GIARDINI, Felice 1716-1796

Six Trio pour Violon Alto et Baße Dédiés à Monsieur Foulquier de la Bastide Conseiller au Parlement de Toulouse ... Œuvre XIIIe. Prix 9₶. [Set of parts]

Paris: Chez Mr. Bailleux, Md. de Musique, Ordinaire du Roy et de la Famille Royale, Rue St. Honore, à la Regle d'Or. Et aux adresses ordinaires, ca. 1775.

Folio. Engraved.

Violino: 1f. (recto title, verso blank), [i] (publisher's catalogue "De Musique Françoise et Italienne Vocale et Instrumentale ..."), 2-13, [i] (blank) pp.
Viola: [i] (title), 2-13, [i] (blank) pp.
Violoncello: [i] (title), 2-13, [i] (blank) pp.

Oval handstamp of "C. Michel" to titles of each part and to foot of publisher's catalogue.

Spines reinforced with early ivory paper. Light uniform browning; occasional minor soiling, foxing, worming, and early ivory paper reinforcement; upper margin of catalogue trimmed, slightly affecting printed area.

Later edition. First published by Blundell in London as Op. XX. Not in Lesure or BUC. RISM G1960 (no copies in the U.S.).

The detailed publisher's catalogue includes "Simphonies; Quatuors; Trios; Duos; Sonates; Clavecin Sonates; Clavecin Concertos; Concertos de Violon et Flute; Cantatilles dans le gout Italien; Operas Comiques; Recueils d'Airs pour la Guitarre; Recueils d'Airs pour la Harpe; Recueils d'Airs Avec accompagnemet. de Violon et Clavecin; Musique d'Eglise; Methodes et Instructions sur la Musique; Journal d'Ariettes Italiennes; Recueils de Menuets; and Recueils de Contre-Danses."

Giardini was a French-born Italian violinist and composer. "He showed an early talent for the violin, but his father sent him to Milan as a cathedral chorister, and to study singing, composition and harpsichord with Paladini. He returned to Turin to study violin with G.B. (not Lorenzo) Somis, and while still a youth joined an opera orchestra in Rome. Soon after, he moved to the Teatro S Carlo in Naples, and quickly advanced from the back desks to the position of deputy leader. ... Despite the appearance of a serious rival in Wilhelm Cramer, who made his London début in 1773, and later competition from Salomon, Giardini maintained his position as a player; Burney called him ‘the greatest performer in Europe’. He took part in the Bach-Abel concerts (sometimes playing the viola), and also appeared in the provinces, taking charge of the orchestra for the Three Choirs Festival from 1770 to 1776. He was in great demand as a teacher and held important morning concerts for his violin, singing and harpsichord pupils in his house." Christopher Hogwood and Simon McVeigh in Grove Music Online.

Item #40748

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