced
Les Nations: Second Ordre in C minor ("L'Espagnole")
François Couperin
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
31 min
MinorDanceLesser-known
4balanced