Italian Baroque Music for Treble Recorder/Flute/Oboe/Violin and Basso Continuo

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Six Sonatas for Treble Recorder (Flute, Oboe, Violin) and Basso continuo

This special edition contains a selection of the loveliest Italian recorder sonatas from the “Hortus Musicus” series.

The works by Benedetto Marcello, Antonio Vivaldi and other Italian contemporaries of Bach and Handel wonderfully illustrate the possibilities of this versatile solo instrument and offer recorder players an ideal introduction to the chamber music of the Italian Baroque.

Approved Exam Music

Recommended for the following exam grade(s):

ABRSM Treble Recorder (from 2022)
Grades: 6, 7

Trinity College London Treble Recorder (from 2023)
Grades: 7

Contents

• Sonata B-flat major [Barsanti, Francesco]
• Sonata G major [Bitti, Martino]
• Sonata F major Op.2/1 [Marcello, Benedetto]
• Sonata G minor "Il pastor fido" Op.13/6 [Vivaldi, Antonio]
• Sonata D minor [Mancini, Francesco]
• Sonata F major [Veracini, Francesco Maria]

Item Details

Instrumentation

• Part 1: Treble Recorder
• Part 2: Basso continuo