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Sonate cioè balletti

Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli · c. 1630– · Italian
For 2 violins, continuo, viola da gamba ad lib.
Also known as Sonate cioè balletti, sarabande, correnti, passacagli, capriccetti e una trombetta
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part
DanceVirtuosicLesser-known

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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Set of pieces
Length
About 61 min
Composed
1669
Era
Baroque

Notes

18 pieces: 2 violins and continuo (Nos. 1-14), 1 violin (15-18); viola ad lib. in Nos. 1-6; authorship debated

About this work

  1. Capriccetto primo 'Il Tozzi'
  2. Capriccetto secondo 'Il Candeloro'
  3. Capriccetto terzo 'Il Drago'
  4. Capriccetto quarto 'Il Falvetti'
  5. Capriccetto quinto 'Il Cara'
  6. Capriccetto sesto 'Il Muscari'
  7. La Domenga Sarabanda
  8. Balletto primo 'Il Folcognoni'
  9. Balletto secondo 'Il Ferrotti'
  10. Balletto terzo 'Il Giusto'
  11. Balletto quarto 'Lo Giudice'
  12. Balletto quinto 'Il Colangiolo'
  13. Trombetta
  14. Passacaglio 'Il Marcquetta'
  15. Balletto 'Il Monforti'
  16. Capriccetto 'Il Raimondo'
  17. Capriccetto 'Il Mavritio'
  18. Capriccetto 'Il Catalano'

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