Giovan Battista Gervasio

Trio per due Mandolini e Basso Continuo

Giovanni Battista Gervasio lived in the 18th century and was a well-respected mandolin musician from Naples, who later lived in London and afterwards in Frankfurt/Main. The original of the trio with three movements presented here is kept at the University Library in Uppsala/Sweden. The three individual parts were made into a score, the unfigured bass was realised and the whole material was given suggestions as to its dynamics. Moreover, bar numbers were added for practical reasons. According to the music's demands and character, the movement's technical structure has been kept quite simple. A separate part has been added for performance with an additional bass.