12 Sonatas of Three Parts, Z.790-801 (Purcell, Henry)

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Selections (Nos.1 & 2)

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 * Work Title=12 Sonatas of Three Parts
 * Alternative Title=Sonnata's of III Parts: Two Viollins And Basse: To the Organ or Harpsecord. Composed By Henry Purcell, Composer in Ordinary to his most Sacred Majesty, and Organist of his Chappell Royall.
 * Opus/Catalogue Number=Z.790–801
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 * Movements Header=12
 * Number of Movements/Sections=12 Sonatas
 * Average Duration=72 minutes
 * Dedication=King Charles II of England (1630–1685)
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 * Year/Date of Composition=1680 ca.
 * Year of First Publication=1683
 * Page Type=Collection
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 * Piece Style=Baroque
 * Instrumentation=2 violins, bass violin or bass viol, continuo
 * Tags=sonatas ; 2vn viol bc ; 2vn vc bc
 * Average Duration=72 minutes
 * Dedication=King Charles II of England (1630–1685)
 * First Performance=
 * Year/Date of Composition=1680 ca.
 * Year of First Publication=1683
 * Page Type=Collection
 * Librettist=
 * Language=
 * Piece Style=Baroque
 * Instrumentation=2 violins, bass violin or bass viol, continuo
 * Tags=sonatas ; 2vn viol bc ; 2vn vc bc
 * Tags=sonatas ; 2vn viol bc ; 2vn vc bc

Although the titles of this work and the "10 Sonatas of Four Parts" seem to indicate that this work is for a smaller instrumentation, they in fact both have the same instrumentation: 2 violin lines, a bassus line and a thorough bass line, i.e. 4 lines.
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