Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Concerto Re (Sharrow): Bassoon Duet: Instrumental

SKU: FZ.6223

ISBN 9790230662239. 24.00 x 33.00 cm inches.

This facsimile of an original by Joseph Bodin de Boismortier is part of our French classical music collection. XVe oeuvre contenant VI concertos pour 5 flutes-traversieres ou autres instruments sans basse. On peut aussi les jouer avec une basse. Edition : Paris, l'Auteur, Boivin, 1727. Presentation de Jean Saint-Arroman : Hints on reading the score. Three separate volumes : flutes 1 et 2 - flutes 3 et 4 - flute 5 (figures for eventual realisation on the harpsichord). This famous work is for an ensemble of 5 flutes, a rare combination. The writing is frequently Italian in style. Note that the composer also envisaged performance by other melodic instruments the work may therefore be played by 5 violins, 5 oboes or 5 recorders.
Collection supervised by the musicologist Jean Saint-Arroman, professor at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse of Paris and at the CEFEDEM Ile de France (Training Centre for Music Teachers). He is the author of the majority of our prefaces and has also been involved in library searches.
Facsimile of a copy in the National Library of Paris (France). Anne Fuzeau Classique propose period copies of classical music scores.