Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Sonata in G minor K 90, No. 90
scoring:
A (Bc)
4
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): Adagio from Sonata in G major - HWV 363b
source: TheLeadingBass: for bass recorder players who occasionally want to take the lead, No. 9
scoring:
AB
3
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): Sonata in Bb major - HWV 363b
scoring:
A (Bc)
4
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ): Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
source: TheLeadingBass: for bass recorder players who occasionally want to take the lead, No. 8
scoring:
SATB
3
Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637 - 1707): Passacaglia in D minor - BuxWV 161
scoring:
SSTBB
3
Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706): Suite in G minor - P 373
scoring:
AA (Bc)
4
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ): Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman
source: TheLeadingBass: for bass recorder players who occasionally want to take the lead, No. 7
scoring:
AB or TB
3
Nicola Matteis (c. 1650 - post 1713): Preludio
source: TheLeadingBass: for bass recorder players who occasionally want to take the lead, No. 6
scoring:
AB
5
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ): Psalm 118 - Nun saget Dank und lobt den Herren
source: TheLeadingBass: for bass recorder players who occasionally want to take the lead, No. 5
scoring:
AB
3
Gottfried Finger (c. 1660 - 1730): Duo
source: TheLeadingBass: for bass recorder players who occasionally want to take the lead, No. 4
scoring:
AAB
4
Gottfried Finger (c. 1660 - 1730): Andante
source: TheLeadingBass: for bass recorder players who occasionally want to take the lead, No. 3
scoring:
AAB
3
Antoine Boësset (1586 - 1643): Object dont les charmes
source: TheLeadingBass: for bass recorder players who occasionally want to take the lead, No. 2
scoring:
CB
3
Anonymous (XVII cent.): Air
source: TheLeadingBass: for bass recorder players who occasionally want to take the lead, No. 1
scoring:
AB
3
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Pursue thy conquest, Love
source: Dido and Aeneas (1688) - Z 626, No. 10
scoring:
A (Harpsichord)
3
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ): Variations on «O du fröhliche»
scoring:
AATB
4
Antonio Francesco Tenaglia (c. 1620 - 1672): Sta’ in tono, mio core
source: Torr. Ms. B. 21. Manuscript preserved in the music conservatories of Venice: Fondo Torrefranca, No. 2
scoring:
C (Bc)
4
Naomi Shemer (1930 - 2004): Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Jerusalem of Gold)
scoring:
ATTB
8
Johann Gottfried Keller (1657 - 1704): Sonata II in F major
source: VI Sonate a tre. Due flauti e basso continuo (Amsterdam 18th cent.), No. 2
scoring:
AA (Bc)
6
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ): Variations on «Adeste Fideles»
scoring:
AB (Harpsichord)
8
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ): Variations on Once in Royal David’s City - Tune by Henry Gauntlett (1848)
scoring:
SATB
3
3
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767): Adagio in G minor
source: Concerto a 4 Violini senza Basso – TWV 40:204
scoring:
ATTB
3
4
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767): Fantasia N° 1 - TWV 33:1
source: Fantaisies pour le clavessin (Hamburg c. 1733)
scoring:
A (Harpsichord)
5
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ): Variations on «Jesu, meine Freude»
source: Tune by Johann Crüger (1653)
scoring:
A (Bc)
5
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ): Variations on «Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr»
source: Tune by Nikolaus Decius (1523)
scoring:
A (Bc)
6
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767): Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr - TWV 31:4
source: Fugierende und verändernde Choräle (1735), No. 4
scoring:
STB
6
Anonymous (XV cent.): Agincourt Carol
scoring:
AAB or ATB
5
Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632 - 1692): Trio Sonata 4 in C major
source: Sonate da camera a tre. Due violini e violone. Op. 14 (Modena 1692), No. 4
scoring:
AAB
5
Billy Joel (1949 - ): Uptown Girl
scoring:
SB (Piano)
5
Jacob van Eyck (c. 1589 - 1657): Blydschap van myn vliedt with an editorial continuo
source: Der Fluyten Lust-hof (Amsterdam 1649-54)
scoring:
A (Bc)
5
Giovanni Bononcini (1670 - 1747): Divertimento in D minor
source: Divertimenti da camera pel violino o flauto (London 1722)
scoring:
A (Bc)
6
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764): La Boiteuse
source: Pièces de Clavessin (Paris 1724)
scoring:
A (Harpsichord)
6
6
3
Dan Coates (XXI cent.): Love Solo
scoring:
A (Piano)
4
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): One charming night
source: The Fairy-Queen (1692) - Z 629
scoring:
AAB (Bc)
The singer rests from bar 43, so the bass recorder part from there to the end of the piece is editorial and ad libitum.
3
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Next, Winter comes slowly
source: The Fairy-Queen (1692) - Z 629
scoring:
SATB
4
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Be to one another true
source: The Fairy-Queen (1692) - Z 629
scoring:
ATB
6
Jacob van Eyck (c. 1589 - 1657): d’Lof-zangh Marie a 4
source: Der Fluyten Lust-hof (Amsterdam 1649-54), No. 12
scoring:
SATB
8
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Sonata in G minor K 88, No. 88
scoring:
A (Harpsichord)
6
Jacob van Eyck (c. 1589 - 1657): Engels Nachtegaeltje a 4
source: Der Fluyten Lust-hof (Amsterdam 1649-54)
scoring:
SATB
7
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Sonata in G major K 86, No. 86
scoring:
SATTL
3
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Sonata in F major K 85, No. 85
scoring:
AA
4
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Minuetto in C major - K 83, No. 83
scoring:
A (Bc)
5
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Sonata in D minor K 87, No. 87
scoring:
A (Harpsichord)
3
4
Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916): Sogno
scoring:
SATB
3
5
Burke Thumoth (flourished 1720-47): Bonny Jean
source: Twelve Scotch and Twelve Irish Airs with Variations (London 1748), No. 9
scoring:
A (Bc)
5
Yoko Kanno (1964 - ): The Real Folk Blues
scoring:
A (Piano)
4
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767): Lento in D minor
source: Trio Sonata TWV 42:A2
scoring:
SSATB or SSAAB
4
Pëtr Ilič Čajkovskij (1840 - 1893): Swan Lake - Op. 20
scoring:
SATTBB
3
Gregorio Strozzi (c. 1615 - post 1687): Euphonia. Aria con partite
source: Capricci da sonare cembali et organi (Naples 1687), No. 28
scoring:
SATB or SAAB
3
Gregorio Strozzi (c. 1615 - post 1687): Corrente Quarta
source: Capricci da sonare cembali et organi (Naples 1687), No. 22
scoring:
ATB (Bc)
3
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Kleiner Morgenwanderer - Op. 68, No. 17
source: Album for the Young (1848)
scoring:
SATTB or SAAAB
3
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Die Forelle - D.550
scoring:
SATB
6
Antonio Sartorio (1630 - 1680): Aria di Tetide: «Numi ondosi festeggiate»
source: L’Orfeo (1672)
scoring:
SATB
4
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): A l’agnello quel pensiero
source: Arsilda, Regina di Ponto (1716) – RV 700
scoring:
TTTB
4
Johan Helmich Roman (1694 - 1758): Sonata in G minor
source: Statens musikbibliotek - The Music Library of Sweden, ms. BeRI 224
scoring:
A (Bc)
7
Felice & Boudleaux Bryant (XX cent.): All I Have to Do Is Dream
scoring:
TTB (Piano)
3
Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani (c. 1690 - 1757): Trio Sonata Ottava 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. 8
scoring:
AAB
6
Johann Gottlieb Graun (c. 1702 - 1771): O Bacchis! laß Sorgen und Grillen [O Bacchis! Give up worries and gloomy thoughts]
source: Oden mit Melodien (Berlin [1753]), No. 31
scoring:
AA
4
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Va superbo quel vassallo
source: Arsilda, Regina di Ponto (1716) – RV 700
scoring:
SSATB
3
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788): Die Küsse [The kisses]
source: Oden mit Melodien (Berlin [1753]), No. 14
scoring:
SATB
4
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 - 1643): Son ferito, son morto, Aria a voce sola
source: Arie musicali per cantarsi nel gravicimbalo e tiorba a una, a dua, e a tre voci (Florence 1630)
scoring:
C (Bc)
3
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 - 1643): Dunque dovrò, Aria di Romanesca
source: Arie musicali per cantarsi nel gravicimbalo e tiorba a una, a dua, e a tre voci (Florence 1630)
scoring:
C (Bc)
3
Michel Richard Delalande (1657 - 1726): Passacaille ou Grande Pièce
source: Première Suite pour le Souper du Roy (1720)
scoring:
AB (Bc)
9
John Dowland (1563 - 1626): M. John Langton’s Pavan
source: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares (London 1604), No. 10
scoring:
SAATB or SATTB
3
Chicago (1967 - ): Hard to Say I’m Sorry
scoring:
AB (Piano)
4
John Dowland (1563 - 1626): Mistresse Nichol’s Almande
source: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares (London 1604), No. 20
scoring:
SATTB or SAATB
5
John Dowland (1563 - 1626): Sir Henry Umpton’s Funerall
source: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares (London 1604), No. 9
scoring:
TTBBL or ATBBL
6
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Sonata in G minor K 89, No. 89
scoring:
A (Harpsichord)
They were probably conceived as continuo exercises for students; in any case, they are well suited to a solo instrument playing the right hand of the score while the harpsichord plays the bass and its realisation.
6
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Allegro staccato in F major
source: Sinfonia No. 2 – Ms. Rés. 2634. Manuscript preserved in Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France
scoring:
ATTB
4
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725): Sonata in G major
source: MS. SANT Hs 3975 (No. 14). Manuscript preserved in Münster: Diözesanbibliothek, Santini-Collection
scoring:
A (Bc)
36
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Sinfonia in C major
source: Ms. Rés. 2634. Manuscript preserved in Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France, No. 15
scoring:
A (Harpsichord)
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725): Sonata in F major
source: MS. SANT Hs 3975 (No. 13). Manuscript preserved in Münster: Diözesanbibliothek, Santini-Collection
scoring:
A (Bc)
39
8
Amanda McBroom (1947 - ): The Rose
scoring:
TTBL or ATBL
5
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Chaconne for Flutes: Two in one upon a Ground
source: The Prophetess (The History of Dioclesian) (1690) - Z 627
scoring:
AA (Bc)
60
Tarquinio Merula (c. 1594 - 1665): Ciaccona a 2 violini, ed a 3 col violone - Op. 12, No. 20
source: Canzoni overo sonate concertate per chiesa e camera a due et a tre. Op. 12 (Venice 1637)
scoring:
SSB (Bc)
47
Francesco Nicola Fago (1677 - 1745): Agitata freme l’onda, Air
source: La Cassandra indovina (Naples 1711)
scoring:
ABBB (Harpsichord)
The viola parts are well suited to bass recorders, and the bass part can be played with good results on a treble recorder.
The divisions on the Da capo are editorial.
5
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Chi vuol goder d’Amor
source: Arsilda, Regina di Ponto (1716) – RV 700
scoring:
A (Harpsichord)
5
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Pupille del mio ben
source: Arsilda, Regina di Ponto (1716) – RV 700
scoring:
AAB
5
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Ride il fior, canta l’augello
source: Arsilda, Regina di Ponto (1716) – RV 700
scoring:
SSSAB
3
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Sonata in G minor K 9, No. 9
scoring:
A (Harpsichord)
6
Raphael Courteville (c. 1675 - 1772): A lass there lives upon the green
source: Deliciae musicae. The fourth book (London 1696)
scoring:
A (Bc)
7
Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani (c. 1690 - 1757): Trio Sonata Settima in F 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. 7
scoring:
AAB
7
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ): Ciaccona from Bach motet BWV 230
scoring:
A (Harpsichord)
All the contrapuntal material is taken from the choral score: I have simply arranged it for treble recorder and concertato harpsichord.
7
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden - BWV 230
scoring:
SATB
7
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Komm, Jesu, komm - BWV 229
scoring:
SSAATTBB
6
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): D’Imeneo la bella face
source: Arsilda, Regina di Ponto (1716) – RV 700
scoring:
SATB
4
Andrew Parcham (flourished 1700): Aria in G major
source: Sonate à un Dessus et une Basse - 40 Airs anglois […] Livre second (Amsterdam c. 1702)
scoring:
AAB
4
Andrew Parcham (flourished 1700): Sonate à un Dessus et une Basse in G major
source: 40 Airs anglois […] Livre second (Amsterdam c. 1702), No. 43
scoring:
A (Bc)
14
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767): Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr - TWV 31:3
source: Fugierende und verändernde Choräle (1735), No. 3
scoring:
SAB
4
Jim Brickman (1961 - ): Valentine
scoring:
A (Piano)
5
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ): Parson’s Farewell - early English dance tune
scoring:
SATB or STTB
6
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Un certo non so che
source: Arsilda, Regina di Ponto (1716) – RV 700
scoring:
A (Harpsichord)
7
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): La tiranna avversa sorte
source: Arsilda, Regina di Ponto (1716) – RV 700
scoring:
SSATB
7