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Trio sonata

Ancestor of Baroque concerto grosso and classical string quartet. Written in three parts and played by four instruments (two violins playing the two melody lines and cello+harpsichord playing the continuo part). Mozart's Trio K266 may be considered as the end of trio sonata.

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