Pietro Nardini (April 12, 1722 – May 7, 1793) was an
Italian composer and violinist, a transitional musician
who worked in both the Baroque and Classical era
traditions.
Nardini was born in Livorno and studied music at
Livorno, later becoming a pupil of Giuseppe Tartini. He
moved to Germany where he joined the court chapel in
Stuttgart, becoming conductor in 1762. However, he
abandoned his duties there in 1765 to become
Kapellmeister, in 1770, to the Grand Duke of Tuscany in
Florence...(+)
Pietro Nardini (April 12, 1722 – May 7, 1793) was an
Italian composer and violinist, a transitional musician
who worked in both the Baroque and Classical era
traditions.
Nardini was born in Livorno and studied music at
Livorno, later becoming a pupil of Giuseppe Tartini. He
moved to Germany where he joined the court chapel in
Stuttgart, becoming conductor in 1762. However, he
abandoned his duties there in 1765 to become
Kapellmeister, in 1770, to the Grand Duke of Tuscany in
Florence.
Nardini is mentioned in English writer Hester Lynch
Piozzi's Observations and Reflections Made in the
Course of a Journey Through France, Italy, and Germany
(1789) as playing a solo at a concert Mrs Piozzi and
her husband, Gabriele Piozzi, gave in Florence in July
1785.
Though Nardini was not a prolific composer, his works
are known for their melodious tunes and usefulness in
technical studies. Among the best known are the Sonata
in D major and the Concerto in E minor.
As a friend of Leopold Mozart, he witnessed the arrival
of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on his first visit to Italy
and his attempts to find a sustainable position in
1770–1771. He also met the Bohemian composer Václav
Pichl, Kapellmeister to the Archduke Ferdinand d'Este,
Austrian governor of Lombardy.
He was a teacher to Bartolomeo Campagnoli, Giovanni
Francesco Giuliani and probably also to Gaetano
Brunetti. He died in Florence on 7 May 1793, aged 71.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Nardini).
Although originally composed for Violin & Piano, I
created this Interpretation of Sonata in D Major
(P.IX:2 ) for Bb Clarinet & Piano.
SHEET MUSIC