Telemann For Two Mandolins (GOODIN JOHN)

Telemann for Two Mandolins. As one of the most productive composers in history, Georg Philipp Telemann endeavored to supply a steady stream of new music for both professional and amateur musicians. The 64 compositions in this collection fall into three categories:Sonatas for two treble-clef instruments without bass accompaniment.Pieces for solo instrument and bass.Movements from Telemann?s many trio sonatas and overture-suites for two melody instruments and bass.Written in standard notation only for two mandolins, or mandolin with violin, flute, recorder, or any other instrument of similar range.

The octave mandolin is valued for its rich tone and wide range of potential use in a variety of musical settings. This book contains 27 easy to intermediate pieces from the Baroque era that have been carefully chosen and arranged to benefit from the longer scale and deeper voice of the big mandolin.The music is presented in both standard notation and tablature, making it easily playable on the mandocello, mandola or standard mandolin. Thirteen composers are represented, including six pieces by J. S. Bach, four by G. F. Handel and three by G. P. Telemann.