Antonio Vivaldi: spartiti medio

Under the title L'Estro armonico Vivaldi wrote a collection of twelve instrumental concertos. Concerto #9 (originally for solo violin, strings and continuo) is in three movements. This piece has been...

This arrangement uses flugel horns to contrast the brilliance of the trumpets. Cup mutes are used in the middle movement to allow the 'barking dog' and the solo 'sleeping goatherd' to be heard clearly...

Originally for 4 solo violins and strings, this arrangement for 4 trumpets and keyboard works even better than the original. The imitative entries are passed from player to player in the typical Vival...

A fairly common practice in the Baroque era was for organists to 'borrow' and transcribe orchestral music from themselves or other composers to create spectacular organ solos. J.S. Bach adapted severa...

The Four Seasons (Italian Le quattro stagioni) is perhaps the most famous work by Antonio Vivaldi. It consists of four violin concertos with extramusical programs; each concerto portrays a season. Now...