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Partita No. 2 in B-flat major

Johann Adam Reincken · 1643–1722 · Dutch-German
For 2 violins, viola da gamba, continuo
Also known as Hortus Musicus, Partita II
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the viola-da-gamba part
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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Viola-da-gamba
Form
Full work
Length
About 13 min
Composed
1687
Era
Baroque

Notes

Sonata, allemande, courante, sarabande and gigue for two violins and viola da gamba over continuo

About this work

Dedicated to
Perillustri ac Generosissimo Domino Johanni Adolpho, Libero Baroni à Kielmansegg, Sacrae Caesar.
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