Brass Band Soli Deo Gloria & Jan de Haan - Tom Trauberts Blues (Waltzing Matilda)

ALBINONI (Albinoni) Tomaso (8 VI 1671, Venice - 17 I 1750, ibid. ) - Italian composer and violinist. Along with B. Marcello and A. Vivaldi, the largest representative of the Venetian late Baroque school. From his youth, he studied violin, singing, and counterpoint. Perhaps he was a student of J. Legrentsi. A native of the bourgeois milieu, A. initially gained fame as an enlightened music lover (he signed his compositions as “the Venetian amateur” - “dillettanta venete”). Later, his activity was acquired by prof. character, from 1711 on the title pages production. A. indicated - "musician-violinist" ("musico di violino"). The author of St. 50 operas on the stages of the Venetian theaters, including “Griselda” (1703), “Abandoned Dido” (1725), “Artamena” (1740), and cantatas (now completely forgotten). DOS Instr. A. 's work of his symphony,violin concerts, sonatas and trio sonatas are polyphonic. skill, plasticity development thematic. material. In symphonies and concerts he anticipated some stylistic. features classic. symphonies. I. S. Bach, highly appreciated the production. A. , made arr. 2 Fugues from Sat trio sonata op. l (Nos. 3 and 8).