Flute Duet Flute - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1130157
Composed by Giuseppe Sammartini (1695-1750). Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Baroque,Chamber,Classical,Contest,Festival,Wedding. Score. 17 pages. Jmsgu3 #730516. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1130157).
Score: 9 pages. Duration: ca. 7:25
Giuseppe Sammartini was an Italian Baroque composer, oboist, and conductor. He was born in 1695 in Milan and was the son of a famous oboist and composer, Giovanni Battista Sammartini. He was a prodigy who began composing at an early age, and he went on to become one of the most important composers of the Baroque era.
During his career, Sammartini composed several operas, symphonies, cantatas, and other sacred works. He was particularly noted for his oboe concertos and sonatas, which are highly acclaimed and remain popular to this day. He also wrote several treatises on music theory, which were widely studied and used by many musicians of the time. Sammartini was one of the first Italian composers to use the galant style, which featured light and graceful melodies. He was also an accomplished conductor and a prolific teacher, who taught several of the most important composers of the 18th century, including Johann Christian Bach and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
Sammartini died in 1750, but his legacy lives on in his music, which is still widely performed and admired today. He is remembered as one of the most important and influential composers of the Baroque era, and his works continue to be an inspiration to modern composers.
