Sonata No. 16

Composer: CASTELLO, Dario
  • Castello’s Sonata Decima Sesta à 4. per Stomenti d’arco. [Violino, 2 Violette, Viola] from Sonate concertate in stil modern, libro secondo (“Sonata 16 in 4 Parts for bowed instruments, from Concerted Sonatas in the Modern Style”)1 was published in 1644. 2
  • In This Recording: the parts originally indicated for strings are played by wind instruments.3
    • According to Grove’s, Castello’s instrumental writing is more idiomatic for wind instruments than for strings (probably because he was wind player.)4

Sources

  1. “Sonate concertate in stil modern, libro secondo (Castello, Dario), International Music Score Library Project, accessed August 15, 2019, https://imslp.org/wiki/Sonate_concertate_in_stil_moderno%2C_libro_secondo_(Castello%2C_Dario).
  2. Andrew, Dell’Antonio, “Castello, Dario,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed August 15, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000005126.
  3. Jean-Pierre Canihac, liner notes to La sacqueboute, Michel Becquet, Les Sacqueboutiers, Flora 2310, CD, 2002.
  4. Andrew, Dell’Antonio, “Castello, Dario,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed August 15, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000005126.

Cut IDs

19251