Composed by Joseph-Hector Fiocco. Arranged by Richard Willmer. This edition: pdf. Baroque, Classical, Early Music, Historic. Score. 9 pages. Richard Willmer #1124984. Published by Richard Willmer (A0.1552571).
Joseph-Hector Fiocco (1703-1741) was the son of Pietro Antonio Fiocco, an Italian composer who married and settled in Flanders. Apart from his surname, there is little of the Italian about him. Having written several masses and motets, he is best known for his choral music, though he also wrote sonatas and the two harpsichord suites that form his op 1, dedicated to the Duke of Arenberg. Both suites are written almost entirely in the French style, with the exception of Nos. 9 to 12: the last four movements of the first suite, which could constitute a "Sonata in the Italian Style" (though there is no indication of this on the score!).
Four of the pieces from op 1 were arranged for violin and piano, with little regard to XVIII century style or practice, by Arthur Bent and Norman O'Neill (1875-1934). One of these was the aforementioned No 10 from the first suite. The latter took a life of its own, losing whatever character was left by being played prestissimo by violinists more interested in showing their mastery of XIX century techniques than their understanding of XVIII century musicality. In fact, the ornamentation that Fiocco himself suggests in the original, militates against speed and most harpsichordists tend to take it at a more leisurely allegro.
I have been making converts to this theory even among violinists, who, listening to the slower tempo, are surprised how well it sounds.
My project is to engrave all four movements of the "sonata", but, due to the difficulty in reading the original print, I have only finished the first movement.
This is, of course, the version for harpsichord, not the violin transcription! I have kept to the original ornamentation, though I have "modernised" the tièrces coulées, rendering them as accacciature. The metronome suggestion is mine and I have written out in full the da capo and abstained from the use of the C clef.
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Composed by Joseph-Hector Fiocco. Arranged by Richard Willmer. This edition: pdf. Baroque, Classical, Early Music, Historic. Score. 9 pages. Richard Willmer #1124984. Published by Richard Willmer (A0.1552571).
Joseph-Hector Fiocco (1703-1741) was the son of Pietro Antonio Fiocco, an Italian composer who married and settled in Flanders. Apart from his surname, there is little of the Italian about him. Having written several masses and motets, he is best known for his choral music, though he also wrote sonatas and the two harpsichord suites that form his op 1, dedicated to the Duke of Arenberg. Both suites are written almost entirely in the French style, with the exception of Nos. 9 to 12: the last four movements of the first suite, which could constitute a "Sonata in the Italian Style" (though there is no indication of this on the score!).
Four of the pieces from op 1 were arranged for violin and piano, with little regard to XVIII century style or practice, by Arthur Bent and Norman O'Neill (1875-1934). One of these was the aforementioned No 10 from the first suite. The latter took a life of its own, losing whatever character was left by being played prestissimo by violinists more interested in showing their mastery of XIX century techniques than their understanding of XVIII century musicality. In fact, the ornamentation that Fiocco himself suggests in the original, militates against speed and most harpsichordists tend to take it at a more leisurely allegro.
I have been making converts to this theory even among violinists, who, listening to the slower tempo, are surprised how well it sounds.
My project is to engrave all four movements of the "sonata", but, due to the difficulty in reading the original print, I have only finished the first movement.
This is, of course, the version for harpsichord, not the violin transcription! I have kept to the original ornamentation, though I have "modernised" the tièrces coulées, rendering them as accacciature. The metronome suggestion is mine and I have written out in full the da capo and abstained from the use of the C clef.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
About Digital Downloads
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your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music,
you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and
you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page
that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are
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digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not
print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
Preview: Allegro No. 10 from the Suite in G op 1/1
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