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Concert pour 4 parties de violes, H. 545

Marc-Antoine Charpentier · 1643–1704 · French
For 4 violas da gamba
Also known as Concert for four viols
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
Full work
Length
About 8 min
Composed
c. 1680
Era
Baroque

Notes

For four viols (two trebles, tenor, bass): Prelude, Allemande, Sarabande, Gigue anglaise, Passacaille

About this work

Composed
1680 ca.
  1. Prelude
  2. [Sans titre]
  3. Sarabande
  4. Gigue angloise
  5. Gigue francoise
  6. Passecaille

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