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Tombeau in C minor, FbWV 632
form: suite / toccata / sonata · skill: sustained multi-movement command, idiomatic figuration, registration
Tombeau in C minor, FbWV 632
Johann Jacob Froberger · baroque · Suites, toccatas & sonatas
Tombeau in C minor, FbWV 632 asks for sustained command across a whole multi-movement work and idiomatic harpsichord figuration. Complete suites and partitas, the free toccata, and the single-movement sonata (Scarlatti, C.P.E. Bach) — idiomatic harpsichord figuration over a whole work.
Why this piece, and where it sits
F. Couperin, L’art de toucher le clavecin (1716) — for touch and taste at the harpsichord (skill: sustained multi-movement command, idiomatic figuration, registration).
Confidence: ⚠ form-heuristic — graded by musical form (no pedal to read); a score-level pass will refine this.
Score (PDF): open / download the score — the site’s own copy, source on IMSLP.
Score
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