6 Introduzioni teatrali op. 4/1-6 Vol. 1, for string orchestra and basso continuo, Study score

ISMN: 979-0-2002-2479-5

At first glance, the Introduzioni appear to be lively three-movement works with a standardized order of movements and harmonic order: fast - slow - fast, major - minor - major. With regard to style, the short symphonies resemble the Neapolitan opera buffa, the descriptive title Introduzioni implying the function, the introduction to stage works. With his 6 Introduzioni teatrali, composed in 1735, the talented Italian violinist and composer Pietro Antonio Locatelli who had lived in Amsterdam since 1729 perhaps paid tribute to the great demand on the part of the Dutch amateur orchestras. But were the master and his oeuvre actually as well adjusted as it seems? Locatelli's works were well known throughout Europe until the end of the 18th century, although the composer led a very secluded life. He had no students and never performed in public. In his adopted city Amsterdam he worked freely, without being controlled by the church or the court. An unusual lifestyle for an 18th-century composer &ndash

CONTENIDO:

Preface
Introduzione No. 1 D major
Allegro
Allegro
Presto
Introduzione No. 2 F major
Allegro
Andante
Allegro
Introduzione No. 3 Bb major
Allegro
Andante
Presto
Introduzione No. 4 G major- Allegro
Andante
Presto
Introduzione No. 5 D major- Allegro
Andante
Presto
Introduzione No. 6 C major- Vivace
Andante
Presto