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The Passion of Musicke

Tobias Hume · c. 1569–1645 · English
For 3 violas da gamba
Also known as The Pashion of Musicke · Sir Christopher Hatton's Choice
Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the viola-da-gamba 1 part
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Ensemble
Viol consort
Hardest part
Viola-da-gamba 1
Form
Short piece
Length
About 4 min
Composed
1607
Era
Baroque

Notes

Trio for treble and two tenor viols (Sir Christopher Hatton's Choice) from Hume's 1607 book

About this work

  1. The Passion of Musicke
  2. The Second Part

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