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).

Liste des titres

1. Sonata I en Ut Majeur : Andante - Allegro ma non presto - Aria, gratioso - 2e aria - Minuetto
2. Sonata II en Ré Majeur : Capriccio presto, adagio, presto - Allegro ma non presto - Aria, gratioso - 2e aria - Allegro
3. Sonata III en La Mineur : Andante - Vivace - Sarabanda - Allegro
4. Sonata IV en Mi Mineur : Largo - Allegro - Aria, gratioso - Giga, presto
5. Sonata V en Si b Majeur : Andante, un poco vivace - Allegro ma non presto - Largo - Presto
6. Sonata VI en Sol Mineur : Capriccio presto, adagio, andante, presto - Andante, adagio - Andante, Andante larghetto dolce et lourée - Sarabanda - Aria - 2e aria