Partita No.15 by Brescianello (PDF)
Partita No.15 by Brescianello (PDF)
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Partita No.15 in A Minor by Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (1690-1758). PDF sheet music arranged for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition in the same pdf. The level is late-intermediate (grade 6-9) depending on your tempo, level of refinement, and ornamentation. PDF Download.
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello was an Italian Baroque composer and violinist. This Partita comes from his 18 Pieces for gallichone (gallichone or mandora, a type of lute). He mainly composed chamber music and operas but at some point after the dissolution of his leading positions in Stuttgart as Hofkapellmeister and Oberkapellmeister he composed the 18 Pieces for gallichone.
Although this work is at the intermediate level, once a faster tempo and ornamentation is added the opportunity for advanced performance technique and refinement exists. See the video lesson for more clarification. Here's the YouTube link if you want to watch it there.
Video Performance and Lesson
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I could hardly wait to order the sheet music upon hearing Bradford play this piece. The drive of the 1st movement in particular caught my ear. It reminded me a bit, of the 1st movement of Mozart’s Symphony No. 25; the opening music to the movie Amadeus. The remaining movements are also quite nice. I’m still working my way through it and haven’t gotten it up to speed yet, but it is a lot of fun to play and (I think) within my intermediate level skills. The ornamentations will take a bit longer but, as Bradford notes, are optional. I feel the piece still has a lot of excitement without them. I also ordered Partita No. 16 by the same composer and it is also a wonderful piece to play. Thanks Bradford for bringing these pieces to my attention, the lovely playing, and the transcriptions and playing tips. Look forward to more! Your site has been a continual source of inspiration.
Thanks so much for the feedback. I agree! These works are perfect for guitar and I'm surpised they are not played more.