This facsimile sheet music for cello by Jean-Baptiste Barrière is part of our French Classical Music from 1650 to 1800 collection.Sonatas for cello and continuo - Book IV: cello sheet music of Jean-Baptiste Barrière.Preface by Bruno Cocset : life and works of Jean-Baptiste Barrière – Characteristics of the book IV. Bruno Cocset is professor of cello at the département de musique ancienne du Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris.Edition: Paris, l’auteur, Vve Boivin, Le Clerc (s.d. = c. 1745).

The facsimile publication of this fourth book of sonatas for cello and continuo bass is an interesting addition to Books I, II and III previously published by us. These major works of the XVIIIth century cello repertoire have their place alongside the cello sonatas of Vivaldi, Geminiani, Boccherini or Janson.Cello sheet music in facsimile of a copy in the National Library of Paris (France).The French Classical Music from 1650 to 1800 collection is supervised by the musicologist Jean Saint-Arroman.

Liste des titres

1. Sonata I, en Ré Majeur : Andante - Aria gracioso, largo - Allegro, presto
2. Sonata II, en La Majeur : Allegro - Adagio - Aria
3. Sonata III, en mi mineur : Largo staccato - Gavotte, (Adagio) - Allegro
4. Sonata IV, en Sol Majeur : Andante - Adagio - Allegro pestissimo
5. Sonata V, en la mineur : Andante - Largetto - Aria, amoroso
6. Sonata VI, en Ut Majeur : Allegro - Largo - Allegro.