Passacaglia (Biber)

Passacaglia in G minor (also known as Guardian Angel Passacaglia) is a composition for solo violin by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, written around 1676. It concludes the cycle of the Rosary Sonatas (also called the Mystery Sonatas), which consists of 15 sonatas for violin and continuo and this final unaccompanied piece. It is considered one of the earliest and most significant solo violin works of the Baroque period, anticipating the solo violin works of Johann Sebastian Bach.