It was a chance visit to a second hand bookshop in Nottingham that set me on the trail of Rossini's now well-known Duetto for cello and double bass. But the story begins earlier than that. In the 1960s I was studying the double bass at the Royal College of Music with Adrian Beers who was at that time principal of the English Chamber Orchestra on the front desk of the Philharmonia Orchestra and a member of the Melos Ensemble of London (then one of the leading ensembles of the world). I was working on the 'Dragonetti Concerto' as most young players do and I wanted to find out a bit about it. My teacher said he thought the autograph manuscript might be in the British Library which was all the encouragement I needed to secure a pass to the Reading Room so I could go and see for myself. There sure enough I found a large collection of Dragonetti's autograph manuscripts together with other bound volumes relating to his life. The papers had been lovingly collated and annotated by Vincent Novello one of Dragonetti's closest friends then deposited in the library before his departure to Italy in 1848 two years after Dragonetti's death. One of the volumes included a lot of letters about various engagements and music festivals copies of orders for strings Dragonetti wanted from Italy details about paintings he wanted to buy and numerous invitations to private functions. The manuscript of the 'Dragonetti Concerto' of course wasn't among the papers we now know it to have been written by Edouard Nanny a century or so later. One name that came up regularly in the documents was that of Sir George Smart. Smart had been a violinist in Salomon's orchestra and had played for Haydn at his London concerts in the 1790s. As a child he had learnt much about music from his father who had in turn been present at many of Handel's rehearsals when he was preparing some of his major works for the first time. Smart was also a fine keyboard player becoming organist of the Chapel Royal in 1822. As a conductor

Tout comme son père, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach a composé trois sonates pour viole de gambe. Elles datent de sa période passée au service du roi de Prusse Frédéric le Grand et donnèrent l'occasion au brillant gambiste de la chapelle de la cour, de faire étalage de sa virtuosité. Si les deux Sonates Wq 136 et 137 sont écrites avec accompagnement de basse continue, Bach fils suit, dans la Sonate en sol mineur Wq 88, le modèle fourni par son père: dans cette écriture à trois voix traitées d'égale manière, la main droite et la main gauche du clavecin rivalisent avec l'instrument soliste. Ces sonates peuvent aussi tout à fait être jouées au violoncelle - les doigtés de l'édition annotée sont d'une grande aide pour l'exécution. / Violoncelle Et Piano

INSTRUMENTATION : CELLO AND BASSO CONTINUO DATE OF PUBLICATIONS : 05/04/2000 NUMBER OF PAGES : 20 ARRANGER : DARMSTADT, GERHART SERIES : CELLO LIBRARY

Partition pour violoncelle et basse continue. Edition : Paris, 1774 La préface donne une biographie de Jean-Baptiste Janson et une explication détaillée de sa notation. Présentation de :
Philippe Lescat : Biographie de Jean-Baptiste Janson
Jean Saint-Arroman : Lecture de la partition Compositeur : JANSON Jean-Baptiste
Auteur : LESCAT Philippe - SAINT-ARROMAN Jean
Collection : Musique Française classique de 1650 à 1800 Titres :
Sonata I en sol majeur : allegro, adagio, tempo di minuetto - Sonata II en ré majeur : allegro, adagio, rondo - Sonata III en ut majeur : allegro moderato, andante, aria con variatione - Sonata IV en sol majeur : allegro moderato, adagio, rondo - Sonata V en si b majeur : andante, allegretto - Sonata VI en ré majeur : allegro moderato, adagio, aria con variatione. Nombre de pages : 38
Format : 24,5 x 33,5
Parution : 02/2000

Un grand nombre d'oeuvres du musicien italien Giovanni Battista Cirri (1724-1808) de Forlì ont été imprimés de son vivant. Le virtuose du violoncelle occupé composé de cours particulier pour 'son' instrument, les deux concertos et sonates, mais aussi un certain nombre de morceaux de musique de chambre dans les instrumentations d'autres, en dehors des travaux occasionnels pour orchestre ou pour des occasions sacrées. La Sonate en fa majeur publié ici est parfaitement adapté pour les cours d'initiation, d'être un accrocheur, belle pièce à consonance et enrichissante pour les jeunes violoncellistes qui est amusant à jouer (et à écouter). La partie de basse d'accompagnement a été volontairement organisé comme une partie de piano faciles, qu'ils peuvent également être lus par les élèves. / Violoncelle Et Basse Continue

Performance Score and Parts. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. This scholarly-critical edition is based on all the known sources, whether printed or handwritten, that have come down to us for these frequently played pieces. By closely scrutinizing the source material, the editor has arrived at interesting findings that considerably differ from earlier editions of these works. Rather than taking as her principal source Le Clerc’s 1740 print of Sonatas I to VI – an edition probably made without the composer’s consent – the editor has examined the Naples and Wiesentheid manuscripts prepared under Vivaldi’s direct supervision. The editor has also managed to identify a previously unknown source for Sonata RV 44. All departures from the sources in the printed text and all editorial additions are listed in the critical report. Cellists are thus given ready access to every alternative reading, including deleted bars and the many inevitable variants in articulation. A detailed preface provides essential information on sources and their assessment, with a section on performance practice offering valuable suggestions on interpretation. This scholarly-critical edition is based on all the known sources, whether printed or handwritten, that have come down to us for these frequently played pieces. By closely scrutinizing the source material, the editor has arrived at interesting findings that considerably differ from earlier editions of these works. Rather than taking as her principal source Le Clerc's 1740 print of Sonatas I to VI & an edition probably made without the composer's consent & the editor has examined the Naples and Wiesentheid manuscripts prepared under Vivaldi's direct supervision. The editor has also managed to identify a previously unknown source forSonata RV 44. All departures from the sources in the printed text and all editorial additions are listed in the critical report. Cellists are thus given ready access to every alternative reading, including deleted bars and the many inevitable variants in articulation. A detailed preface provides essential information on sources and their assessment, with a section on performance practice offering valuable suggestions on interpretation. All of Antonio Vivaldi's works for violoncello and continuo in a single edition Scholarly-critical edition for performance purposes Detailed preface on sources and performance practice (German/English) With new findings that considerably differ from earlier editions 'This edition is invaluable for all performers of the Sonatas . ' (Ensemble January 2004) 'This is certainly the definitive edition of these works. '(Strings August/September 2003) / Répertoire d'Examen / Répertoire / Violoncelle et Basse Continue

The series Eighteenth Century Italian Music includes compositions of special historical and musical significance. Each edition is based on the original sources to off er performers works that satisfy clear critical and musicological criteria. This anthology includes ten sonatas carefully selected from among those written by ten of the most important eighteenthcentury Italian composers of cello music: Luigi Boccherini, Sonata VI G. 4 - Antonio Caldara, Sonata ottava - Francesco Geminiani, Sonata op. V n. 2 H. 104 - Carlo Graziani, Sonata op. II n. 3 - Salvatore Lanzetti, Sonata op. I n. 5 - Benedetto Marcello, Sonata op. I n. 1 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Sinfonia a violoncello solo - Giovanni Benedetto Platti, Sonata quarta - Nicola Porpora, Sinfonia a violoncello solo - Antonio Vivaldi, Sinfonia a violoncello solo RV 39 / Violoncelle Et Basse Continue

Edition : Paris, l'Auteur, Boivin, Leclerc, 1736.Présentation de Maëlle Trouvé : Biographie de Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Masse - Lecture de la partition (notation, ornementation, phrasé, terminologie, basse-continue, forme)Ces sonates, dites 'à deux violoncelles', sont en fait écrites pour violoncelle et basse-continue.Ce recueil de très jolies sonates a l'avantage d'être techniquement très abordable. Il sera donc un élément intéressant d'initiation au style de cette époque. - / Violoncelle Et Basse Continue / 36 pages / niveau : 1 / Fac-Similés - Format: 24 X 33

Sonates pour le violoncelle avec la basse continüe. Livre III. Edition : Paris, l'Auteur, Boivin, Leclerc, (s.d. = 1739).Présentation : Terminologie - Agrémentation - Chiffrages - Reprises - Points d'orgue.Ce remarquable livre de sonates pour violoncelle et basse continue comprend une sonate en trio qui suppose 2 violoncelles solistes et un violoncelle pour jouer la partie de basse réalisée par le clavecin. / Violoncelle Et Basse Continue / 36 pages / niveau : 1 / Fac-Similés - Format: 24 X 33

Paris, l'Auteur, 1773Six sonates pour violoncelle et basse continue / Violoncelle Et Basse Continue / 32 pages / niveau : 1 / Fac-Similés - Format: 21 X 29.7

Edition : Paris, 1774La préface donne une biographie de Jean-Baptiste Janson et une explication détaillée de sa notation.Présentation de :Philippe Lescat : Biographie de Jean-Baptiste JansonJean Saint-Arroman : Lecture de la partition / Violoncelle Et Basse Continue / 38 pages / niveau : 1 / Fac-Similés - Format: 24.5 X 33.5

Par ZOCARINI MATTEO. Format: New Edition portrait/ Répertoire / Violoncelle et Basse Continue