[Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de. (1689–1755)]
Sonates en Trio - Musical Manuscript
Sonates en trio œuvre 4e et 12e avec la basse par Boismortier, [1733]. An attractive copyist manuscript bass part to Boismortier's 12 trio sonatas op. 4 and 6 sonatas op. 12. Front (recto and verso) and rear paper boards extensively decorated in ink and watercolor, with the cover depicting a couple seated under a tree, surrounded by ornate foliage, and the inner cover showing floral decorations and the arms of the Duchesse of Bouillon, with the motto "Non retulit sine cruce rosas." 38 pp.Boismortier, a highly prolific composer of the eighteenth century, was known for his instrumental music, cantatas, and pedagogical works. "Many of his compositions, intended for amateur ensembles, require only average technical skill and envisage various possible combinations of instruments, as witness the Sonates pour une flûte et un violon par accords sans basse op.51 and the sonatas for two bassoons and four flutes. He also composed for such fashionable instruments of the time as the musette, hurdy-gurdy and transverse flute. This last was his favourite instrument, and he considerably extended its repertory." (Philippe Lescat, Grove Online.) (15368)
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