Composers

Caldara, Antonio (1670 - 1736)

Sample page — 47x ⇩ Score — 17x ⇩
Violino I — 8x ⇩, Violino II — 5x ⇩, Basso — 5x ⇩
[1.1] Allegro — 2x ⇩, [1.2] Larghetto — 1x ⇩, [1.3] Aria — 3x ⇩

The sources are: a) the manuscript of the score, Biblioteca del Conservatorio di Musica S. Pietro a Majella, Napoli (I-Nc), Rari 6.5.3, Rism Id: 850008320; b) the manuscript of the score, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Musiksammlung, Wien (A-Wn), Mus.Hs.17185, Rism Id: 600142431.

Sample page — 122x ⇩ Score — 27x ⇩
Violino I — 16x ⇩, Violino II — 15x ⇩, Viola — 9x ⇩, Basso — 10x ⇩
Grave — 3x ⇩, Andante — 2x ⇩

The source is the manuscript of the score of the Oratorio, Wien, (Wien, (A-Wn)), Mus.Hs.17120, RISM ID no.: 600107789. Title: “Morte e sepoltura di Cristo: Oratorio, cantato nell'augustissima capella della sacra cesarea cattolica real maesta di Carlo VI., imperadore de' Romani”.

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Sample score — 123x ⇩ Score — 26x ⇩
Basso — 4x ⇩, Fagotto — 8x ⇩, Oboe I — 10x ⇩, Oboe II — 5x ⇩, Timpani — 6x ⇩, Tromba I — 5x ⇩, Tromba II — 6x ⇩, Viola — 6x ⇩, Violino I — 10x ⇩, Violino II — 6x ⇩
[1.] Allegro — 5x ⇩, [2.] Staccato - Andante, piano — 4x ⇩, [3.] Allegro — 3x ⇩

The source is a manuscript of the score, Dresden, (Dresden, (D-Dl)). Mus.2170-N-1, RISM ID no.: 212001089. Original title: “[cover label]: Sinfonia. co VV.ni Ob: Tromb: Tymp: | Viola e Basso. | Partitura sola. | Del Sig.r Caldara | [incipit]. [cover title:] Sinfonia | Del Sig: Antonio Caldara, Vice Maestro | di Capella di S: M: Ces: e Catt:a”.

Version 1.0
Sample page — 443x ⇩ Score — 57x ⇩
Contralto / Soprano — 20x ⇩, Violoncello / Basso continuo — 19x ⇩, Viola — 18x ⇩, Viola da gamba — 16x ⇩, Flauto traversiere — 29x ⇩
Aria "Con leggera navicella" — 8x ⇩, Aria ”Quell'usignuolo tempra il suo duolo” — 8x ⇩

The source is a manuscript of the score and of strings and basso continuo parts, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna (A-Wn): Mus.Hs. 17089 and Mus.Hs.17090. In the second aria, the parts of Violin I and II are identical, with a different text for the voice (“Promette il Cielo” instead of “Quell’usignuolo” of the score) and do not explicitly refer to the Flute. However, the development of the part and the reference to the nightingale allow to assign the execution of the part to the Flute.

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Sample page — 313x ⇩ Score — 44x ⇩
Contralto — 15x ⇩, Chalumeau — 29x ⇩, Flauto traversiere — 23x ⇩, Fagotto — 19x ⇩, Basso — 19x ⇩
Andante — 9x ⇩

The source is a manuscript of the score, Biblioteca del Conservatorio di musica S. Pietro a Majella - Napoli - IT-NA0059, identifier: IT\ICCU\MSM\ 0085879. Title: “Euristeo / Drama per Musica da Rappresentarsi / nell'Imperial Palazzo da / Dame, e Cavalieri / per comando della / Sac: Ces: e Catt: Real M.sta: di / CARLO VI / Imperador de' Romani Sempre Augusto / Sac: Ces: e Catt.a: Real M.sta: / di / Elisabetta Cristina / Imperadrice Regnante / L'Anno 1724...”.

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Sample page — 323x ⇩ Score — 49x ⇩
Soprano — 15x ⇩, Chalumeau — 22x ⇩, Flauto traversiere — 25x ⇩, Basso — 18x ⇩
Larghetto — 8x ⇩, Recitativo — 8x ⇩, Aria — 9x ⇩

The source is a manuscript of the score. Darmstadt, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Musikabteilung (D- DS), Mus.ms 1046, RISM ID no.: 450003442. Caption title: “Cantata festa con Scialomuè Fluttalman: | del Sig: Antonio | Caldara.”.

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Sample page — 427x ⇩ Score — 117x ⇩
Violino I — 47x ⇩, Violino II — 46x ⇩, Tiorba / Violone / Basso continuo — 44x ⇩
Chiacona — 18x ⇩

The source is a printed edition of Op. II (4 books of parts) by Giuseppe Sala, Venezia, 1699, available at “Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna” (I-Bc), Rism Id: 00000990007858. Caption title: “Suonate da camera a due violini con il basso continuo ... opera seconda”.

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