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The Beatles (flourished 1960-70):  Yesterday
source: Duos for treble recorders from well-known ancient and modern melodies, No. 1
scoring: AA
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani (c. 1690 - 1757):  Balletto IV in C major
source: Dodici sonate da Chiesa a 3, con due Violini o Basso ad imitazione di quelle di Arcangelo Corelli. (XVIII cent.). Manuscript preserved in Bologna: Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, No. 16
scoring: ATB
At end of the score of the twelve trio sonatas, this manuscript contains 5 short and simple «ballets» for a treble instrument and unnumbered bass.
I have been arranging them heavily in various ways, including the addition of new parts and variations.
In the case of this fourth ballet I added a new middle part.
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Anonymous (XVI cent.):  Welscher Tantz
source: Ms. A. R. 940/41 (1557), Manuscript preserved in Regensburg: Proske-Bibliothek
scoring: ATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 8
Paul McCartney (1942 - ):  Pipes of Peace
scoring: ATTTB
What is the meaning of these icons? 7
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805 - 1847):  Italien
source: Zwölf Gesänge. Op. 8 (1824)
scoring: SSATB
Arranged form the original score for singer and piano.
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Anonymous (XV cent.):  En actendant
source: Ms. Q16 (1487). Manuscript preserved in Bologna: Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica
scoring: ATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 7
Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani (c. 1690 - 1757):  Balletto III in C major
source: Dodici sonate da Chiesa a 3, con due Violini o Basso ad imitazione di quelle di Arcangelo Corelli. (XVIII cent.). Manuscript preserved in Bologna: Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, No. 15
scoring: SAB
At end of the score of the twelve trio sonatas, this manuscript contains 5 short and simple «ballets» for a treble instrument and unnumbered bass.
I have been arranging them heavily in various ways, including the addition of new parts and variations.
In the case of this third ballet I added a new middle part and plenty of variations.
What is the meaning of these icons? 4
Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani (c. 1690 - 1757):  Balletto II in C major
source: Dodici sonate da Chiesa a 3, con due Violini o Basso ad imitazione di quelle di Arcangelo Corelli. (XVIII cent.). Manuscript preserved in Bologna: Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, No. 14
scoring: SAB
At end of the score of the twelve trio sonatas, this manuscript contains 5 short and simple «ballets» for a treble instrument and unnumbered bass.
I have been arranging them heavily in various ways, including the addition of new parts and variations.
In the case of this second ballet I added a new middle part.
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani (c. 1690 - 1757):  Balletto I in Bb major
source: Dodici sonate da Chiesa a 3, con due Violini o Basso ad imitazione di quelle di Arcangelo Corelli. (XVIII cent.). Manuscript preserved in Bologna: Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, No. 13
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
At end of the score of the twelve trio sonatas, this manuscript contains 5 short and simple «ballets» for a treble instrument and unnumbered bass.
I have been arranging them heavily in various ways, including the addition of new parts and variations.
In the case of this first ballet I added divisions and a full harpsichord part.
What is the meaning of these icons? 4
Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani (c. 1690 - 1757):  Trio Sonata VI in D minor
source: Dodici sonate da Chiesa a 3, con due Violini o Basso ad imitazione di quelle di Arcangelo Corelli. (XVIII cent.). Manuscript preserved in Bologna: Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, No. 6
scoring: AAB
Arranged from the original score for two violins and continuo.
5
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):  Three-part Invention No. 11 - BWV 797
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
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Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani (c. 1690 - 1757):  Trio Sonata XII in C major
source: Dodici sonate da Chiesa a 3, con due Violini o Basso ad imitazione di quelle di Arcangelo Corelli. (XVIII cent.). Manuscript preserved in Bologna: Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, No. 12
scoring: AAB
Arranged from the original score for two violins and continuo.
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
John Dowland (1563 - 1626):  Burst forth my teares
source: The first booke of songes (London 1597)
scoring: SATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 7
Anonymous (XVI cent.):  Dont vien cella
source: Il primo libro a due voci de diversi autori (Venice 1543)
scoring: SA or TB
This wonderful duo is based on a well-known chanson by Claudin de Sermisy.
The composer borrowed the top line of the original composition adding to it a new line. Light divisions are added to the borrowed line, especially on the cadences. In some passages the added line borrows from the model.
Our transcription presents the original score and a transposed version a fourth below. The narrow range of both parts makes them suitable for a wide combination of recorders and other instruments.
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687):  Chaconne in D major
source: Ballet de la Raillerie - LWV 11 (1659)
scoring: SATB (Bass instrument)
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687):  Chaconne in D major
source: Ballet du temple de la paix - LWV 69 (1685)
scoring: ATB (Harpsichord)
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864):  Valse infernale
source: Robert le diable (1831)
scoring: AAB (Harpsichord)
4
Ferdinando Carulli (1770 - 1841):  Lezione 21 - Op. 27, No. 21
source: Metodo completo per chitarra, op. 27 (1810) - Parte terza: 24 lezioni progressive per due chitarre
scoring: ATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 3
Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (c. 1554 - 1609):  La Cortegiana
source: Balletti a tre voci (Antwerp 1606), No. 2
scoring: SSB or AAB
The two upper parts may be played by two treble recorders as well.
4
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759):  Trio Sonata in F major - HWV 392
scoring: AA (Bc)
Arranged from the original score for two violins and continuo.
What is the meaning of these icons? 12
Ferdinando Carulli (1770 - 1841):  Lezione 20 - Op. 27, No. 20
source: Metodo completo per chitarra, op. 27 (1810) - Parte terza: 24 lezioni progressive per due chitarre
scoring: ATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 7
Francesco Mancini (1672 - 1737):  Concerto X in G minor
source: Concerti di Flauto, Violini, Violetta, e Basso di Diversi Autori (Naples 1725). Manuscript preserved in the Music conservatories of Naples, No. 10
scoring: AATB (Bass instrument)
Arranged from the original score for treble recorder and strings.
What is the meaning of these icons? 9
Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950):  Nannas Lied
scoring: A (Piano)
What is the meaning of these icons? 9
Pietro Lappi (c. 1575 - 1630):  Canzon Vigesima secunda a 12. La Fressada
source: Canzoni da suonare. Libro primo. Op. 9 (Venice 1616), No. 22
scoring: SATB (2 Harpsichords)
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  Aria di Ruggiero
scoring: SATTB
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Anonymous (XVII cent.):  Menuet in C major
source: A Collection of Several Simphonies and Airs in Three Parts ([London] 1688), No. 36
scoring: AA (Bc)
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Anonymous (XVII cent.):  Simphonie in C major
source: A Collection of Several Simphonies and Airs in Three Parts ([London] 1688), No. 35
scoring: AA (Bc)
3
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757):  Sonata in Bb major K 15, No. 15
scoring: AB
What is the meaning of these icons? 7
Anonymous (XVII cent.):  [untitled]
source: ADB 250/B (XVII cent.). Manuscript preserved in Rome: Archivio Doria Pamphilj
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
The original score is for keyboard.
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Anonymous (XVII cent.):  Allegrezza d’Amore
source: ADB 250/B (XVII cent.). Manuscript preserved in Rome: Archivio Doria Pamphilj
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
The original score is for keyboard.
What is the meaning of these icons? 4
Dario Castello (1602 - 1631):  Seconda Sonata a due soprani
source: Sonate concertate in stil moderno. Libro primo (Venice 1629), No. 2
scoring: AA (Bc)
This is one of the few Castello’s sonatas that fit treble recorders instead of the usual sopranos.
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Ferdinando Carulli (1770 - 1841):  Lezione 19 - Op. 27, No. 19
source: Metodo completo per chitarra, op. 27 (1810) - Parte terza: 24 lezioni progressive per due chitarre
scoring: ATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 8
Pietro Lappi (c. 1575 - 1630):  Canzon Decima. La Luzzaga
source: Canzoni da suonare. Libro primo. Op. 9 (Venice 1616), No. 10
scoring: SSBB (Bc)
This canzona fits two descant recorders and two bass recorders so well that it could have been devised for this instrumentation on purpose.
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  Follia
scoring: AAT or AAA (Bass instrument)
What is the meaning of these icons? 9
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725):  Concerto XXIV in G minor
source: Concerti di Flauto, Violini, Violetta, e Basso di Diversi Autori (Naples 1725). Manuscript preserved in the Music conservatories of Naples, No. 24
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
The concerto – or sonata – original score is for treble recorder, two violins and continuo. Here I arranged it for treble recorder and concertato harpsichord.
I had already transcribed the third movement – available on the related entry – with editorial divisions of the recorder part. Please, refer to that entry for further explanation on the structure of that movement.
What is the meaning of these icons? 10
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757):  Sonata in G minor K 8, No. 8
scoring: SATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 4
Francesco Geminiani (1687 - 1762):  Minuet with variations
scoring: A (Bc)
The original score – in D major – is for violin and continuo.
Here we arranged it in two different version: the first one in F major, more difficult, and the second in C major, easier.
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767):  Sonata II in G minor - TWV 40:142
source: Ms. SA 3903. Manuscript preserved in Berlin: State Library
scoring: AA
Transposed from the original score for two transverse flutes in E minor.
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Anonymous (XVII cent.):  Sarabande in C major
source: A Collection of Several Simphonies and Airs in Three Parts ([London] 1688), No. 32
scoring: AA (Bc)
The original score is in Bb major, but indeed it works better a tone up, in C.
The bass line can smoothly be played on a bass recorder, although an octave higher.
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  Blue(S)oaked Shoes
scoring: SATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 7
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687):  Canaries
source: Armide. Tragédie mise en musique (Paris 1686) - LWV 71
scoring: SSATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687):  Que l’eclat de son nom
source: Armide. Tragédie mise en musique (Paris 1686) - LWV 71
scoring: SSAAB
This excerpt from Lully’s Armide is an amazing exercise for the bass recorder: it fits its range very well and is neither too difficult nor too easy. The treble recorder parts may be played on tenors as well.
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757):  Sonata in A minor K 3, No. 3
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
What is the meaning of these icons? 7
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757):  Sonata in F major K 2, No. 2
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
What is the meaning of these icons? 8
Johann Schop (c. 1590 - 1667):  Allemande 2
source: ’t Uitnement Kabinet. 2 vols (Amsterdam 1646-49)
scoring: AAA
This allemande had been already published in the Dutch collection Der Gooden Fluyt Hemel (Amsterdam 1644): see the related entry for our edition of that version.
Here we present it transposed for three treble recorders.
What is the meaning of these icons? 3
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757):  Sonata in G minor K 34, No. 34
scoring: AAB
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Johann Schop (c. 1590 - 1667):  Allemande 1
source: ’t Uitnement Kabinet. 2 vols (Amsterdam 1646-49)
scoring: AAA
This allemande had been already published in the Dutch collection Der Gooden Fluyt Hemel (Amsterdam 1644): see the related entry for our edition of that version.
Here we present it transposed for three treble recorders.
What is the meaning of these icons? 4
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757):  Sonata in F major K 6, No. 6
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
The original time signature is 3/8 but constantly in triplet figures.
I doubled all the values and changed the time signature to 9/8.
What is the meaning of these icons? 7
Anonymous (XVII cent.):  Bourée in C major
source: A Collection of Several Simphonies and Airs in Three Parts ([London] 1688), No. 31
scoring: AA (Bc)
The original score is in Bb major, but indeed it works better a tone up, in C.
The bass line can smoothly be played on a bass recorder, although an octave higher.
What is the meaning of these icons? 4
Francesco Bendusi (flourished 1553):  La falilela
source: Opera nova de balli a quattro. Accomodati da cantare et sonare d’ogni sorte de stromenti (Venice 1553), No. 9
scoring: ATTB or TTBB
What is the meaning of these icons? 4
Daniel Demoivre (flourished 1687-1731):  Suite in Bb major
scoring: A
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Jacques Foucart (flourished 1634-49):  Courante 3 in C minor
source: ’t Uitnement Kabinet. 2 vols (Amsterdam 1646-49)
scoring: AAA
Transposed to C minor for three treble recorders from the original score in G minor.
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757):  Sonata in G minor K 5, No. 5
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
In original score – for solo harpsichord – is in D minor.
What is the meaning of these icons? 9
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741):  Sonata a 4 al Santo Sepolcro - RV 130
scoring: ATB (Bc)
The original score – in Eb major – is possibly for strings (two violins, viola and cello), but there are no indications of instruments in the original manuscript.
What is the meaning of these icons? 9
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759):  Menuet
source: Alcina (1735) - HWV 34
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757):  Sonata in G minor K 4, No. 4
scoring: SATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 7
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759):  Hornpipe, Composed for the concert at Vauxhall (1740) – HWV 356
scoring: A (Bc)
From the original score for strings in D major.
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Antonio Lotti (c. 1667 - 1740):  Inganni dell’Umanità
source: Duetti e terzetti, e madrigali a più voci (Venice 1705)
scoring: ATB or AAB
What is the meaning of these icons? 4
Constantijn Huygens (1596 - 1687):  Erravi, Domine, sicut ovis quae periit
source: Pathodia sacra et profana (Paris 1647)
scoring: A (Bc)
The text is from psalm 119, verse 176.
I faithfully transcribed the original score in G minor for soprano voice and continuo adding my divisions on the repeats.
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757):  Sonata in D minor K 1, No. 1
scoring: SATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 8
Jacques Foucart (flourished 1634-49):  Courante 2
source: ’t Uitnement Kabinet. 2 vols (Amsterdam 1646-49)
scoring: CCC or AAA
What is the meaning of these icons? 3
Jacques Foucart (flourished 1634-49):  Courante 1
source: ’t Uitnement Kabinet. 2 vols (Amsterdam 1646-49)
scoring: CCC or AAA
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Queen (XX cent.):  Somebody to Love
scoring: SATB (Bass instrument)
What is the meaning of these icons? 4
Maternus Beringer (1580 - post 1632):  Domine in multitudine misericordiae tuae, canon at the octave below
source: Musicae, das ist der freyen lieblichen Singkunst (Nuremberg 1610)
scoring: ST or AB
This canon introduces the pupil to the usage of the exachordum molle (soft hexachord); that is the notes spanning from F to D with a B flat. These six notes must always be sung «ut re mi fa sol la», no matter whether they are flatted or sharped: see the first F# at bar 9 of the antecedent.
What is the meaning of these icons? 4
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757):  Sonata in G minor K 30 - Cat fugue, No. 30
scoring: SATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 9
Maternus Beringer (1580 - post 1632):  Quemadmodum desiderat cervus, canon at the octave below
source: Musicae, das ist der freyen lieblichen Singkunst (Nuremberg 1610)
scoring: ST or AB
This canon spans just a minor seventh from C to B flat; that is a natural hexachord plus a semitone. After Beringer made sing the pupil a canon that spanned six notes from C to A (natural hexachord), he introduced here the concept of “one note over the La” (Hexachordum mit einer Noten nechst über das La), which must be always pronounced “Fa” and sung just a semitone higher than La (B flat).
The narrow range of this canon fits any size of recorders, taking for granted that the pair should play the canon at one octave distance.
What is the meaning of these icons? 4
Cesare Negri (c. 1535 - post 1604):  Pavaniglia
source: Nuove inventioni di balli. Opera vaghissima (Milan 1604)
scoring: AATB
Heavily arranged from the original score for descant instrument and lute with plenty of divisions, especially in the bass line.
What is the meaning of these icons? 4
Jimmy Van Heusen (1913 - 1990):  All the Way
scoring: SATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 4
Cornelis Janszoon Helmbreker (1590 - 1654):  Voorspel (prelude)
source: ’t Uitnement Kabinet. 2 vols (Amsterdam 1646-49)
scoring: CCB (Bc)
This piece was conceived for two recorders in C (either sopranos or tenors); the bass recorder can easily double the continuo line and its utilisation is ad libitum.
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Daniel Demoivre (flourished 1687-1731):  Suite in E minor
scoring: A
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741):  Largo
source: Concerto in G minor - RV 105
scoring: AATB
This is the second movement of Concerto RV 105 completely rearranged.
Indeed, the original score is a duo in Eb major for a treble recorder and a bassoon. I added two other parts and some divisions.
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Luigi Cherubini (1760 - 1842):  Ninfa crudel, tu mi vuoi morto, madrigal a 5
scoring: SSATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 7
Domenico Cimarosa (1749 - 1801):  Agnus Dei in F major
source: Messa per l'Avvento
scoring: SATB
The original mass is in G major, a tone above.
The parts fit recorders with a “beginner” range and easy passages, so the whole piece is quite suitable for learning to play in ensemble.
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Domenico Galli (1649 - 1691):  Sonata IX in D minor
source: Trattenimento musicale sopra il violoncello a’ solo (Modena 1691), No. 9
scoring: A
Adapted from the original score for solo cello.
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Maternus Beringer (1580 - post 1632):  In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr, canon at the octave below
source: Musicae, das ist der freyen lieblichen Singkunst (Nuremberg 1610)
scoring: ST or AB
This canon spans just a sixth from C to A; that is a natural hexachord. Indeed, this is the first vocal exercise with lyrics included in Beringer’s treatise. The narrow range fits any size of recorders, taking for granted that the pair should play the canon at one octave distance.
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani (c. 1690 - 1757):  Trio Sonata II in G minor
source: Dodici sonate da Chiesa a 3, con due Violini o Basso ad imitazione di quelle di Arcangelo Corelli. (XVIII cent.). Manuscript preserved in Bologna: Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, No. 2
scoring: AAB
Arranged from the original score for two violins and continuo.
What is the meaning of these icons? 12
Anonymous (XVII cent.):  Gaillarde in C major
source: A Collection of Several Simphonies and Airs in Three Parts ([London] 1688), No. 30
scoring: AA (Bc)
The original score is in Bb major, but indeed it works better a tone up, in C.
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Nadalin (flourished 1543):  Su l’herbe brunette
source: Il primo libro a due voci de diversi autori (Venice 1543), No. 6
scoring: AT
What is the meaning of these icons? 8
José Feliciano (1945 - ):  Pegao
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
What is the meaning of these icons? 7
Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643):  Il Lamento di Arianna, «Lasciatemi morire»
source: Il sesto libro de madrigali a cinque voci (Venice 1614)
scoring: AATTB
What is the meaning of these icons? 11
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759):  Mein Betrüben muss verschwinden
source: Almira, Königin von Castilien (1705) - HWV 1
scoring: AAB (Bc)
Originally, this is a duet for soprano and tenor voices, violin and continuo in D minor.
What is the meaning of these icons? 8
Daniel Demoivre (flourished 1687-1731):  Suite in C minor
scoring: A
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Pëtr Ilič Čajkovskij (1840 - 1893):  October: Autumn Song (Октябрь - Осенняя песня) - Op. 37, No. 10
source: The Seasons. Op. 37
scoring: A (Keyboard)
Opus 37 was conceived for solo piano, but it works well if we separate the melody line from the rest of the score and assign it to another instrument.
The original score is in D minor.
What is the meaning of these icons? 7
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695):  Ground - ZD 221
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
Arranged from the original score for solo harpsichord in C minor.
The attribution to Henry Purcell has been questioned, since the piece appears at the beginning of a harpsichord suite ascribed to William Croft, and indeed catalogued as D 221.
What is the meaning of these icons? 7
Josquin des Pres (c. 1440 - 1521):  Fuga in epidiapente (canon at the fifth above)
source: Selectae, artificiosae et elegantes fugae duarum, trium, quator, et plurium vocum (Lauingen 1587), No. 2
scoring: TB
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Diogenio Bigaglia (c. 1676 - c. 1745):  Sonata X in Bb major
source: XII Sonate a violino solo o sia flauto e violoncello o basso continuo. Op. 1 (Amsterdam c. 1722), No. 10
scoring: A (Bc)
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1935):  En los campos en flor
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
What is the meaning of these icons? 9
Daniel Demoivre (flourished 1687-1731):  Suite in D major
scoring: A
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Pietro Lappi (c. 1575 - 1630):  Canzon Vigesima terza a 13. La Monteverde
source: Canzoni da suonare. Libro primo. Op. 9 (Venice 1616), No. 23
scoring: SSSSSAATTTBBL
Here is another impressive number by Pietro Lappi that smoothly fits a large group of recorders, from soprano to bass in C.
The upper part fits a sopranino as well.
What is the meaning of these icons? 7
Andre & Schwandt (flourished 1931):  Dream a Little Dream of Me
scoring: SATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Daniel Demoivre (flourished 1687-1731):  Suite in F major
scoring: A
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767):  Partia 3 in G minor - TWV 41:c1
source: La Petite Musique de Chambre; Die kleine Kammer-Musik. Hautbois, ou Violon, ou Flute traverse, Ou Clavessin, avec la Basse chiffrée (Hamburg 1728), No. 3
scoring: A (Bc)
The original score is in C minor and was meant for an oboe or flute.
What is the meaning of these icons? 10
Daniel Demoivre (flourished 1687-1731):  Suite in G minor
scoring: A
What is the meaning of these icons? 10
Daniel Demoivre (flourished 1687-1731):  Suite in A minor
scoring: A
What is the meaning of these icons? 9
Gentle Giant (flourished 1970-80):  Acquiring the Taste
scoring: SAAB
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Leopold I (1640 - 1705):  Pur una volta alfine
source: Venetian manuscript of the end of the Seventeenth Century
scoring: AAB (Bc)
These are two excerpts of a long cantata in D major for two sopranos, bass and continuo, here transposed to Bb major.
The composer was emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, so I think he has been the highest-ranking composer ever; and he was even good!
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Pietro Lappi (c. 1575 - 1630):  Canzon Vigesima prima a 11. La Chizuola
source: Canzoni da suonare. Libro primo. Op. 9 (Venice 1616), No. 21
scoring: SSSAATTTBBF
This canzona seamlessly fits a large group of recorders from descant to great bass; and indeed, the first two parts would fit two sopraninos as well.
What is the meaning of these icons? 6
Jimmy Webb (1946 - ):  Highwayman
scoring: ATB
What is the meaning of these icons? 5
Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632 - 1692):  Balletto da Camera
source: Varie sonate alla francese, et all’itagliana a sei stromenti. Op. 11 (Modena 1684)
scoring: AATBB (Bass instrument)
The original score in C minor was meant for strings, but easily can be adapted to five recorders and a bass instrument.
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John Blow (1649 - 1708):  Whilst you vouchsafe your thoughts to breathe
source: Deliciae musicae. The first book (London 1695)
scoring: A (Bc)
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