Musicologica Brunensia (Dec 2018)
Albinoni für Laute : Transkriptionen italienischer Musik für die Münchner Prinzessinnen Josepha Maria und Maria Josepha von Bayern
Abstract
Between 1751 and 1764 a large quantity of lute music was copied for the Bavarian princesses Josepha Maria and Maria Josepha. All the manuscripts seem to be lost, but relatively detailed copyist bills give us an impression of the repertoire. In general, the repertoire did not consist of original works, but of arrangements reflecting the specific requirements of the electoral players and showing the arrangement practices of the time. It is remarkable that only a few works by prominent composers of the Munich Hofkapelle were in this repertoire. More are found from genuine lute and other composers. If we have a look at Italian composers, there were several compositions in the repertoire. Amongst them are six concerts by Albinoni in four parts, but a similar group of works is not found amongst Albinoni's musical output. Thoughts on the identity of Albinoni's concerts, on the Munich repertoire and on the transfer of Italian music conclude this insight in a lost corpus of lute music.
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