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Multiples of 6
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Steven Schwartz <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 31 Mar 1999 09:28:21 -0600
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Does anyone know why Baroque concerti, sonatas, and suites were often
published in multiples of 6 per collection - eg, Vivaldi's Il Cimento, La
Stravaganza, L'Estro Armonico, Bach's Brandenburgs, Bach's suites for solo
instruments, Handel's opp. 3 and 6, etc.?

A publisher's crochet?

Steve Schwartz

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