Sonata No. 8 in B minor, Op. 1 No. 8, H. 8

Francesco Geminiani · 1687–1762

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9

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Type: Sonata
Setting: Continuo
Length: About 9 min
Era: Baroque
Nationality: Italian
Exam lists: ABRSM, RCM

Notes

Corelli-school sonata with rich ornamentation

About this work

Dedicated to: 1716: Baron [Johann Adolf] von Kielmansegg (d.1717); 1739: Dorothea, Countess of Burlington

Exam & syllabus listings

From set: ABRSM Gr 6 (mvt) · ABRSM ARSM · RCM 7 (mvt)

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