Sonata I en Ut Majeur : Andante - Allegro ma non presto - Aria, gratioso - 2e aria - Minuetto
Sonata II en Ré Majeur : Capriccio presto, adagio, presto - Allegro ma non presto - Aria, gratioso - 2e aria - Allegro
Sonata III en La Mineur : Andante - Vivace - Sarabanda - Allegro
Sonata IV en Mi Mineur : Largo - Allegro - Aria, gratioso - Giga, presto
Sonata V en Si b Majeur : Andante, un poco vivace - Allegro ma non presto - Largo - Presto
Sonata VI en Sol Mineur : Capriccio presto, adagio, andante, presto - Andante, adagio - Andante, Andante larghetto dolce et lourée - Sarabanda - Aria - 2e aria
This facsimile sheet music by Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Masse is part of our French classical music collection.
Edition: Paris, l'Auteur, Boivin, Leclerc, 1736.
Presentation by Maëlle Trouvé : Biography of Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Masse - hints about the score (notation, ornementation, phrasing, terminology, continuo, form).
These works, called sonatas "for two cellos" are in fact written for cello and continuo bass.
The advantage of this collection of very attractive sonatas is that they are technically quite easy, and therefore make an interesting introduction to the style of the period.
Collection supervised by the musicologist Jean Saint-Arroman.
Facsimile of a copy in the National Library of Paris (France).
Format : 24,00 x 33,00
Number of pages : 36