r/Baroque • • 8d ago

Nicola Porpora

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u/Sensitive_Home_7971 8d ago

Must be one of his chamber sonatas. Exuberant!

Was it written for both cello and double bass?

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u/SeaAdministrative606 7d ago

Probably just bassi continuo which the cello and bass plays (and the harpsichordist assumes chords from it)

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u/soundknight21 6d ago

Beautiful timbre