6 Concertos in 7 Parts, Op.2 (Avison, Charles)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 concertos
First Publication 1740, revised in 1758 as Nos.1-6 of 12 Concertos, Op.6
Genre Categories Concerti grossi; Concertos; For 2 violins, cello, strings, continuo; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the cello; Scores featuring string ensemble; Scores with basso continuo; For strings with soloists and continuo; For strings, continuo; For strings with continuo; For keyboard (arr); Scores featuring keyboard soloists (arr); For organ (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For harpsichord (arr); Scores featuring the harpsichord (arr); For organ, strings (arr); For strings with soloists (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For harpsichord, strings (arr); For organ, strings, continuo (arr); For strings with soloists and continuo (arr); For harpsichord, strings, continuo (arr)
Related Works 12 Concertos, Op.6, Nos.1-6

Sheet Music

Scores

No.5

 Complete Score
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Misc. Notes From the papers of Richard Maunder — uploaded as part of a project of Christ's College, Cambridge.
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No.6

 Complete Score
#888835 - 0.66MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 75×⇩ - Benjamin Knight

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Parts

 Violin solo 1
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⇒ 5 more: Violin solo 2 • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cello solo; Continuo

 Violin solo 2
#35291 - 0.63MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 534×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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 Violins I
#35292 - 0.63MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 724×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cello solo; Continuo
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Publisher. Info. Newcastle: Joseph Barber, 1740
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Misc. Notes These concertos are in 'Concerto Grosso' form.
The soloists are the Concertino group: Violin Solos I, II and Violoncello Solo
The accompaniment is formed by the Ripieno group: Violins I, II, Viola, Continuo.
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 Violin solo 2, Continuo
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Publisher. Info. Newcastle: Joseph Barber, 1740.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Keyboard or Keyboard, Strings and Continuo

 Keyboard part
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Arranger possibly arranged by Avison?
Publisher. Info. London: I. Walsh, n.d.(ca.1743).
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Misc. Notes Arrangement for organ or harpsichord of Concertos 1-6, to be played solo or with the ripieno parts; with the addition of 2 concertos (in D and G), presumably the "Two Concertos, the first for Organ or Harpsichord in 8 Parts, the second for Violins in 7 Parts" published in 1742.
Title: Eight Concertos for the Organ or Harpsicord compos'd by Mr. Charles Avison organist in Newcastle upon Tyne. N.B. The 1st & 2d Repienos, Tenor, & Basso Repieno of His Violin Concertos, are the Instrumental Parts to ye above.
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General Information

Work Title Six Concertos in Seven Parts
Alternative. Title
Composer Avison, Charles
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.2
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICA 1
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 concertos
First Publication. 1740, revised in 1758 as Nos.1-6 of 12 Concertos, Op.6
Dedication Colonel Blathwayt
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation Solo: 2 violins, cello
Orchestra: strings, continuo
Related Works 12 Concertos, Op.6, Nos.1-6
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