Pietro Locatelli

Pietro Locatelli

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (September 3,1695-March 30,1764) was an Italian composer and violinist.

Biography

Locatelli was born on September 3, 1695 in Bergamo in Italy. A child prodigy on the violin, he was sent to study in Rome under the direction of Arcangelo Corelli. Little is known of his subsequent activities except that he finally settled in Amsterdam in 1729, where he died on March 30, 1764.

Locatelli was a master at the violin, said to have never played a wrong note -- except once, when his little finger slipped and got stuck in the bridge of his instrument. Fact|date=November 2007

Works

Locatelli's works are mainly for the violin, an instrument on which he was a virtuoso. His most significant publication is probably the "Arte del violino", opus 3, a collection of twelve concertos for the instrument which incorporate twenty four technically demanding "capriccios" (or "caprices") - these could function as extended cadenzas, but are now usually extracted and played in isolation from the concertos.

Locatelli also wrote violin sonatas, a cello sonata, trio sonatas, concerti grossi and a set of flute sonatas (his opus 2). His early works show the influence of Arcangelo Corelli, while later pieces are closer to Antonio Vivaldi in style.

Locatelli may be best known to the modern public for a piece that does not actually exist. "Master and Commander", the first novel in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey–Maturin series, begins with the famous line: 'The music-room in the governor's house at Port Mahon, a tall, handsome, pillared octagon, was filled with the triumphant first movement of Locatelli's C major quartet.' In fact, Locatelli is not known to have written any quartets.

"L'Arte del Violino", printed in Amsterdam in 1733, was one of the most influential musical publications of the early eighteenth century. [Albert Dunning. 1994. Liner notes of the CD "L'Arte del Violino", Hyperion CDA66721/3] It is a collection of twelve concertos for solo violin, strings and basso continuo, with a 'capriccio' for unaccompanied violin inserted into the first and last movements of each concerto as a sort of cadenza.

List of published works

* Op. 1 (1721) - 12 concerti grossi (in F, C minor, B flat, E minor, D, C minor, F, F minor, D, C, C minor, G minor)
* Op. 2 (1732) - 12 flute sonatas (in G, D, B flat, G, D, G minor, A, F, E, G, D, G)
* Op. 3 (1733) - "L' arte del violino" 12 violin concertos (in D, C minor, F, E, C, G minor, B flat, E minor, G, F minor, A, D "Il laberinto armonico")
* Op. 4 (1735) - 6 "Introduttione teatrale" (in D, F, B flat, G, D, C) and 6 concerti grossi (in D, F, G, E, C minor, F)
* Op. 5 (1736) - 6 trio sonatas (in G, E minor, E, C, D minor, G "Bizarria")
* Op. 6 (1737) - 12 violin sonatas (in F minor, F, E, A, G minor, D, C minor, C, B minor, A minor, E flat, D minor)
* Op. 7 (1741) - 6 concerti a quatro (in D, B flat, G, F, G minor, E flat)
* Op. 8 (1744) - 10 trio sonatas (in F, D, G minor, C, G, E flat, A, D, F minor, A)

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