3
Sinfonia a 5 No. 3
Leonora Duarte · 1610–1678 · Flemish
For 5 violas da gamba
Also known as Sinfonia 3 Primi Toni
Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, with the parts evenly matched
Listen
- Ensemble
- Viol consort
- Hardest part
- Balanced
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 4 min
- Composed
- c. 1625–50
- Era
- Baroque · woman composer
Notes
Five-part polyphonic sinfonia for viols (Oxford, Christ Church Mus. 429)
About this work
- Composed
- 1625–1650 ca.
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