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La Sultane

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

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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 9 min
Composed
c. 1695
Era
Baroque

Notes

Sonade en quatuor in D minor: two violins and an obbligato bass viol over continuo

A step before · level 3

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Suite No. 6 in G minor, C. 74
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violin, 2 violas, continuo
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8 min
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Concerto a tre No. 10 in D minor
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello
2 violins, continuo
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6 min
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3balanced
With continuo2 violins, continuo
5 min
MinorLyricalLesser-known
3balanced

A step after · level 5

With continuo2 violins, continuo
10 min
MinorDanceWell-known
5balanced
Partita No. 5 in G minor, C. 66
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
11 min
MinorDramaticLesser-known
5violin 1
Trio Sonata in A minor, Op. 1 No. 3, BuxWV 254
Dietrich Buxtehude
violin, viola da gamba, continuo
With continuoviolin, viola da gamba, continuo
11 min
MinorLyricalLesser-known
5balanced
Trio Sonata in D minor, Op. 1 No. 6, BuxWV 257
Dietrich Buxtehude
violin, viola da gamba, continuo
With continuoviolin, viola da gamba, continuo
8 min
MinorLyricalLesser-known
5balanced

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