L'arte dell'arco (Tartini, Giuseppe)

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38 Variations

Publisher. Info. London: A. Hummel, n.d.(ca.1770).
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): H357
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Editor Jean-Baptiste Cartier (1765–1841)
Publisher. Info. L'Art du Violon, 2nd edition (pp.194-201)
Paris: Decombe, n.d. [1799].
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50 Variations

Publisher. Info. Paris: Decombe, n.d.
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Misc. Notes 50 variations
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Benoit, n.d.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Margueritat, n.d.
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Editor Ferdinand David (1810–1873)
Edith Lynwood Winn (1868–1933), revision
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1905. Plate 9800.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Editor Leopold Lichtenberg (1861–1935)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, No.922, 1909. Plate 20092.
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Misc. Notes View Univ. Western Ontario scan at archive.org
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Editor Werner Icking
Publisher. Info. Werner Icking
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

37 Variations

For Cello and Continuo (Raoul)
Arranger Jean Marie Raoul (1766–1837)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Pleyel, n.d. (ca.1797). Plate 477.
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Misc. Notes This has 37 Variations from the Méthode de violoncelle, Op.4 (Raoul, Jean Marie)
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50 Variations

For Cello and Piano (Bazelaire)
Arranger Paul Bazelaire (1886–1958)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Senart, 1920. Plate E.M.S. 5405.
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*Piano score is for Tema (1 page) and on the bottom of the page states that it is the same accompaniment for the Variations.
Transposed to D major.
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For Viola (Icking)
Arranger Werner Icking (1943–2001)
Publisher. Info. Werner Icking
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For Cello (Icking)
Arranger Werner Icking (1943–2001)
Publisher. Info. Werner Icking
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
in B major
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For Violin and Piano (Bachmann)
Arranger Alberto Bachmann (1875–1963)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Gallet, n.d.[1924]. Plate E. 8066 G.
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Misc. Notes 6 variations
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For Violin and Piano (Kneisel)
See: The Kneisel Collection, Vol.2
For Violin and Piano (Léonard)
Editor Hubert Léonard (1819-1890)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: A. Gutheil, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate A. 7732 G.
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Misc. Notes Contains only 10 variations.
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For Violin and Piano (David)
Arranger Ferdinand David (1810–1873)
Publisher. Info. Offenbach: Johann André, n.d. Plate 9113.
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Misc. Notes color; Zum Gebrauch am Conservatorium der Musik in Leipzig
Monatsbericht (1884), p.340, first ed Monatsbericht (1864), p.65
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General Information

Work Title L'arte del arco; Variations on Gavotte from Corelli's Op.5, No.10
Alternative. Title L'arte dell'arco o siano cinquanta [50] variazioni per violino, e sempre collo stesso basso composte dal Sigr. Giuseppe Tartini sopra alla più bella gauotta del Corelli
Composer Tartini, Giuseppe
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. B.F11
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGT 1
Key F major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 17 variations (1747); 38 variations (1758); 50 variations (ed., 1798)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation violin, continuo
Related Works Based on the Gavotte (4th mvt.) from Violin Sonata in F major, Op.5 No.10, by Corelli

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There is some doubt about the attribution to Tartini.

  • 1st publication (17 variations): "Nouvelle étude … par Mr. Pétronio Pinelli" (Paris, ca.1747)
  • 2nd publication (38 variations): "L'Arte dell'Arco" (Paris, 1758)
  • 3rd publication (50 variations) in J.B. Cartier's "L'art du violon" (Paris, 1798); 50 variations also in Marescalchi edition above.