Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695)
Chaconne in D minor
4 double basses (double bass quartet)
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Details
- For
- 4 double basses (double bass quartet)
- Product Type
- Score, Parts
- Author / Composer
- Henry Purcell
- Arranger
- David Heyes
- Product number
- 1895219
- Difficulty Level
- 3
Description
Henry Purcell - Chaconne in D minor for double bass quartet
Arranged by David Heyes
Purcell’s Chacony in G minor is originally for viols and could have been written as an independent piece or as incidental music to a play, although scholars are unsure of its date or why it was composed.
Chacony is the original spelling of the piece, changed to the French Chaconne over the years, and is a set of variations over a recurrent ground bass or repeated harmonic progression. It transcribes well...