4 Sonate Per Violino E Basso Continuo

SKU: BT.EMBZ13045

Tomasso Antonio Vitali was born in 1663 in Bologna and died in 1745 in Modena. His father, Giovanni Battista Vitali was one of the most famous musicians of his time. The young Vitali must have received most of his musical education from him. The present edition of Vitali's four sonatas is a selection from the composer's twelve sonatas surviving in manuscript. The four selected sonatas do not put too high technical demands on the violin so that even students with only some years violin training can safely perform them. Territorial restrictions may apply. Please ask before ordering.

Tomasso Antonio Vitali wurde 1663 in Bologna geboren und starb 1745 in Modena. Sein Vater, Giovanni Battista Vitali, war ein namhafter Musiker seiner zeit. Der junge Vitali erhielt wahrscheinlich seine musikalische Ausbildung überwiegend von ihm. Die hier veröffentlichten vier Sonaten sind eine Auswahl aus den zwölf, im Autograph überlieferten Sonaten des Komponisten. Die ausgewählten vier Sonaten stellen an den Geiger keine besonders hohen Anforderungen, so dass ihr Vortrag schon nach einigen Jahren Instrumentalstudium zu empfehlen ist.

Very little is known about the two sonatas which appear here in their original keys. They were placed in the library of the Music School in Oxford at the end of the seventeenth century in a form convenient for playing (i.e.unbound). The library was catalogued by Hake between 1850 and 1855 and the sonatas were eventually bound in 1855 with other instrumental and vocal manuscripts of the same period, some of which are dated 1698.

Thesonatas are both inscribed on the title page Sonata à Violone Solo. Col Basso per l'Organo, o Cembalo. A third sonata bears the words Sonata à Violino e Violoncino … di Giovannino del Violone.Giovannino(=Little, or Young John) must have been a performer, and although the third sonata has been copied by a different hand, it is conceivable that Giovannino is a connecting link between the three. He cannot, however, beassumed to be their author.

The Violone was a six-stringed instrument with frets, and there is evidence to suggest that the Contrabasso of the same period was similar but probably a little larger; the Violoncino(=Little Violone, or Violoncello) must have been smaller. The word 'Violone' was also used as a collective term embracing all members of the Viol family, which means that the sonatas might well have been written for a tenor or abass Viol, and not necessarily a Violone as such. Indeed, when they are played on a Violone, or Double Bass the continuo bass line must be played at a lower pitch than the solo instrument, to prevent inversion of the intendedharmony. (The use of a Violone/Double Bass continuo or 16' organ tone would overcome this problem.)

The editor has added no ornaments or embellishments to the solo part as it appears in the original manuscript. It isopen to debate whether a Violone player, owing to the very nature of his instrument, would have used any but the simplest melodic decorations. Nevertheless, the performer should acquaint himself thoroughly with those seventeenthcentury traditions that

SKU: FZ.5935

ISBN 9790230659352. 23.50 x 31.50 cm inches.

This facsimile of an original by Francesco Maria Veracini is part of our Dominantes collection. A facsimile of the first Dresden edition. Presentation by Nicolas Fromageot: Bibliography of the work - Appreciations - Hints about the score - Summary bibliography. The first work by one of the most remarkable violinists of his time. 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 British Library of London (England). Anne Fuzeau Classique propose period copies of classical music scores.

SKU: HL.50487567

ISBN 9790080133286. Bach (23 x 30,2 cm) inches. Gaetano Giuseppe Pietro Boni; Lajos Vigh.

SKU: FZ.5390

ISBN 9790230653909. 24.00 x 33.00 cm inches.

This facsimile of an original by Pietro Antonio Locatelli is part of our Dominantes collection. X Sonate, VI a violino solo e basso, e IV a tre. Opera Ottava. Edition: Amsterdam, l'Auteur, undated (=1744). Presentation by Nicolas Fromageot: Bibliography - Comparison of the first and second editions - Hints about the score. A copy deposited at the University of Leiden by the composer himself. The preface contains a comparison with the second Dutch edition and the French edition. Facsimile of the copy preserved at the library of the university of Leiden. Edition in separated parts: first violin part, with the bass, in full score for the first six sonatas and without the bass for sonatas VII to X - second violin part (sonatas VII to X) - continuo bass (sonatas VII to X). 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 Library of the University of Leiden (Netherlands). Anne Fuzeau Classique propose period copies of classical music scores.