Work Title
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10 Sonatas for Harpsichord
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Alternative. Title
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Sonate per Gravicembalo
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Composer
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Pescetti, Giovanni Battista
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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None [force assignment]
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Key
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see below
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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10 sonatas:
- Sonata in E major
- Adagio
- Allegro
- Menuett
- Sonata in D major
- Andante
- Adagio
- Allegro
- Giga
- Sonata in G minor
- Presto
- A tempo giusto
- Allegro
- Sonata in A major
- Adagio
- Allegro
- Con spirito (ends in A minor)
- Sonata in C minor
- [no tempo]
- Allegro
- Presto
- Tempo giusto
- Sonata in D minor
- Andante
- Spiritoso
- Sonata in G major
- Spiritoso
- Allegro
- Presto
- Sonata in C major
- Con spirito
- Adagio
- Tempo giusto
- Allegro
- Harpsichord Sonata in G minor
- Sonata in B♭ major
- Ouverture Nel Vello d'oro Per il Cembalo*: [no tempo] - Allegro
- Moderato
- Presto
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First Publication.
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1739
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Librettist
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A. Cori (for the excerpts from La Conquista del vello d'oro)
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Dedication
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Grace Boyle, Countess of Middlesex (1723-1763)
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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Piece Style
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Classical
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Instrumentation
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harpsichord
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Extra Information
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*Overture to his 1738 opera, La Conquista del vello d'oro [The Conquest of the Golden Fleece), followed by an excerpt from the same opera for soloists, chorus and b.c.
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