Work Title
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10 Sonatas in Four Parts
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Alternative. Title
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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.802-811
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Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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None [force assignment]
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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10 sonatas:
- Sonata in B minor, Z.802
- Sonata in E-flat major, Z.803
- Sonata in A minor, Z.804
- Sonata in D minor, Z.805
- Sonata in G minor, Z.806
- Sonata in G minor, Z.807
- Sonata in C major, Z.808
- Sonata in G minor, Z.809
- Sonata in F major 'Golden Sonata', Z.810
- Sonata in D major, Z.811
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First Publication.
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1697
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Dedication
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Lady Rhodia Cavendish
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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 viol, continuo
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Extra Information
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Although the titles of this work and the "12 Sonatas of Three Parts" seem to indicate that this work is for a larger 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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