Vivaldi recognized the cello's unique ability to switch between tenor and bass functions, which offered great scope for 'interior dialogues' and mobility between registers.
Composition History
It is impossible to know how many cello sonatas Vivaldi composed because many manuscripts were lost or sold separately after his death.
Historical Context
In the late 1730s, an extraordinary vogue for the cello emerged in Paris, leading to a publisher issuing at least twenty-six volumes of cello sonatas between 1738 and 1750.
Composition History
Vivaldi supplied concertos and possibly sonatas to the highly skilled cellists in the Pietà's all-female orchestra.
Composer Biography
Vivaldi taught stringed instruments at the Pietà, a famous Venetian institution for foundlings, and even taught the rare viola inglese, earning a special supplement to his pay.
Composition History
When Vivaldi died in 1741, his family had to dispose of a vast collection of manuscripts, which today belong to the Foà and Giordano collections in the Biblioteca Nazionale of Turin.
Composition History
Vivaldi never published his cello sonatas, unlike his violin sonatas, possibly because the market for cello music was too small and specialized at the time.
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