sonata nr 1 by domenico gabrielli euphonium & piano (PDF) at the age of seventeen

at the age of seventeen and dedicated it to his friend Giuseppe Bellesi

An introduction to the Baroque style (pdf)

Flotow performed regularly with Offenbach for the better part of a century and for whom Offenbach wrote most of his cello and piano music

The music sets out to explore some of the characteristics which define us as human beings

This piece works just beautifully on the euphonium and audiences really appreciate hearing this special Italian belcanto song

sonata nr 1 by domenico gabrielli euphonium & piano (PDF) at the age of seventeenThis extraordinary four movement work lends itself beautifully for the study of Italian Baroque music. Gabrielli was one of the first composers to write substantial music for solo cello. This work is from around 1680 and follows the typical slow fast slow fast structure. Gabrielli's music is full of contrast; lyrical expressiveness changes with exciting question and answer motifs. Also available as PDF download