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Upon my lap

Martin Peerson · c. 1572–1650 · English
For voice, 3 violas da gamba
Level 2 · Intermediate — about ABRSM 5 · RCM 6, with the parts evenly matched
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Other ensemble
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 5 min
Composed
1620
Era
Baroque

Notes

Consort song for solo voice and three viols from Private Musicke; Christmas lullaby

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