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    • Author/Creator:Boyce, William, 1711-1779.
    • Uniform Title:[Sonatas, violins (2), continuo (1747)]
    • Title:Twelve [sonatas] for two violins and violoncello with a thorough bass for the harpsichord / by Dr Boyce.
    • Published/Created:[17--]
    • Physical Description:1 v. of music ([34] p.) ; 28 cm.
    • Links:View a digital version in the Beinecke Library's Digital Images Online database
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    • Notes:Title written as: Twelve sonata's for two violins and violoncello with a thorough bass for the harpsichord composd by Dr Boyce.
      Gift of Edward Allen Canfield, 1981.
    • Access and use:This material is open for research.
    • Summary:Autograph manuscript by an anonymous copyist of the first violin part from Boyce's twelve trio sonatas. The ninth trio sonata, which appears last in order, is incomplete. The twelve sonatas are designated as "No. 7" on the title page and in caption titles.
    • Format:Manuscript Music
    • Cite as:William Boyce, Twelve Sonatas for Two Violins and Violoncello with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
    • Subjects:Trios (Violins (2), continuo)--Parts.
    • Genre/Form:Music--England--18th century.