This contribution analyses the concertante elements of Boccherini’s symphonies in light of their relation with the Italian instrumental tradition. Supported by a linguistically and terminologically oriented enquiry, what emerges in particular is the continuity between Boccherini’s writing and the ‘concertone’ genre, a type of composition for various obbligato instruments that owes much to the tradition of the concerto grosso and that international historiography has almost entirely neglected in favour of the more well-known Parisian sinfonia concertante.
Aversano, L. (2019). Italianità dell'elemento concertante nelle sinfonie di Boccherini. In L.G. Giuggioli M. (a cura di), Le sinfonie di Luigi Boccherini. Contesti, fonti, analisi (pp. 43-53). Firenze : Olschki.
Italianità dell'elemento concertante nelle sinfonie di Boccherini
Aversano L.
2019-01-01
Abstract
This contribution analyses the concertante elements of Boccherini’s symphonies in light of their relation with the Italian instrumental tradition. Supported by a linguistically and terminologically oriented enquiry, what emerges in particular is the continuity between Boccherini’s writing and the ‘concertone’ genre, a type of composition for various obbligato instruments that owes much to the tradition of the concerto grosso and that international historiography has almost entirely neglected in favour of the more well-known Parisian sinfonia concertante.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
