3
Sonata in E minor, Op. 1 No. 12
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
Listen

- Ensemble
- With continuo
- Hardest part
- Balanced
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 8 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")
A step before · level 2
Sonata à quatre in G minor, Op. 34 No. 1, PB 424
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
3 violins (or flute or recorder), continuo
7 min
2balanced
Sonata à quatre in E minor, Op. 34 No. 3, PB 426
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
3 violins (or flute or recorder), continuo
7 min
2balanced
Sonata à quatre in D minor, Op. 34 No. 5, PB 428
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
3 violins (or flute or recorder), continuo
6 min
2balanced
Sonata à quatre in A minor, Op. 34 No. 6, PB 429
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
3 violins (or flute or recorder), continuo
7 min
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
8 min
4balanced