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Recorder Concerto in C major, RV 444 — complete recorder part

  • Keep the triplets buoyant
  • Shape the complete returning ritornello

Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Source: Müller-Schmidt (2020), CC BY-SA 4.0; checked with the autograph. Soprano keeps source pitches; alto is a fourth higher.

Notes Used: C4, F4, F#4, G4, G#4, Ab4, A4, Bb4, B4, C5, C#5, D5, D#5, Eb5, E5, F5, F#5, G5, G#5, Ab5, A5, Bb5, B5, C6, C#6, Db6, D6, D#6, Eb6, E6, F6

Notes Used: F4, Bb4, B4, C5, C#5, Db5, D5, Eb5, E5, F5, F#5, G5, G#5, Ab5, A5, Bb5, B5, C6, C#6, Db6, D6, Eb6, E6, F6, F#6, Gb6, G6, G#6, Ab6, A6, Bb6

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: C major

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: F major

Fingering Review

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Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: A minor

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: D minor

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III. Allegro molto

Time Signature: 2/4

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Performance Goal: Keep the returning ritornello recognisable through its final cadence.