Harpsichord Concerto in D major Badley D1 by Leopold Hofmann Orchestra - Sheet Music

By Leopold Hofmann

In many respects, Concerto D1 is the most puzzling of Leopold Hofmann's keyboard concertos. Like Concerto C4 [AE562], which alone employs a remote tonality in its second movement, D1 is the only known authentic concerto by Hofmann to abandon the fussy eight-in-a-bar notation that is a hallmark of his first-movement style in favour of the brisk alla breve style that he occasionally employs in the finales of his instrumental concertos. Why he chose not to pursue this innovation is unclear (unless one or more of the concertos of uncertain authorship that are attributed to him prove to be authentic), but it is possible that the notation was chosen principally to suit the nature of the thematic material. One of the noteworthy stylistic details of this movement is the almost complete absence from the solo part of Hofmann's characteristically extensive use of triplet and sextuplet figuration.

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Instrument:
Harpsichord
Ensembles:
Orchestra
Genres:
Classical Period
Composers:
Leopold Hofmann
Publishers:
MDS (Music Distribution Services)
ISBN:
9790805700304
Format:
Score
Item types:
Physical
Musical forms:
Concerto
Artist:
Leopold Hofmann
Usages:
School and Community
Number of Pages:
60
Shipping Weight:
6.5 pounds

Harpsichord, orchestra

SKU: M7.KAE-783873

Composed by Leopold Hofmann. Edited by Allan Badley. Sheet music. Score. 60 pages. Duration 16'. MDS (Music Distribution Services) #KAE 783873. Published by MDS (Music Distribution Services) (M7.KAE-783873).

ISBN 9790805700304.

In many respects, Concerto D1 is the most puzzling of Leopold Hofmann's keyboard concertos. Like Concerto C4 [AE562], which alone employs a remote tonality in its second movement, D1 is the only known authentic concerto by Hofmann to abandon the fussy eight-in-a-bar notation that is a hallmark of his first-movement style in favour of the brisk alla breve style that he occasionally employs in the finales of his instrumental concertos. Why he chose not to pursue this innovation is unclear (unless one or more of the concertos of uncertain authorship that are attributed to him prove to be authentic), but it is possible that the notation was chosen principally to suit the nature of the thematic material. One of the noteworthy stylistic details of this movement is the almost complete absence from the solo part of Hofmann's characteristically extensive use of triplet and sextuplet figuration.