Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas (Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von)
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Sonata 1 in D minor, The Annunciation
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General Information
| Work Title | Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas [and Passacaglia] |
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| Alternative Title |
| Composer | Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von |
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| Number of Movements/Sections | 16 |
| Year/Date of Composition | ?1674 |
| Year of First Publication | 1905 |
| Genre | Sonata_(other) |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | Violin and Basso Continuo |
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Misc. Comments
The Mystery (or Rosary) Sonatas constitute one of the virtuoso high points of the Baroque violin literature, as in addition to the daring technical and contrapuntal demands of Biber's writing, each sonata employs a different tuning of the violin's strings, known as scordatura (the passacaglia and the first sonata each employ the standard violin tuning). Each of the violin sonatas is accompanied by a figured continuo bass, whereas the passacaglia is for violin alone. The collection of sonatas survives in a manuscript copy with engravings accompanying each of the sections and portraying the depicted scene.
15 Sonatas and Passacaglia
The Joyful Mysteries
- Sonata 1 in D minor, The Annunciation, senza scordatura
- Sonata 2 in A major, Mary's Visit to Elizabeth, scordatura a e' a' e''
- Sonata 3 in B minor, The Nativity, scordatura b f#' b' d''
- Sonata 4 in D minor, The Presentation, scordatura a d' a' d''
- Sonata 5 in A major, Child Jesus in the Temple, scordatura a e' a' c#''
The Sorrowful Mysteries
- Sonata 6 in C minor, The Agony in the Garden, scordatura ab eb' g' d''
- Sonata 7 in F major, The Scourging of Jesus, scordatura c' f' a' c''
- Sonata 8 in B flat major, The Crown of Thorns, scordatura d' f' bb' d''
- Sonata 9 in A minor, Carrying the Cross, scordatura c' e' a' e''
- Sonata 10 in G minor, The Crucifixion, scordatura g d' a' d''
The Glorious Mysteries
- Sonata 11 in G major, The Resurrection, scordatura g d' × g' d''
- Sonata 12 in C major, The Ascension, scordatura c' e' g' c''
- Sonata 13 in D minor, The Holy Ghost, scordatura a e' c#'' e''
- Sonata 14 in D major, The Assumption, scordatura a e' a' d''
- Sonata 15 in C major, Crowning of the Virgin Mary, scordatura g c' g' d''
The Guardian Angel
- Passacaglia in G minor for solo violin, senza scordatura
