Il Primo Libro Della Music a Due Volci (1598) - Score
Sheet Music

2 recorders or 2 melody instruments

SKU: MM.LPMIM21

Composed by Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi. Recorder Duets, Miscellaneous Music. Italian Instrumental Music of the Renaissance. Score. Published by Magnamusic Distributors Inc (MM.LPMIM21).

This collection of 36 songs is generally light-hearted however, there are some pieces that are more rigorous - notably the 2 canons by Richardo Rogniono and the canon in inversion by Rogniono Taeggio. 36 songs in all. Score Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (c. 1550 - c. 1609), was an Italian Baroque composer. Between 1572 and 1608 active in the Gonzaga court in Mantua, he composed two influetial sets of balletti, strophic vocal dance-songs. He is also author of madrigals, sacred vocal music and a small amount of instrumental music.

About Italian Instrumental Music of the Renaissance

These pieces are primarily for 2 or 3 instruments. Playable on recorders, viols - and some on crumhorns. Primarily available with just score - although later editions include parts.