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Sonata à 4 in D minor

Antonio Bertali · 1605–1669 · Italian
For 2 violins, viola da gamba, double bass (or bassoon), continuo
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
Short piece
Length
About 10 min
Composed
by 1662
Era
Baroque

Notes

Two violins, bass viol and violone (or bassoon) over the organ continuo; Partiturbuch Ludwig No. 76

About this work

Composed
1662 or before

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