Marche pour les Matelots, from Alcyone (violin cello duo)

Title: Marche pour les Matelots, from the opera Alcyone

Composer: Marin Marais, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin and Cello

Printout: 2 pages

Note: This is a vigorous jig-like march from one of the greatest of baroque operas, Marais’ Alcyone. Though short, it can be extended by playing da capo and taking the violin part an octave higher or adding embellishments.