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SKU: TM.11362SC
Composed by Carlo
Ricciotti. Score. Lucks
Music Library #A7091.
Published by Lucks Music
Library (TM.11362SC).
Sandra Dackow
Little Known Gem - Grade
IV. cembalo in set.
Attributed to Pergolesi.
From the collection Six
Concertini for Strings,
No. 2 in G is, in many
ways, the most fun of the
set. With very modest
technical demands, this
robust selection offers
thematic material for all
sections. The violins are
divided into four
sections, making it
possible to assign
intermediate players to
lower parts. First
violins reach fifth
position and there is
shifting required of the
cellos and basses. Short
eighth and quarter notes
should be kept at the
frog, while more bow may
be used for sixteenth
notes. Transitional
writing with many V7
chords brings the best of
the Baroque and Classical
eras together, creating a
piece that is both rich
and intriguing! At
different times on
recordings and, in some
cases, print, the set of
Six Concertini for
Strings has been credited
to Giovanni Pergolesi,
Unico Wilhelm van
Wassenauer, Carlo
Ricciotti, and Johann
Adam Birkenstock. The
present consensus is that
these works are from the
pen of Unico Wilhelm van
Wassenauer (1692-1766) of
the Netherlands, though
published under the name
of Carlo Ricciotti, an
Italian violinist and
impresario. Ricciotti
continues to be credited
with the work in present
day, furthering the
mystery around the true
composer of this
delightful piece of
music.