Fantasia a 6 ("Di sei bassi")

Alfonso Ferrabosco Sr. · 1543–1588 · Italian

For 6 violas da gamba

Also known as Fantasia 'Di sei bassi' · Fantasia for six basses

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: Viol consort
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Short piece
Length: About 3 min
Composed: —
Era: Baroque

Notes

For six bass viols (one part may be tenor), all in the low register

About this work

Composed: 1613-19

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