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Chaconnes & Passacailles à 2 dessus et basse (from “Pièces en Trio”) (1692)

Complete modern performing edition of the five ‘iterative’ pieces (1 chaconne and 4 passacailles) included in Marais’ Pièces en Trio for 2 dessus and bass, according to the 1692 print. In 3 versions, differing only for the clefs used:

  • original clefs: verbatim transcription of the source;
  • modern clefs: treble clef for the dessus and bass / tenor clefs for the bass;
  • low version: treble clef for the dessus and bass clef only for the bass; in the highest passages the bass has been transposed an octave down
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Chaconne (Cmaj.)
Passacaille (G min)
Petitte passacaille (G min)
Passacaille (E min)
La Desolée ou Passacaille lente (C min)

Editors: Maurizio M. Gavioli
Contents: Score and 3 separate parts (in A4 and A3 imposition) with 3 different version of the bass
Formats: PDF, MusicXML, MuseScore 2
Cat. No.: ViMa MM 18 (ver. 1)

Download:

PDF

Score: Score & 3 sep. parts; original clefs 72 p.
Score: Score & 3 sep. parts; original cl. (A3) 72 p.
Score: Score & 3 sep. parts; modern clefs 72 p.
Score: Score & 3 sep. parts; modern cl. (A3) 72 p.
Score: Score & 3 parts; mod. cl., low bass 72 p.
Score: Score & 3 parts; mod. cl., low bass (A3) 72 p.

Version history:

2022-09-08: Initial release (ver. 1)