Joan Baptista Pla i Agustí (ca. 1720–1773) was a
Spanish composer and oboist. He was born in Catalonia,
Spain, into a Catalan family of musicians. In the years
after 1751, he worked in many of the principal cities
of Europe including Padua, Stuttgart, Brussels, Paris
and London along with his brother, Josep Pla i Agustí
(1728-1762), a chamber musician. After Josep's death,
Joan Baptista went to Lisbon as an oboist and
bassoonist. He is thought to have died in Paris.
The Pla brothers...(+)
Joan Baptista Pla i Agustí (ca. 1720–1773) was a
Spanish composer and oboist. He was born in Catalonia,
Spain, into a Catalan family of musicians. In the years
after 1751, he worked in many of the principal cities
of Europe including Padua, Stuttgart, Brussels, Paris
and London along with his brother, Josep Pla i Agustí
(1728-1762), a chamber musician. After Josep's death,
Joan Baptista went to Lisbon as an oboist and
bassoonist. He is thought to have died in Paris.
The Pla brothers left hundreds of manuscripts including
about 30 trio sonatas and some concertos for flute and
strings. Another brother, Manuel Pla (ca. 1725-1766)
was a violinist and harpsichordist at the court of
Madrid.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Baptista_Pla.
Although originally written for Oboe and Continuo, I
created this Arrangement of the Alegretto (Mvt. 1) from
the Sonata II in C Minor for Flute & Piano.
PARTITION