6 Sonatas Op. IV (Roma 1727)

Flute; Recorder; Violin; Orchestra; Early Music

SKU: UT.GCE-20

Composed by Francesco Geminiani. Edited by Rudolf Rasch. Francesco Geminiani Opera Omnia. Classical. Score. Ut Orpheus #GCE 20. Published by Ut Orpheus (UT.GCE-20).

ISBN 9790215328259. 9 x 12 inches.

Given that appendices have since been included in other volumes, it now seems appropriate to compile an appendix for Volume 1A in the form of a separate publication, Volume 1C of the series. Even with a whole volume available, however, it is impossible to include all known arrangements. Such a publication would be of disproportionate size: it would require about 600 pages, due largely to the two complete or near-complete sets of concerto arrangements. The present volume thus includes only selections from these sets of concerto arrangements and also only a selection from Edward Finch’s complete set of arrangements in the form of transverse-flute sonatas. The smaller sets of arrangements—eithe r as solo sonatas or as trio sonatas—are included in their entirety.
The available arrangements fall into three distinct categories: solo sonatas, trio sonatas, and concertos. There are fourteen arrangements by Edward Finch for transverse flute with figured bass; they are found in the so-called Armstrong-Finch manuscript and comprise a full set of twelve plus two duplicate versions. Four of these arrangements are included in the present volume. Three more arrangements for transverse flute or recorder with figured bass are found in anthologies of sonatas for these instruments published in the 1720s; they are all of them edited here. Geminiani’s Sonatas VII-XII were transformed into trio sonatas by Francesco Barsanti and published in this format in 1727. These arrangements are included here in complete form as well. A near-complete set of concerto arrangements—Sonat a XI is missing—was composed by Charles Avison and a complete set by Gerhard Christoph Raupach, both sets composed probably in the 1730s. From each of these two sets, two examples were selected for inclusion in the present volume. They are supplemented by single concerto arrangements by William Hayes (after Sonata IV) and Johan Helmich Roman (after Sonata VI), composed at all probability in the 1730s as well. None of these concerto arrangements was published in the eighteenth century.

2 flutes and continuo or 2 violins and continuo

SKU: FZ.50163

Composed by Andre Cheron. This edition: Facsimile. Collection FacsiMusic. Trio Sonatas. Score. Published by Anne Fuzeau Productions - France (FZ.50163).

ISBN 9790049501637. 21.00 x 29.70 cm inches.

This facsimile of an original by Andre Cheron is part of our Facsimusic collection. Trio sonatas for two flutes with continuo bass - Opus I. Ces sonates peuvent se jouer aussi avec des violons et des hautbois - Premier Oeuvre. Edition : Paris, Boivin, 1727. These trio sonatas are among the finest of all those published during the first half of the XVIIIth century. These trio sonatas may be played using 2 flutes, or 2 oboes, or 2 violins and continuo bass. Performance with oboe, violin and organ continuo sounds particularly well. Publication in separate parts: premier dessus - second dessus - continuo bass. At the end of the continuo part the avertissement pour le chiffre gives the meaning of the figures used.
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 National Library of Paris (France). Anne Fuzeau Classique propose period copies of classical music scores.