A. Barette (also known as Baretti) was probably a brother of the famous poet and writer Gioseffo and lived in Turin as a music teacher in the second half of the 18th century. He composed several instrumental works, including mainly chamber music for violoncello and some pieces for harpsichord. The present VI Divertimenti op. 1 for 2 violoncellos were first published in Paris and Amsterdam in 1770, were later copied and catalogued by Westphal as No 250. As the first edition could not be found, our new edition is based on this copy (Conservatory Library, Brussels). The designation deux Basses preferably refers to 2 violoncellos, but a scoring with 2 bassoons, violas da gamba or other bass instruments is also possible. Content: I. Allegretto Largo Menuetto Trio II. Allegretto Andante Menuetto Trio III. Moderato Largo Menuetto Trio IV. Allegro Moderato Lento Menuetto Trio V. Allegretto Andante Menuetto VI. Allegretto Lento Menuetto

The publication of this sonata by the Potsdam court conductor Carl Heinrich Graun is based on a manuscript in the possession of the Saxon State Library in Dresden. Our edition is the first time the work has appeared in print. Editorial additions are marked as such in the score; added slurs are dotted, added ornaments and dynamic markings are bracketed. The harpsichord accompaniment, written after the figured bass, is printed in small print. Content: - Largo - Poco allegro - Vivace

Benoit Guillemant was a flautist and lived in Paris between 1746 and 1757. The dates of his life are not known. These six sonatas op.3 are his only compositions of this kind. In addition to the stylistically correct articulations, their musically flawless performance also includes the precise interpretation of the ornamentation and the independent insertion of ornaments, where these are not prescribed but are tacitly assumed by the composer in accordance with the usage of the time. The score follows the original musical notation. All additions by the editor have been noted in the usual way. Content: I. Sonata - Allegro - Gratioso - Allegro - Aria gratioso - Allegro II. Sonata - Andante - Allegro - Affettuoso - Aria prima (Poco allegro) - Aria secunda III. Sonata - Aria gratioso - Allegro moderato - Andante - Tempo di Minuetto IV. Sonata - Allegro - Aria gratioso - Giga allegro - Cantabile - Minuetto primo - Minuetto secondo V. Sonata - Cantabile - Allegro moderato - Affettuoso - Aria moderato VI. Sonata - Gratioso - Fanfare - Aria (Affettuoso) - Fanfare

Giambattista Cirri was born in Forli around 1740. He spent most of his life as a violoncellist in England, but then returned to Italy, where he died in 1808. Cirri composed mainly for his instrument. A large number of duets, sonatas and concertos appeared in print in London, Paris and Florence during his lifetime. These three sonatas are a valuable addition to the beginner's repertoire. Their range barely exceeds the first three neck positions, the tonal possibilities of the cello are largely utilised within this framework and the musical content is interesting and stimulating. The realisation of the basso continuo was deliberately kept in the lower register and very simple in order to enable beginners to play together homogeneously. The score reproduces the original musical notation. All additions by the editor are indicated by engraved notes, markings or brackets. In the solo part, the ornaments appear above the musical text. Content: Sonata I - Allegro - Adagio - Menuetto Sonata II - Allegro - Adagio - Menuetto I - Menuetto II Sonata III - Allegro - Adagio - Menuetto The pieces are also available individually as pdf files. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘ISSUE (please select)’.

Content: - Grave - Allegro - Grave - Allegro

Inhalt: Johann Philipp Kirnberger: - Menuett - Trio Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: - Marcia Joseph Haydn: - Menuett I - Trio - Menuett 2 - Trio Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: - Deutscher Tanz - Trio Franz Schubert: - Sechs Ecossaisen Georg Friedrich Händel: - Chaconne Georg Philipp Telemann: - Fuge und Presto - Presto

Christoph Schaffrath (1709-1763) was one of the important musicians and composers that the music-loving Frederick II of Prussia gathered around him. He can be described as one of the most interesting and imaginative composers of the Berlin circle. In addition to overtures, symphonies and quartets, he mainly wrote harpsichord works and chamber music in which the keyboard instrument plays a leading role. The editor's work extends to compiling the score, correcting some errors and setting out the continuo parts. Additions to the score are indicated as such by small notes, brackets or dotted slurs. Content: - Allegretto - Adagio - Allegro

First edition This edition is based on a manuscript from the Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung. It comes from the estate of Telemann, who gave it to his grandson Georg Michael Telemann (1748-1831). G. Poelchau acquired the manuscript in 1834 with a pack of music stored in a church tower in Riga. From Poelchau's estate († 1836) the sonata work came to the Royal Library in Berlin. The sonatas are dedicated to the brothers Rudolf, Hieronymus and Johannes Wilhelm Burmester of a Hamburg patrician family dated 1 March 1734, with the note that they follow the ‘12 methodical sonatas’, which were also dedicated to the first two brothers. The close connection between the two large sonata works can be found in their valuable musical content, in the sequence of movements (slow, fast, slow, fast), and in the succession of keys (C-a-D-h-E-F-d-G-e-A-f sharp-g). The bass lines are often involved in the theme. Occasionally we are reminded of J.S. Bach's inventions. In the title, the violin is named as the solo instrument before the flute, as several sonatas are unmistakably written “violinistically” without this hindering their playability for flute. The present edition adheres strictly to the manuscript. Suggestions for dynamics are indicated as such by brackets, as are those for articulation (by dotted lines), which may differ for violinists from those intended for flute. Experienced players should use the original figured bass for their own interpretation. The 12 sonatas made available to the public here for the first time are among the best compositions of this kind by Telemann, who dedicated them to 'connoisseurs and lovers' with the wish '...faire une bonne partie de Vos amusements'. The sonatas will fulfill this purpose today just as they did at that time. Content: X. - Soave - Dolce - Spirituoso XI. - Dolente - Vivace - Piacevole XII. - Teneramente - Spirituoso - Gratioso