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Sonata, Op. 4 No. 5 ("S. Matthæi")

Benedikt Anton Aufschnaiter · 1665–1742 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, continuo
Also known as Sonata S. Matthæi, Dulcis fidium harmonia
Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, with the parts evenly matched
LyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 8 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

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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
LyricalLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata, Op. 4 No. 2 ("S. Ambrosii")
2 violins, viola, continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola, continuo
7 min
LyricalLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata, Op. 4 No. 3 ("S. Augustini")
2 violins, viola, continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola, continuo
7 min
LyricalLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata, Op. 4 No. 4 ("S. Hieronymi")
2 violins, viola, continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola, continuo
12 min
LyricalLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata, Op. 4 No. 6 ("S. Marci")
2 violins, viola, continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola, continuo
12 min
LyricalLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata, Op. 4 No. 7 ("S. Lucæ")
2 violins, viola, continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola, continuo
9 min
LyricalLesser-known
3balanced
Sonata, Op. 4 No. 8 ("S. Joannis")
2 violins, viola, continuo
With continuo2 violins, viola, continuo
9 min
LyricalLesser-known
3balanced

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

A step after · level 4

Chamber Concerto in D major, RV 93
Antonio Vivaldi
lute, 2 violins, continuo
With continuolute, 2 violins, continuo
10 min
MajorTenderWell-known
4balanced
Trio Sonata in A major, Op. 3 No. 1
Thomas Augustine Arne
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
16 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
4balanced
Trio Sonata in G major, BWV 1038
Johann Sebastian Bach
flute, violin, continuo
With continuoflute, violin, continuo
8 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
4balanced
Trio Sonata in B-flat major, F. 50
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
2 violins (or flute), continuo
With continuo2 violins (or flute), continuo
13 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
4violin 1