Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 sections |
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Composition Year | 1680 ca. in Fantasias and In Nomines, Z.732-747 London. GB-Lbl, Add.Ms.30930 |
Genre Categories | Fantasias; For 4 viols; Scores featuring the viol; |
Work Title | Fantasia No.5 in Bb major Z.736 |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Purcell, Henry |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Z.736 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IHP 132 |
Key | B-flat major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 sections |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1680 ca. in Fantasias and In Nomines, Z.732-747 London. GB-Lbl, Add.Ms.30930 |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
Piece Style | Baroque |
Instrumentation | 4 viols (?, see below, Comments)) |
Although the fantasias are cornerstones of the modern viol consort repertory, it is not certain that Purcell would have been able to assemble a complete viol consort at that time; though the bass viol remained in use as a solo instrument and for continuo, treble and tenor viols were dropping out of use before he was born. This page is thus also tagged for open instrumentation.