La Toilette (Hugard, Pierre)

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Work Title La Toilette
Alternative. Title 4 Suites for Pardessus and B.C.
Composer Hugard, Pierre
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IPH 1
First Publication. 1760
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation pardessus, continuo

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Pardessus was a French viol invented so that ladies would not have to spread their legs to play the instrument on their lap; thus, it is a very high and small instrument, higher than a treble viol.