Pièces de viole, Book 2 – All Classical Research

Published in 1701, Pièces de viole, Book 2 consists of eight suites for viol and continuo; 142 pieces total (!).
1. Suite No. 1 in d minor (20 pieces)
  - *The last piece of Suite No. 1 in d minor is “Les folies d’Espagne” (separate research database page).
2. Suite No. 2 in d minor (21 pieces)
3. Suite No. 3 in D Major (23 pieces)
4. Suite No. 4 in G Major (18 pieces)
5. Suite No. 5 in b minor (13 pieces)
6. Suite No. 6 in e minor (15 pieces)
7. Suite No. 7 in E Major (14 pieces)
8. Suite No. 8 in A Major (18 pieces)
  - You will find a complete list of all pieces within each suite here.
Marais dedicated Pièces de viole, Book 2 to “His Royal Highness Monseigneur the Duke d’Orleans,” who was the brother of famed “Sun King” Louis XIV.¹
Marais would publish five Pièces de viole volumes during his lifetime.

“Pièces de viole, Livre 2 (Marais, Marin),” IMSLP, accessed September 17, 2025, https://imslp.org/wiki/Pi%C3%A8ces_de_viole%2C_Livre_2_(Marais%2C_Marin).

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