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Sonata No. 4 in A minor

Dietrich Becker · c. 1623–1679 · German
For 2 violins, viola da gamba, continuo
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 6 min
Composed
1668
Era
Baroque

Notes

Sonata à 3 for two violins, viola da gamba and continuo, No. 4 of the 1668 print

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Bürgermeister und Ratsherren von Hamburg
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