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Passacaglia in G minor, C. 105 (from the Rosary Sonatas)

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber · 1644–1704

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT

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Type: Solo work
Setting: Unaccompanied
Length: About 9 min
Era: Baroque
Nationality: Bohemian-Austrian
Exam lists: ABRSM

Notes

Ground-bass variations; early unaccompanied masterpiece, chordal playing

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