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Sonnerie de Sainte-Geneviève

Sonnerie de Sainte-Geneviève
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Marin Marais’s Sonnerie de Sainte-Geneviève du Mont de Paris, for a consort of viols and harpsichord, shows how his music is based on the elaborate embellishment and variation of a melody played over a relatively simple sequence of chords.
"Sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont de Paris," by Marin Marais, performed by Spectre de la Rose from Marin Marais Sainte-Colombe - Les plus grands chefs-d'oeuvre (Cat.# Naxos DDD 8.550750) (c)and(p)1993 HNH International Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Marais, Marin; Viol
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