| Work Title
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12 Sonatas of Three Parts
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| Alternative. Title
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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.
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| Composer
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Purcell, Henry
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Z.790–801
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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None [force assignment]
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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12 sonatas:
- Trio Sonata in G minor, Z.790
- Trio Sonata in B-flat major, Z.791
- Trio Sonata in D minor, Z.792
- Trio Sonata in F major, Z.793
- Trio Sonata in A minor, Z.794
- Trio Sonata in C major, Z.795
- Trio Sonata in E minor, Z.796
- Trio Sonata in G major, Z.797
- Trio Sonata in C minor, Z.798
- Trio Sonata in A major, Z.799
- Trio Sonata in F minor, Z.800
- Trio Sonata in D major, Z.801
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1680 ca.
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| First Publication.
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1683
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| Dedication
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King Charles II of England (1630–1685)
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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| Piece Style
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Baroque
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| Instrumentation
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2 violins, bass violin (or bass viol), continuo
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| Extra Information
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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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