Vivaldi La Primavera – The Spring Volume 1

On the occasion of the Brensbach Dance and Instrumental Course 2013, the two authors have chosen as the theme of their group one of the most famous baroque compositions and publish here an arrangement for three bagpipes (Hümmelchen or Dudey in C/F tuning), viola and basso continuo.

The viola part can be filled with viola da gamba, viola or even a four-row key fiddle, the continuo part ideally by a harpsichord or other continuo instrument.

Due to the small range of the bagpipes of only one ninth, the authors had to omit some passages in their arrangement for technical and harmonic reasons. However, the ritornello structure and the characteristic affect have been preserved.

In addition to an informative introduction, the booklet contains the score, the respective individual parts, and information about the bagpipes used.