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Les Nations: Premier Ordre in E minor ("La Françoise")

François Couperin · 1668–1733 · French
For 2 violins, continuo
Also known as La Françoise · La Pucelle
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, with the parts evenly matched
MinorDanceLyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 22 min
Composed
1726
Era
Baroque

Notes

For two trebles (usually violins) and continuo: the sonade (La Pucelle) and a suite of dances

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