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Ballo del Gran Duca

Giovanni Battista Buonamente · c. 1595–1642 · Italian
For 2 violins, continuo
Also known as Ballo del Gran Ducca
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 7 min
Composed
1626
Era
Baroque

Notes

Variations on the Ballo del Gran Duca, no. 50 of the 1626 fourth book, for two violins and continuo

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A step after · level 5

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