Sonata in B flat major for Three Violins and Basso Continuo

SKU: CA.1121500

ISBN 9790007098803.

SKU: HH.HH431-FSP

ISBN 9790708146339.

Only a handful of Schreivogel’s compositions for his instrument have survived. Among them is this sparkling three-movement sonata for violin and continuo in E flat major, evidently composed late in his life, which represents the Italian galantstyle at its most resourceful, musically as well as technically. Some moments recall Vivaldi, others Tartini, but this sonata does not lack individual touches, especially in its complex harmony and rhythm.

SKU: AP.6-411621

ISBN 9780486411620. English.

This unique compilation of the best of Sibelius's piano music features a carefully chosen selection of unjustly neglected compositions for piano, including Sonata in F, Op. 12; Three Sonatinas, Op. 67; Kyllikki (Three Lyric Pieces), Op. 41; Two Rondinos, Op. 68; Five Flower Pieces, Op. 88; Romance in D-flat; and many more. 160 pgs.

SKU: IS.G6767EM

ISBN 9790365067671.

This sonata (WeissSW No. 15, London) is one of a new series of eight sonatas by Silvius Leopold Weiss arranged for the first time for guitar and published by Metropolis Music. Sonata X comes from Weiss�??s middle �??productive�?? period, thought to have taken place between 1719 and 1725. The original tablature manuscript is in the British Library (London Ms. Add. 30387). The Sonata has six movements: Allemande, Courante, Paisane, Sarabande, Menuet, and it ends with a Gigue. There is a another copy of this Sonata in the Warszawa Biblioteka Uniwersytecka Poland (in its entirety), and a copy in the Sächsisches Landesbibliothek in Dresden (Suite XXVI), which contains three concordant movements: Allemande, Courante, and the Gigue. The Dresden manuscript displays some differences from the London manuscript. This Edition has taken those differences into account in certain details. Originally, the Sonata is written in B flat major, a key often used by Weiss as it is appropriate for playing the lute, but rather awkward with the guitar. For ease and effectiveness of playing, I have transposed the Sonata a minor third lower to G major. To create more concordance with the baroque tuning of the lute, the G string is lowered by a semitone to F sharp. I suggest using a capodastro to achieve the original pitch. Based on the present standard of A at 440 Hertz, the capo should be placed at the 3rd fret. However, during Weiss�??s lifetime, it was more common in many parts of Germany to use a standard of A at 415 Hertz -�?� a semitone lower. So, to hear the pitch heard by Weiss and his contemporaries, the capo should then be positioned at the 2nd fret.

SKU: CA.4600800

ISBN 9790007222031.

SKU: HH.HH328-FSP

ISBN 9790708092803.

Typi cally for Bitti’s earlier sonatas, the Sonata in B flat major that heads the London group features four movements in the standard configuration for chamber sonatas of the time: a prelude like slow opening movement followed by three further movements of either implicit or explicit dance character. This sonata has a particularly interesting second movement (Allemanda), where Bitti displays his rhythmic finesse and spontaneity of invention. .