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Premier amusement à la mode, Op. 8

Louis-Gabriel Guillemain · 1705–1770 · French
For 2 violins (or flute), continuo
Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, with the parts evenly matched
DanceLesser-known

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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 11 min
Composed
c. 1740
Era
Baroque

Notes

Suite of French dances (ouverture, rondeaux, passepieds, musettes, tambourins) for two violins or flutes

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