Balletto a 4 in G major ("Die Fechtschule")

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer · c. 1620–1680 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, continuo

Also known as Fechtschuel a 4 · The Fencing School

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: With continuo
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 8 min
Composed: 1668
Era: Baroque

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Dance suite depicting a fencing school; two violins, violetta and continuo

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