Florilegium Primum
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Georg Muffat: Selected Recordings
Concerti Grossi Nos. 7-12
Chaconne
Armonico Tributo Sonata No.2 in G minor
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Georg Muffat: Showcase Piece
Armonico Tributo
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Georg Muffat: Notes and Commentary
Georg Muffat was a French Baroque composer most well known for the performance directions printed as part of his collections of string pieces Florilegium Primum and Florilegium Secundum (First and Second Bouquets) in 1695 and 1698. The performance directions are notable for their detail. These performance directions were intended to assist German string players with the idiom of the French dance style, and include detailed rules for the tempo and order of bow strokes in various types of movement, as well as more general strategies for good ensemble playing and musicianship. These texts remain extremely valuable for modern historically-interested musicians.
Muffat was, as Johann Jakob Froberger before him, and Handel after him, a cosmopolitan composer who played a role in the exchanges between European musical traditions. He lived from June 1, 1653, to February 23, 1704.—Excerpted from Wikipedia
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Georg Muffat: Complete Works
Sonatas for various instruments (armonico tributo 1682)
Orchestral suites (florilegium primum & secundum 1695)
12 Concerti grossi (auserlesene… instrumental Musik 1701)
12 Toccatas for the organ as well as other pieces: passacaglia, chaconne, air with variations (Apparatus musico-organisticus 1690)
Partitas for the harpsichord
Religious works (notably three masses and Salve Regina) from which “Missa in labore requies” is preserved
3 operas (“Marina Armena,” “Königin Marianne die verleumdete Unschuld,” and “La fatali felicità di Plutone”—Excerpted from Wikipedia
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Georg Muffat: Books and Music
Selected Books
Georg Muffat on Performance Practice
Indiana University Press, 2001
David K. Wilson, trans.
$19.76
“A fascinating overall impression of the day-to-day concerns and working environment of a professional musician of the late 17th century.”—American Recorder
Selected Music
Concerti Grossi, Nos. 1-6 (2001)
Concerti Grossi, Nos. 7-12 (2002)
Georg Muffat, 1653-1704
Selected Recordings
Concerti Grossi Nos. 7-12
Chaconne
Armonico Tributo Sonata No.2 in G minor
Selected Sheet Music
Florilegium Primum
Source: IMSLP.org
Showcase Piece
Armonico Tributo
Background and Commentary
Georg Muffat was a French Baroque composer most well known for the performance directions printed as part of his collections of string pieces Florilegium Primum and Florilegium Secundum (First and Second Bouquets) in 1695 and 1698. The performance directions are notable for their detail. These performance directions were intended to assist German string players with the idiom of the French dance style, and include detailed rules for the tempo and order of bow strokes in various types of movement, as well as more general strategies for good ensemble playing and musicianship. These texts remain extremely valuable for modern historically-interested musicians.
Muffat was, as Johann Jakob Froberger before him, and Handel after him, a cosmopolitan composer who played a role in the exchanges between European musical traditions. He lived from June 1, 1653, to February 23, 1704.—Excerpted from Wikipedia
Books and Music
Selected Books
Georg Muffat on Performance Practice
Indiana University Press, 2001
David K. Wilson, trans.
$19.76
“A fascinating overall impression of the day-to-day concerns and working environment of a professional musician of the late 17th century.”—American Recorder
Selected Music
Concerti Grossi, Nos. 1-6 (2001)
Concerti Grossi, Nos. 7-12 (2002)
Florilegium Secundum (1981)
Complete Works
Sonatas for various instruments (armonico tributo 1682)
Orchestral suites (florilegium primum & secundum 1695)
12 Concerti grossi (auserlesene… instrumental Musik 1701)
12 Toccatas for the organ as well as other pieces: passacaglia, chaconne, air with variations (Apparatus musico-organisticus 1690)
Partitas for the harpsichord
Religious works (notably three masses and Salve Regina) from which “Missa in labore requies” is preserved
3 operas (“Marina Armena,” “Königin Marianne die verleumdete Unschuld,” and “La fatali felicità di Plutone”—Excerpted from Wikipedia
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