Pietro Antonio Locatelli

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Born: 1695 — Bergamo — Italy
Died: 1764 — Amsterdam — The Netherlands
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Music

Virtuose violin music.

Compositions

  • Dodici Concerti Grossi Op.I (1721)
  • Dodici Sonate per Flauto traverso e Basso Op.II (1732)
  • L’Arte del Violino: Dodici Concerti per Violino con 24 Capricci per Violino solo Op.III (1733)
  • Sei Introduzioni teatrali e Sei Concerti Op.IV (1735)
  • Sei Sonate a Tre per Due Violini o Due Flauti e Basso Op.V
  • Dodici Sonate per Violino e Basso Op.VI
  • Sei Concerti a Quattro per due Violini, Viola e Basso solo Op.VII (1744)
  • Sei Sonate a Violino solo e Basso e quattro Sonate a Tre Op.VIII
  • Various other compositions without opus numbers.

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Life

Played the violin; Went to Rome in 1711 to study with Corelli, and later with Valentini; After 1723 he travelled as a violin virtuoso; Settled in Amsterdam in 1729; Was called the Paganini of the 18th century.

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Sheet music for Locatelli

[details ←] Concerto No. 12 in D Major, Op. 3, violin,
[details ←] Concerto No. 11 in A Major, Op. 3, violin,
[details ←] Concerto No. 10 in F Major, Op. 3, violin,
[details ←] Concerto No. 9 in G Major, Op. 3, violin,
[details ←] Concerto No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 3, violin,
[details ←] Concerto No. 7 in Bb Major, Op. 3, violin,
[details ←] Concerto No. 6 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 3, violin, piano,
[details ←] Concerto No. 5 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 3, violin, piano,
[details ←] Concerto No. 4 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 3, violin, piano,
[details ←] Concerto No. 3 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 3, violin, piano,
[details ←] Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 3, violin, piano,
[details ←] Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 3, violin, piano,
[details ←] Locatelli: Three Sonatas op. 2
[details ←] 24 Capricci per Violino Solo, Op. 3 (Violin), violin,
[details ←] Dodici Sonate, Op. 2 - Volume 1 (Nos. 1-6) (Flute / Basso Continuo), flute,
[details ←] Trio Sonata in E Major, Op. 5, No. 3
[details ←] Concerti Grossi Op. 1, Nos. 9-12
[details ←] Concerti Grossi Op. 1, Nos. 5-8
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