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Sonata in C Major, Op. 1, No. 7 by Arcangelo Corelli, arranged by Paul Burnell for instruments in four parts
Download comprises both score and parts
Duration 4:20
Score in C
The arrangement is suitable for multiple quartet combinations with parts available (and potential instrumentations suggested) as follows:
Part 1: C, Eb (Flute, Oboe, Alto Recorder, Eb Clarinet, Violin 1)
Part 2: C, Bb, G (Alto Flute, Oboe, Tenor Recorder, Bb Clarinet, Violin 2)
Part 3: C, Bb, Eb, F (Bb Clarinet, Bass Recorder, Alto Saxophone, Horn in F, Violin 3, Viola)
Part 4: C, Bb, F (Bassoon, Great bass Recorder, Tenor Saxophone, Horn in F, 'Cello)
Part 4 may be played or doubled an octave lower than written - using the 'Bass Clef up 8' part.
Any other appropriate instruments, even if not suggested above, may play.
Play cue-sized notes in brackets where main notes are out of range or inconvenient.
Programme note:
The 12 'Sonate da Chiesa' by Italian violinist and composer Arcangelo Corelli were published in Rome in 1681. These 'Church Sonatas' were originally intended for performance in church by two violins with the organ as 'basso continuo' reinforced by the bass viol. These types of work are sometimes known as 'Trio Sonatas' but, because there normally are two people playing the continuo part, there are usually four players in all.
The seventh sonata has three movements, with the tempo markings Allegro, Grave, and Allegro.