Giovanni Gabrieli was born in Venice in or about 1557.
He studied With his uncle, Andrea Gabrieli, who was
considered to be a master of the Venetian school. More
than any of the Venetians who had preceded him,
Giovanni Gabrieli devised an instrumental style as
opposed to a vocal one. He had the ability to handle
instruments with such mastery and variety of means that
the history book is sometimes inclined to describe him
as the "father of orchestratlon.
There have been many recordings ...(+)
Giovanni Gabrieli was born in Venice in or about 1557.
He studied With his uncle, Andrea Gabrieli, who was
considered to be a master of the Venetian school. More
than any of the Venetians who had preceded him,
Giovanni Gabrieli devised an instrumental style as
opposed to a vocal one. He had the ability to handle
instruments with such mastery and variety of means that
the history book is sometimes inclined to describe him
as the "father of orchestratlon.
There have been many recordings of this famous Gabrieli
Canzoni for various combinations of brass instruments,
but there are very few arrangements for trumpet
ensemble. Editorial markings have been added to this
particular Canzon to add dynamic variances as well as
articulations for clarity of performance. I believe it
adds new life into these standard pieces in the brass
ensemble repertoire. I created this arrangement for a
modern Brass Ensemble (Bb Trumpets, French Horns and
Tubas) and transposed thie work into the Key of F
Major.