Carlo Tessarini (1690 – after 15 December 1766), was an Italian

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and

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ist in the late

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era.

Tessarini was born 1690 in

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and died in

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aged 76.

Works

The publications authorized by the composer are indicated in bold font: *op. 1 ''12 Concerti a cinque'' (London, 1724) *op. 1 ''12 Sonate a violino e basso'' (Venice, 1729) *op. 2 ''12 Sonate a flauto traversie e basso continuo'' (Amsterdam, 1732) (arrangement of the violin sonatas op. 1) *op. 2 ''Il Maestro e Discepolo, 6 Divertimenti da Camera a due violini'' (Urbino, 1734) *op. 3 ''10 Concerti a più strumenti con violino obbligato'' (Amsterdam, 1732) *op. 3 ''12 Sonate a Violino e Violone o Cembalo'' (Amsterdam, c.1736) *op. 3 ''6 Allettamenti da camera a violino solo e violoncello'' (Rome, c.1740) * ''Gramatica di musica. Insegna il modo facile e breve per bene impre di sonare il violino.....'' (Rome, 1741) *op. 4 ''La stravaganza, divisa in quattro parti, e composta d’overture, di concerti, ob, di partite...'' (Amsterdam, 1735) *op. 4 ''6 Trattimenti a violino e basso'' (Rome, 1742) *op. 5 ''5 Sonata a tre da camera con due violini e basso con Canone al fine'' (Paris, 1743) *op. 6 ''6 Trio a due violini e basso'' (Paris, 1744) *op. 6 ''6 Sonate a violino e basso'' (Amsterdam, c.1747 - republished in Paris in 1763 without opus number) *op. 7 ''6 Sinfonie a due violini e basso'' (Paris, c.1744) * ''6 Concerti à 5 con violino obligato'' (Paris, 1745) *op. 8 ''6 Sonate a violini solo e basso'' (Paris, 1747) *op. 9 ''6 Sonate da camera e chiesa a due violini e basso'' (Paris, 1747) *''Nouvelle méthode pour apprendre par théorie dans un mois de temps à jouer le violon, divisé en trois classes, avec des leçons à deux violons par gradation'' (Liège, 1750) *op. 10 ''Contrasto armonico a tre violini e basso con sui rinforzi'' (Paris, 1753) (1 Introduction + 3 Concertos) *op. 11 ''12 Introducioni a 4 cioe due Violini, Alto Viola, Violoncelo e Basso, per il Cembalo'' (Paris, 1748) *op. 12 ''Sonate a due flauti traversier o sia due violini e basso'' (Paris, 1749) *op. 14 ''Sei sonate a violino ò flauto traversière e cembalo'' (Venice, 1748) *op. 15 ''Trattimento musicale sei duetti a due violini o pardesus de viole cenza basso'' (Paris, 1750) *op. 16 ''6 Sonate a violino solo, violoncello e cimbalo'' (Paris, 1753) *op. 19 ''VI Grand Ouerture a IV cioe violino primo, violino secondo, alto viola, e basso'' (Paris, n.d.) *op. 20 ''VI Grand Sinfonie a IV cioe due violini alto viola e basso'' (Paris, n.d.) The title page mentions ''Son dernier ouvrage'' (his last work). * ''L'Arte di nuova modulacione. Capricio musicale a VII partie'' (Paris, 1762) * ''Pantomime a due violini o sia pardesus de viola o due violoncelli ''(Paris, 1763) * ''Il piacier delle dame Facile ariete instrumentali, con violino, flauto traversier, pardesu de viola e basso'' (Paris, n.d.) * ''Recueil harmonique de VI Grandes sinfonies à IV Parties, avec des cor de chasse ad libitum mis au jour par M.r Tessarini'' (Amsterdam, 1764)

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* 1690 births 1766 deaths Italian Baroque composers Italian male classical composers People from Rimini 18th-century Italian composers 18th-century Italian male musicians {{Violinist-stub