Atlas
← Chamber music
3

Sonata prima detta la Moderna

Salamone Rossi · 1570–c. 1630 · Italian
For 2 violins, continuo
Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, with the parts evenly matched
LyricalVirtuosicLesser-known

Listen

Open on YouTube More recordings
Ensemble
With continuo
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Short piece
Length
About 4 min
Composed
1613
Era
Baroque

Notes

Two violins over chitarrone or other bass; one of Rossi's best-known sonatas

Score on IMSLP Suggest a correction

Also in Il terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente (1613)

With continuo2 violins, continuo
MajorDanceLesser-known
2balanced
With continuo2 violins, continuo
4 min
MajorDanceLesser-known
3balanced
With continuo2 violins, continuo
4 min
LivelyDanceLesser-known
3balanced
With continuo2 violins, continuo
4 min
MajorLivelyLesser-known
3balanced
With continuo2 violins, continuo
3 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
3balanced

A step before · level 2

Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37
Johann Pachelbel
3 violins, continuo
With continuo3 violins, continuo
6 min
MajorTenderWell-known
2balanced
Sonata a 2 violini, Op. 1 ("La Galeazza")
Agostino Guerrieri
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
3 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
2balanced
Sonata a 2 violini, Op. 1 ("La Brignoli")
Agostino Guerrieri
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
3 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
2balanced
Sonata a 2 violini, Op. 1 ("La Benedetta")
Agostino Guerrieri
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
3 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
2balanced

A step after · level 4

Ballo del Gran Duca
Giovanni Battista Buonamente
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
7 min
MajorDanceLesser-known
4balanced
Chaconne in B-flat major, Op. 2 No. 12
Antonio Caldara
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
5 min
MajorDanceLesser-known
4balanced
Sonata prima, Libro primo No. 1
Dario Castello
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
5 min
LivelyVirtuosicLesser-known
4violin 1
Sonata seconda, Libro primo No. 2
Dario Castello
2 violins, continuo
With continuo2 violins, continuo
6 min
LivelyVirtuosicLesser-known
4violin 1

More chamber music by Salamone Rossi

With continuo2 violins, continuo
2 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
3balanced
With continuo2 violins, continuo
4 min
MajorLivelyLesser-known
3balanced
With continuo2 violins, continuo
2 min
MajorDanceLesser-known
3balanced
With continuo2 violins, continuo
3 min
LyricalTenderLesser-known
3balanced
With continuo2 violins, continuo
3 min
MajorLivelyLesser-known
3balanced
With continuo2 violins, continuo
MajorDanceLesser-known
2balanced