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Tartini

Giuseppe Tartini
Dates
1692–1770
Era
Baroque (1600–1750)
Recognition
essential
Wikipedia

Where to start with Tartini

Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles
  1. Chamber
    Violin Sonata in G minor, B.g5, "The Devil's Trill"
  2. Orchestral
    12 Violin Concertos, op. 1
  3. Chamber
    25 piccole sonate per violino e violoncello e per violino solo
  4. Chamber
    38 Variations on a Gavotte by Corelli, for violin and continuo, B.F11, "L'arte del arco"
  5. Chamber
    50 Variations on a Theme of Corelli, for violin and piano
  6. Orchestral
    Cello Concerto in A
  7. Orchestral
    Cello Concerto in D
  8. Orchestral
    Cello Concerto in D
  9. Orchestral
    Concerto grosso in C major, no. 5
  10. Chamber
    Flute Concertino in F
  11. Chamber
    Fugue in A major, for violin and organ
  12. Chamber
    Pastorale in A major, for violin and continuo, B.A16, op. 1, no. 13
  13. Orchestral
    Sinfonia in A for Strings
  14. Orchestral
    Sinfonia in D major, for strings
  15. Chamber
    Sonata in D minor

Listening guide

Hand-curated paths into Tartini's catalogue
  1. Devil\’s Trill Sonata in G minor
  2. Violin Concerto in D minor
  3. Violin Concerto in A major
  4. Violin Sonata in G minor ”Didone abbandonata”
  5. Variations on a Gavotte by Corelli

Most Acclaimed

  1. Devil\’s Trill Sonata
  2. Violin Concerto in D major
  3. ”Didone abbandonata” Sonata
  4. Trattato di musica (treatise)
  5. String Concerto in G minor

Most Weird

  1. Devil\’s Trill Sonata
    Tartini said the Devil appeared in a dream and played it perfectly on his violin; what he remembered and wrote down became the most technically demanding violin piece of the 18th century
  2. ”Didone abbandonata” Sonata
    depicts the abandoned Dido — emotionally extreme for Baroque instrumental music
  3. Trattato di musica (treatise on the physical nature of sound)
    Tartini discovered ”combination tones” (also called Tartini tones) — pitches produced by two simultaneous tones that don’t exist in the overtone series
  4. Violin Concerto in E minor
    his most dramatic concerto
  5. L\’Arte dell’Arco
    50 variations on a Corelli gavotte — his most systematic technical study

Similar composers

Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinity

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