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Sonata, Op. 4 No. 4 ("S. Hieronymi")

Benedikt Anton Aufschnaiter · 1665–1742 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, continuo
Also known as Sonata S. Hieronymi, Dulcis fidium harmonia
Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 12 min
Composed
1703
Era
Baroque

Notes

Church sonata for two violins, viola and bass (violone, organ), one of eight named after saints; many short sections

Also in Dulcis fidium harmonia, Op. 4

Sonata, Op. 4 No. 1 ("S. Gregorii")
2 violins, viola, continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola, continuo
9 min
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Sonata, Op. 4 No. 2 ("S. Ambrosii")
2 violins, viola, continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola, continuo
7 min
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Sonata, Op. 4 No. 3 ("S. Augustini")
2 violins, viola, continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola, continuo
7 min
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Sonata, Op. 4 No. 5 ("S. Matthæi")
2 violins, viola, continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola, continuo
8 min
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Sonata, Op. 4 No. 6 ("S. Marci")
2 violins, viola, continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola, continuo
12 min
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Sonata, Op. 4 No. 7 ("S. Lucæ")
2 violins, viola, continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola, continuo
9 min
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Sonata, Op. 4 No. 8 ("S. Joannis")
2 violins, viola, continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola, continuo
9 min
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A step before · level 2

Sonata à quatre in G minor, Op. 34 No. 1, PB 424
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
3 violins (or flute or recorder), continuo
With continuo3 violins (or flute or recorder), continuo
7 min
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Sonata à quatre in G major, Op. 34 No. 2, PB 425
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3 violins (or flute or recorder), continuo
With continuo3 violins (or flute or recorder), continuo
6 min
MajorDanceLesser-known
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Sonata à quatre in E minor, Op. 34 No. 3, PB 426
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3 violins (or flute or recorder), continuo
With continuo3 violins (or flute or recorder), continuo
7 min
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Sonata à quatre in D major, Op. 34 No. 4, PB 427
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3 violins (or flute or recorder), continuo
With continuo3 violins (or flute or recorder), continuo
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A step after · level 4

Chamber Concerto in D major, RV 93
Antonio Vivaldi
lute, 2 violins, continuo
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10 min
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Trio Sonata in A major, Op. 3 No. 1
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2 violins, continuo
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16 min
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Trio Sonata in G major, BWV 1038
Johann Sebastian Bach
flute, violin, continuo
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8 min
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Trio Sonata in B-flat major, F. 50
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
2 violins (or flute), continuo
With continuo2 violins (or flute), continuo
13 min
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