XII sonate a violino solo e basso da camera. Opera sesta

SKU: BT.EMBZ12051

English-German-Hungarian.

The present edition contains Twelve Sonatas for Violin Solo and Basso Continuo, Op. 5 by Arcangelo Corelli. The first part of the series (Z. 12050: Sonatas No. 1-3, Z. 12051: Sonatas Nos. 4-6) comprises church sonatas (sonate da chiesa), while the second one (Z. 12265: Sonatas Nos. 7-12) chamber sonatas (sonate da camera). The present edition is based on the first edition of the work published in Rome in 1700.

Der vorliegende Band enthält die zwölf Sonaten für Solo-Violine mit Basso continuo, Op. 5 von Arcangelo Corelli. Die erste Teil (Z. 12050: Sonaten 1-3, Z. 12051: Sonaten 4-6) umfasst die Kirchensonaten (sonate da chiesa), der zweite Teil (Z. 12265: Sonaten 7-12) die Kammersonaten (sonata da camera). Die vorliegende Ausgabe stützt sich auf die 1700 in Rom erschienene Erstausgabe des Werkes.

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.