Sonata à due No. 1 in F major

August Kühnel · 1645–c. 1700 · German

For 2 violas da gamba, continuo

Also known as Kühnel, Sonata ò Partita No. 1

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the viola-da-gamba 1 part

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Ensemble: With continuo
Hardest part: Viola-da-gamba 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 8 min
Composed: 1698
Era: Baroque

Notes

Virtuoso duet for two violas da gamba over continuo, with divisions and double stops

About this work

Dedicated to: Carlo Landgravio di Hassia

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