2 Sonatas (SCARLATTI ALESSANDRO)

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 – 1725) was an Italian Baroque composer especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is even considered the founder of the Neapolitan school of opera. Scarlatti's music forms an important link between the early Baroque Italian vocal styles of the 17th century with their centres in Florence Venice and Rome and the Classical school of the 18th century. His legacy was carried further by his two composer sons Domenico Scarlatti and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti. Three Sonatas For Double Bass are slightly simplified in this arrangement to be tackled by intermediate players (Grade 4-6) of the DoubleBass and the Piano. The Baroque tunes and rhythms will help to advance playing abilities in a highly enjoyable way.

Domenico Scarlatti was the most gifted son of Alessandro Scarlatti the great master of Neopolitan opera and of the Italian solo cantata.

Cello & Piano book I and book II (Z14637) contain a selection from 200 years of music. Eight Baroque sonatas are included apart from the famous D minor one by Corelli there are some that are appearing in a modern edition for the first time in 300 years. In addition to cyclical works (Haydn: Sonatina Mozart: Divertimento Vivaldi: Concerto) and sets of variations (Beethoven Tartini) there are many shorter pieces as well not only the famous minuets by Boccherini Mozart and Beethoven but also works published for the first time here. Virtuoso pieces are represented by Goltermann’s Etude-caprice and Jenkinson's Dance of the sylphids thelighter kind include Joplin’s Ragtime. This colourful ample selection provides a good basis for a music-lover's library. Book I Contents: 1. Corelli Arcangelo: Sonate Op. 5 No.8 2. Scarlatti Domenico: Sonata 3. Jacchini G. M.: Sonata 4. Vivaldi Antonio: Concerto RV 411 5. Telemann Georg Philipp: Sonata aus ''Der getreue Musikmeister'' 6. Bach Johann Sebastian Marcello Alessandro: Adagio BWV 974 7. Haydn Joseph: Scherzando Hob. XI:70 8. Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus: Menuet KV 334 9. Cherubini Luigi: Ave Maria 10. Romberg Bernhard: Rondo Op. 38 No. 1 11. Beethoven Ludwig van: Menuet WoO 10 No. 212. Beethoven Ludwig van: Tema con variazioni Op. 105 No. 1 13. Rossini Gioacchino Antonio: Pour Album 14. Schubert Franz: Morgenständchen D 889 15. Schubert Franz: Grätzer Galopp D 925 16. Schumann Robert: Arabeske Op. 18 17. Bizet Georges: Agnus Dei 18. Tchaikovsky P. I.: Valse sentimentale Op. 51 No. 6 19. Dvo ák Antonín: Humoresque Op. 101 No. 7 20. Dvo ák Antonín: Gipsy Melody Op. 55 No. 4 21. Fauré Gabriel: Mandoline Op. 58 No. 4 22. Joplin Scott: The Strenuous