Classical Composer: | Couperin, François |
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Work: | Pièces de violes avec la basse chifrée: Suite No. 1 in E Minor |
Year Composed: | 1728 |
Duration: | 00:23:00 |
Work Category: | Chamber Music |
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The Pieces de violes avec la basse chiffree (Pieces for Viols with figured bass) were published in 1728, the use of the plural 'violes' contradicted by the descriptive 'Suite de viole', perhaps suggesting alternative methods of performance. The two suites have a melodic part for a viola da gamba, to be accompanied either by another bass viol or by a harpsichord, as the figured bass would imply. The first of the two Suites, in E minor, opens with a stately Prelude, marked Gravement, the first and second sections both repeated, as in the other movements of the Suite, apart from the final Passacaille. The Allemande legere and Courante are followed by a Sarabande grave. The Gavotte, with the direction Gracieusement, sans lenteur, offers a contrast and is succeeded by a Gigue, marked Gayement. The most demanding movement of the Suite is the final Passacaille ou Chaconne, starting in E major, but including an E minor variation, followed by a return to the major, marked Gay.
Writer: Keith Anderson
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