Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Sonata op. 7/1: Flute Ensemble

SKU: HH.HH372-FSP

ISBN 9790708092971.

While one tends to associate the trio sonata for two violins and continuo with Italy, the trio sonata for flute, violin and continuo was largely the province of German composers (including Telemann, J.S. Bach, Handel, and then later Quantz, C.Ph.E. Bach, C.H. Graun and other musicians attached to the court of Frederick the Great). It is therefore surprising to discover that one of the very first collections of trio sonatas for this particular scoring was composed by the Frenchman Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755), whose sonatas were moreover intentionally written in the ‘Italian style’.

SKU: HH.HH428-FSP

ISBN 9790708146308.

These works contain some of Boismortier’s finest and most accomplished music. Written in the ‘Italian’ style, they are an extension of his sonata writing for one or two instruments and continuo, and yet their rigid adherence to a four-movement scheme that excludes dances and other movements in binary form (very unusual for Boismortier) suggests that with these works the composer sought to distance himself from the Corellian model that had inspired his earlier sonatas.

SKU: FZ.50512

ISBN 9790049505123. 24.00 x 33.00 cm inches.

This facsimile of an original by Joseph Bodin de Boismortier is part of our French classical music collection. Sonates a deux flutes traversieres sans basse. Oeuvre huitieme. Edition : Paris, l'Auteur, Boivin, Le Clerc, 1725. Presentation: Composition - Phrasing - Ornamentation. These six sonatas, technically fairly easy, make a useful approach to that particular style, a mixture of Italian writing and French ornamentation, often known as Les Gouts Reunis.
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.

SKU: HL.49001983

ISBN 9790001021531. UPC: 073999567076. 9.0x12.0x0.119 inches.

Boismortier is considered to be one of the most popular and most hard-working composers of his time. The original title of this sonata in A Minor indicates flutes, violins and other instruments as well suited for performance. The composer arranged the first melody part in such a way that it can be played by an alto recorder without any changes. Scored for string chorus, the sonata achieves a very good tonal effect. With soloistic scoring, three equal instruments (e.g. three violins) or three completely different instruments (e.g. flute, violin, oboe) are best suited for the performance of the upper parts.

SKU: HH.HH380-FSP

ISBN 9790708041085.

Boismortier has imbued his Op. 28 sonatas with the same elegance, melodic and harmonic interest, and contrapuntal ability that characterise his other ‘Italian’ trio sonatas, and the works are technically accessible to competent players. As with Op. 41, these compositions are simply unlike similar trio sonatas for the same instrumental combination; it is hoped they will be welcomed enthusiastically by baroque and modern oboists.

SKU: HH.HH581-FSP

ISBN 9790708185963.

Similar in style and form to the various sets of sonatas for two flutes without bass that Boismortier had already published prior to 1730, Op. 29 also drew inspiration from the relationship between the oboe and the military that had existed since the time of Lully. These virtually unknown sonatas are more than competently written for the baroque (and modern) instrument, and constitute a hitherto neglected treasure in the sparse repertory of works intended for a pair of unaccompanied oboes.

SKU: FL.FX072182

Instruments:Recorder Duet: 2 Soprano Recorders; Difficuly Level: Grade 4.

SKU: FL.FX072184

Instruments:Violin Duet: 2 Violins; Difficuly Level: Grade 4.

SKU: FL.FX072178

Instruments:Recorder Duet: 2 Soprano Recorders; Difficuly Level: Grade 4.