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Pièces pour trois violes in D minor

Antoine Forqueray · 1671–1745 · French
For 3 violas da gamba
Also known as Suite for Three Viols · Pièces à trois violes de Monsieur Forcroy
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, with the parts evenly matched
MinorSlowDarkLyricalLesser-known

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Ensemble
Viol consort
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 12 min
Composed
—
Era
Baroque

Notes

Allemande, Courante, Sarabande; attributed to Antoine or Jean-Baptiste Forqueray

About this work

  1. Allemande
  2. Courante
  3. Sarabande

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