Sonata à 6 in D minor (Kroměříž A 561)

Antonio Bertali · 1605–1669 · Italian

For 2 violins, 2 violas, viola da gamba, double bass, continuo

Also known as Sonata à 6 in D minor, IAB 7 · Sonata for 6 Violis

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 4 min
Composed: by 1664
Era: Baroque

Notes

Two violins, two violas, bass viol and violone over the continuo; also in Partiturbuch Ludwig (No. 98)

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Composed: 1664 or before

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