Bachcast 46: Gamba Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029
BWV 1029: Sonata for Viola da Gamba
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Bachcast 46: BWV 1029
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This is one of three such sonatas for the viola da gamba (viola for the leg) and keyboard. It's construction in three movements resembles a concerto form, and the texture appears in three parts (bass and treble keyboard, and the viola da gamba). Because of this trio texture and the similarity in range of the gamba to the cello, this sonata is ripe for arrangement or scoring on alternative instruments.