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Filippo Prover (1727 - 1774):  Villanella from Sonata VI
source: Sei sonate per l’oboe, flauto traverso o violino con basso. Op. 1 (Paris c. 1750)
scoring: AAB
John Travers (1703 - 1758):  The Old Bacchanal
source: Eighteen Canzonets for two and three voices (London 1746)
scoring: ATB (Bc)
Hagood Hardy (1937 - 1997):  Anne’s Theme
scoring: A (Piano)
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Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  En despit des faulx envieux
source: Fantasies on Norman Songs from the Bayeux Manuscript
scoring: TB (Guitar)
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Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  Royne des fleurs
source: Fantasies on Norman Songs from the Bayeux Manuscript
scoring: TTB
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Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  Quand on trouve de mauvais vin
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
Composition based on a 17th century French melody published by Christophe Ballard in La Clef des chansonniers (Paris 1717)
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Bob Haggart (1914 - 1998):  What’s New?
scoring: A (Piano)
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Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757):  Sonata in G major K 103
scoring: STB
Led Zeppelin (flourished 1968-80):  Stairway to Heaven
scoring: SATTB (Harpsichord)
The whole first part of this song is originally played by four recorders and an acoustic guitar, plus the voice of course. So my edition is almost a faithful transcription rather than an arrangement.
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Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767):  Larghetto in G minor
source: Solo X in C major - TWV 41:C5
scoring: STB
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  Ciaccona in canone
scoring: TTTB
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John Baptist Grano (c. 1692 - c. 1748):  Largo in G minor from Sonata IV
source: Solos for a German flute (London c. 1728)
scoring: STB
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  Passacaglia in A minor
scoring: SABB
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Jacob van Eyck (c. 1589 - 1657):  Een Spaense Voys (A Spanish melody)
source: Der Fluyten Lust-hof (Amsterdam 1649-54)
scoring: STB
Arranged from the original score for solo descant recorder
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767):  Siciliana from Concerto di Camera in G minor - TWV 43:g3
source: Mus. ms. 1033/49 . Manuscript preserved in Darmstadt: Hessische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek
scoring: STTB
André Grétry (1741 - 1813):  Le mariage est une envie
source: L’amant jaloux (Paris 1779)
scoring: ATB
This short air is based on the Folia ground and is, as far as I know, the last example of a composition based on this ground.
In fact, there is a reason for this in the text (see the original French text below), which reads "Marriage is a wish that can be fulfilled once in a lifetime. But it would be madness to want to do it again. Of course, ’madness’ is the translation of the Italian word ’follia’.
André Grétry (1741 - 1813):  Tandis que tout sommeille
source: L’amant jaloux (Paris 1779)
scoring: A (Piano)
Giulio Mussi da Lodi (XVII cent.):  La Meduna
source: Il primo libro delle canzoni da sonare a due voci. Op. 5 (Venice 1620), No. 14
scoring: BBB
Arranged from the original score for two bass instruments and continuo.
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741):  Concerto I in F major - RV 549
source: L’Estro armonico […] Op. 3, book 1 (Amsterdam [1711])
scoring: SSAABBF
Traditional:  Ayli Lyuli
scoring: TTB (Piano)
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Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732 - 1795):  Solfeggio in G major
source: Musikalische Nebenstunden (Rinteln 1787)
scoring: S (Piano)
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732 - 1795):  Solfeggio in G major
source: Musikalische Nebenstunden (Rinteln 1787)
scoring: STB
Nicola Fiorenza (? - 1764):  Largo e staccato from Concerto in A minor
source: Ms. 2210-17 (1726). Manuscript preserved in the Music conservatories of Naples
scoring: ATTB
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach [William Bach] (1759 - 1845):  Seid gegrüßt ihr grün bemooste Hügel, Air
source: Musikalische Nebenstunden (Rinteln 1787)
scoring: T (Piano)
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732 - 1795):  Villanella
source: Musikalische Nebenstunden (Rinteln 1787)
scoring: T (Piano)
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732 - 1795):  Allegretto in C major
source: Musikalische Nebenstunden (Rinteln 1787)
scoring: SB
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732 - 1795):  Allegretto
source: Musikalische Nebenstunden (Rinteln 1787)
scoring: A (Piano)
Angelo Berardi (c. 1636 - 1694):  Adagio from Canzone I «Chi la fa, l’aspetti»
source: Sinfonie a violino solo (Bologna 1670)
scoring: TBF
The piece can also be played an octave higher with SAB recorders.
The great bass recorder can be replaced by any bass instrument.
Benedetto Marcello (1686 - 1739):  Gigue in G minor from Sonata X
source: Suonate a flauto solo con il suo basso continuo per violoncello o cembalo (1712)
scoring: ATB
Paul Simon (1941 - ):  The Boxer
scoring: ATB (Piano)
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Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741):  Final Allegro from Concerto RV 100 in F major
scoring: ATB
The bass part is presented in two versions: an adaptation of the original bassoon part and an adaptation of the continuo part. The latter is much simpler. The player can switch between the two lines according to his abilities.
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767):  Du bist verflucht, o Schreckensstimme - TWV 1:385
source: Harmonische Gottes-Dienst oder geistliche Cantaten (Hamburg 1725-26)
scoring: ATB
Santo Lapis (1699 - 1765):  Sonata II in Bb major
source: Sei duetti per due flauti o violini o fagotti (Paris c. 1740-48)
scoring: AA
I have corrected two errors in the appoggiaturas in the first movement.
Thanks to Armando for pointing them out.
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  «Fuggi da questo cielo» ovvero La Mantovana
scoring: ATB
After the vocal composition by Giuseppe Cenci
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Giuseppe Cenci [Giuseppino del Biado] (XVII cent.):  Fuggi da questo cielo
scoring: T (Bc)
This is the first known version of La Mantovana from an early 17th manuscript found in Florence
Johann Christoph Pepusch (c. 1667 - 1752):  Concerto VI in F major
source: VI Concerts à 2 flûtes a bec, 2 flûtes traversieres haubois ou violons & basse continue (Amsterdam c. 1717), No. 6
scoring: AATTB
Giulio Mussi da Lodi (XVII cent.):  La Mantica
source: Il primo libro delle canzoni da sonare a due voci. Op. 5 (Venice 1620), No. 4
scoring: AB (Bc)
Angelo Michele Bertalotti (1666 - 1747):  Solfeggio Trentesimo Quinto
source: Solfeggi a canto e alto (Bologna 1744), No. 35
scoring: SA
Tommaso Albinoni (1671 - c. 1750):  Prelude in F major
source: Select preludes or volentarys for ye violin (London 1705), No. 11
scoring: A
Pëtr Ilič Čajkovskij (1840 - 1893):  Mazurka
source: Album pour enfants, Op. 39 (1878), No. 11
scoring: A (Piano)
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767):  Nicht uns nein, nein from cantata In gering- und rauhen Schalen - TWV 1:941
source: Harmonische Gottes-Dienst oder geistliche Cantaten (Hamburg 1725-26)
scoring: ATB
Traditional:  Pavane de Spanie
scoring: SAB
This arrangement is based on Pieter de Vois’ variations (1644).
Alessandro Stradella (1639 - 1682):  Bella non piangere
source: The sources are a couple of manuscripts found in Naples, at the Biblioteca del Conservatorio di Musica S. Pietro a Majella.
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
Antonio Mortaro (? - 1619):  La Zucchella
source: Primo libro de canzoni da sonare a quattro voci (Venice 1600), No. 9
scoring: SATB
John Baptist Grano (c. 1692 - c. 1748):  Air in G major
source: A choice collection of aires and duets for two German flutes (London n.d.)
scoring: AA
Thomas Deane (flourished 1703):  Prelude in Bb major
source: Select preludes or volentarys for ye violin (London 1705), No. 10
scoring: AT
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  Quand on se veut bien divertir
scoring: AA
Composition based on a 17th century French melody published by Christophe Ballard in La Clef des chansonniers (Paris 1717)
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Giovanni Battista Pescetti (c. 1704 - 1766):  Andante and Giga in F major from Sonata II
source: Sonate per gravicembalo (London 1739)
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
Anonymous (XV cent.):  Pace non trovo e non ho da far guerra
source: Pixérécourt Chansonnier (1470–95). Manuscript preserved in Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France
scoring: ATB
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  On ne parle jamais d’affaire
scoring: STTB
Composition based on a 17th century French melody published by Christophe Ballard in La Clef des chansonniers (Paris 1717)
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Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  J’avois de l’Amour pour vous
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
Composition based on a 17th century French melody published by Christophe Ballard in La Clef des chansonniers (Paris 1717)
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Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (1729 - 1817):  Quintet «Ceci me paraît fort»
source: Rose et Colas (Paris 1764)
scoring: SSTTB
Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (1729 - 1817):  Fugue «Mais ils sont en courroux»
source: Rose et Colas (Paris 1764)
scoring: SATB
John Bedyngham (c. 1422 - c. 1460):  Gentil madonna
source: Pixérécourt Chansonnier (1470–95). Manuscript preserved in Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France
scoring: TBB
Franciscus (flourished 1510):  Valle riposte e sole
source: Canzoni nove con alcune scelte de varii libri di canto (Rome 1510)
scoring: SATB
Nicolas Dalayrac (1753 - 1809):  Rondeau in G major
source: Trio I in D major from Six Trios a deux Violons et Basse (Paris c. 1770)
scoring: SA (Harpsichord)
Nicolas Dalayrac (1753 - 1809):  Notre meunier chargé d’argent
source: Camille ou le Souterrain (Paris 1791)
scoring: SAB
Nicolas Dalayrac (1753 - 1809):  Quand le bien-aimé reviendra
source: Nina ou la Folle par amour (Paris 1786)
scoring: SSTB
Nicolas Dalayrac (1753 - 1809):  On nous dit que dans le mariage
source: Camille ou le Souterrain (Paris 1791)
scoring: AATB
Johann Christoph Pepusch (c. 1667 - 1752):  Trio Sonata in D minor
scoring: AB (Bc)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):  Gott, dem der Erden Kreis zu klein
source: Cantata «Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ» - BWV 91
scoring: AT (Harpsichord)
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  Fortuna desperata No. 2
scoring: AB (Harpsichord)
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Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  Fortuna desperata No. 1
scoring: ATB
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Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741):  Largo in G minor
source: Concerto RV 107
scoring: AA (Harpsichord)
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  Amarillis, je renonce à vos charmes
scoring: ATTB or AAAB
Composition based on a 17th century French melody published by Christophe Ballard in La Clef des chansonniers (Paris 1717)
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Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  L’Air de Lanturlu
scoring: SATB
Composition based on a 17th century French melody published by Christophe Ballard in La Clef des chansonniers (Paris 1717)
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Louis-Antoine Dornel (c. 1685 - 1765):  Allegro fugato in D minor from Sonate en quatuor
source: Livre de simphonies (Paris 1709)
scoring: AATB
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741):  Adagio in G minor
source: Violin concerto in G minor, L’Estate - RV 315
scoring: ABBB
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741):  Adagio molto in D minor
source: Violin concerto in F major, L’Autunno - RV 293
scoring: SABBL
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741):  Largo in D minor
source: Violin concerto in E major, La Primavera - RV 269
scoring: AATB
Benedetto Marcello (1686 - 1739):  Sonata III in G minor
source: Suonate a flauto solo con il suo basso continuo per violoncello o cembalo (1712)
scoring: ATB
Salvatore Cardillo (1874 - 1947):  Core ’ngrato
scoring: T (Piano)
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Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741):  Largo in D minor
source: Concerto in D major - RV 91
scoring: ATBL
Benedetto Marcello (1686 - 1739):  Vi discopro le ferite
source: Canzoni madrigalesche et arie per camera a due, tre, e quattro voci. Opera quarta (1717)
scoring: SA (Bc)
Benedetto Marcello (1686 - 1739):  Sonata II in D minor
source: Suonate a flauto solo con il suo basso continuo per violoncello o cembalo (1712)
scoring: ATB
Johann David Heinichen (1683 - 1729):  Adagio in C major
source: Concerto for 2 oboes in E minor - Seibel 222
scoring: AAATTL
Traditional:  Guten Abend, guten Abend, Swedish Christmas melody
scoring: ATB
The melody is a popular Swedish tune and the German lyrics are by Carl Riedel (1827–1888).
Sia [Sia Kate Isobelle Furler] (1975 - ):  Snowman
scoring: STB
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):  Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen, Air
source: Christmas Oratorio - BWV 248 (1734), No. 47
Edited and/or arranged by Alberto Dalla Turca
scoring: AB (Harpsichord)
Cristoforo Caresana (c. 1640 - 1709):  Tarantella in G minor
source: Duo: Opera seconda (Naples 1693)
scoring: AB
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):  Des sich wundert alle Welt
source: Cantata «Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland» - BWV 61
scoring: SATL
Cristoforo Caresana (c. 1640 - 1709):  Tarantella in A minor
source: Duo: Opera seconda (Naples 1693)
scoring: SA
Cristoforo Caresana (c. 1640 - 1709):  Ciaccona in Bb major
source: Duo: Opera seconda (Naples 1693)
scoring: AB
Queen (XX cent.):  Love of My Life
scoring: ATB (Piano)
Giacomo Fogliano (1468 - 1548):  Tua volsi esser sempre mai, frottola a 4
source: Canzone sonetti strambotti et frottole. Libro primo (Siena 1515)
scoring: ATBB
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  J’ay pris amours
scoring: B (Harpsichord)
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Gentle Giant (flourished 1970-80):  Plain Truth
scoring: SATBF
Antonio Caldara (c. 1671 - 1736):  Miserere mei, Domine in A minor
scoring: STB or SAB
Antonio Caldara (c. 1671 - 1736):  Presto in A minor from Sonata VI
source: Ms. EM.27, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna
scoring: SAB
Edward Pola - George Wyle (1907 - 1995):  It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
scoring: ATB (Piano)
Traditional:  Als die Welt verloren (Gdy się Chrystus rodzi), Polish Christmas carol
scoring: SSAB or SATB
Michael Korb - Ulrich Roever (XXI cent.):  Highland Cathedral
scoring: ATB
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791):  Adagio non troppo in F major
source: Oboe Concerto in C major - K 314
scoring: A (Keyboard)
Francesco Barsanti (1690 - 1772):  Menuet in C major from Sonata I in Bb major
source: Six sonatas for two violins and a bass. Op. 6 (London [1746])
scoring: ATB
Andrea Bornstein (1956 - ):  Somerset Carol: Come all you worthy gentlemen
scoring: ATBB
Only the melody of this carol is original: the rest is mine.
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Carl Bohm (1844 - 1920):  Still wie die Nacht
source: 143 Lieder, Op. 326
scoring: T or B (Piano)
Georg Böhm (1661 - 1733):  Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
scoring: SATL
Franz Wohlfahrt (1833 - 1884):  Easy Fantasia on two Christmas Songs - O Stilly Night and O sanctissima. Op. 83
scoring: AT (Piano)
Ignazio Pollice (flourished 1684-1705):  Sinfonia a 3 flauti in C major (Bb major)
source: Manuscrit musical 161. Manuscript preserved in Paris: Bibliothéque Municipale de Versailles, No. 9
scoring: GGG or AAA (Bc)
This piece was undoubtedly written for three recorders. The point is that in all likelihood they were three recorders in G. Of course the music is simple enough to be played on three ordinary recorders in F, but I have also published a version in B–flat which better suits the treble in F.
An advantage of playing the music in the original version in C major is that the bass line fits perfectly on a bass recorder.
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741):  Sonata in D minor - RV 64
source: Suonate da Camera a tre. Op. 1 (Amsterdam c. 1712), No. 8
scoring: ATB