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Duetto da camera a voce di soprano e contralto
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Forces: soprano, alto & continuo

Source: MS.3901, Santini Collection of the Diözesan Library, Münster. It is the only source of this work, which consists of chamber duets with basso continuo. One of the works, the famous ‘Questo silenzio ombroso’ carries the comment ‘1707 in Urbino’.

This is a substantial chamber duet with recits & arias for both characters as well as two extensive duets.

Editor: James Sanderson