Rosary Sonatas
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title:
Rosary Sonatas
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The Rosary Sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber are a collection of 15 short sonatas for violin and continuo, with a final passacaglia for solo violin. Instead of a title, each sonatas has a copper-engraved vignette related to the Christian Rosary practice, and possibly to the Feast of the Guardian Angels. It is presumed that the Mystery Sonatas were completed around 1676, but they were unknown until their publication in 1905. While Biber lost much popularity after his death, his music was neve
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17th-century collection of violin sonatas by H. I. F. Biber
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosary_Sonatas
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2024-04-02T21:33:33Z
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