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'London' Sonata No. 8 Violin - Sheet Music

This Sonata in A major, clearly belonging to the 'London' group but not preserved in the British Library manuscript containing seven similar works, was published by John Walsh in April 1704 as the second sonata by Bitti presented in a series of violin sonatas by different composers delivered to subscribers in twelve monthly instalments. It is an extrovert work well suited to public performance -- we know that the Cremonese violinist Gasparo Visconti played it in London. The fast second and slow third movements, unusually for Bitti's violin sonatas preserved in London, lack clear dance associations: the Allegro starts with playful imitations between violin and bass, but these eventually give way to violin acrobatics; the slow movement is a model of continuously evolving melody.

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Instrument:
Violin Basso Continuo
Genres:
Baroque Period
Publishers:
Edition HH Music Publishers
ISBN:
9790708024910
Format:
Score Set of Parts Score and Parts
Item types:
Physical
Musical forms:
Sonata
Usages:
School and Community
Size:
8.27 x 11.69 inches
Shipping Weight:
0.31 pounds

Violin & basso continuo

SKU: HH.HH335-FSP

Composed by Martino Bitti. Edited by Alessandro Borin; Michael Talbot. Violin & Basso Continuo. Baroque. Full score and parts. Edition HH Music Publishers #HH335-FSP. Published by Edition HH Music Publishers (HH.HH335-FSP).

ISBN 9790708024910. 8.27 x 11.69 inches.

This Sonata in A major, clearly belonging to the 'London' group but not preserved in the British Library manuscript containing seven similar works, was published by John Walsh in April 1704 as the second sonata by Bitti presented in a series of violin sonatas by different composers delivered to subscribers in twelve monthly instalments. It is an extrovert work well suited to public performance -- we know that the Cremonese violinist Gasparo Visconti played it in London. The fast second and slow third movements, unusually for Bitti's violin sonatas preserved in London, lack clear dance associations: the Allegro starts with playful imitations between violin and bass, but these eventually give way to violin acrobatics; the slow movement is a model of continuously evolving melody.

Instrument:
Strings Violin Piano and Keyboard Basso Continuo
Publisher:
Edition HH Music Publishers