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Concerto armonico No. 1 in G major, IUW 4

Unico Wilhelm Wassenaer · 1692–1766 · Dutch
For 4 violins, viola, continuo
Also known as Pergolesi's Concertino · Concerti armonici
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 11 min
Composed
1725–40
Era
Baroque

Notes

Four equal violins, viola, cello and continuo; once attributed to Pergolesi; opens with a Grave

About this work

Composed
1725-40
Dedicated to
Count Willem Bentinck
First performed
1740 in Concerti armonici Wassenaer (No.1)
  1. Grave
  2. Allegro
  3. Un poco andante
  4. Allegro
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