To arrange the 'Sonates à deux Violes' for viola and cello was obvious, because the lower part is mainly set in bass clef: valuable as an enrichment of the genre.
The edition is part of the ABRSM syllabus (grade 7) and the Trinity syllabus 2007 (grades 2,3,7)
The composer J. B. de Boismortier (1682-1765) dedicated many works to the players of the flute. He wrote numerous sonatas for two flutes and sonatas for flute and basso continuo, but also cycles of so...
The six sonatas for three flutes by Boismortier have a lot of charm because of their rare sound form. All movements - in their simple manner - are set with imagination and sense of sound. Boismortier...
In a brief prefatory note printed on the title page, the composer points out that these suites have all the necessary ornamentation and can be played as solo pieces without bass.
