Vivaldi: concerto for two mandolins

[Tavy]

I thought some of you might be interested in this score for the Andante from Vivaldi's Concerto for two mandolins in G major.

The backing was originally on one violin and one cello both played pizzicato, here I've changed this to a mandola (could also be a third mandolin) and either a guitar/OM/mandocello/cittern. The latter part I've taken down an octave from the original and also added slightly more variation (though you still might dies of boredom playing it!)

Score attached below, I also have a MIDI rendering of it:



This was created with an experimental mandolin-based soundfont I started a discussion on here.

[Martin Jonas]

Thanks a lot John -- we may try this at one of our forthcoming rehearsals. If it's easy for you to do in your notation software, would you be able to generate individual parts, and make the mandola part in octave treble clef? Like most UK groups, we have the octave mandola which doesn't work well with alto clef.

Thanks!

Martin

[Jstring]

I agree with Martin! That's a beautiful arrangement and I'd love to try it with my group as well. If it's not a lot of work, individual parts would be a big help....
Thanks!

[Tavy]

Here are the individual parts, note that the mandola part is in treble clef as it actually inherits from the original violin part. You could play it an octave down but it might clash with the forth part (which is intended for OM). I forgot to mention that the "plain vanilla" version without my changes is online here: you can easily tweak this any which way you want in Musescore.

While I'm at it, here it is re-rendered with the 'dola part an octave down (isn't MIDI great?)

Vivaldi__Andante_From_Concerto_for_2_Mandolins_(RV532) om.mp3

I had a first play through this yesterday - it's an immensely fun tune - the A part isn't too bad (other than some large stretches), the B part going to take quite a bit of work to get the timing down though!

I have to say I've found Vivaldi's mandolin works very enjoyable, most radio stations seem to only play the fast sections played at 90 miles and hour which leave me cold, but these slower sections are reasonably approachable and very catchy

[Eddie Sheehy]

This is a discussion with some variations including a 4-piece (2 mandos, a mandola, a Mandocello/Cittern) renditon. The timing is tough...

http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/gr...098&do=discuss

[Jim Garber]

I forgot to mention that the "plain vanilla" version without my changes is online here

Ooh... whatever you do, don't listen to the midi on that page. Tempo is too fast IMHO and (of course) mechanical sounding. This should be played nice and easy with feeling, beauty and sweetness. When we played this in Aonzo workshop on year, Carlo had the accompanying parts played using the flesh of our thumbs instead of picks. Super soft.

[stevenmando]

I have wanted to learn Vivaldi's Mandolin concerto in G major for a long while but the difficulty of the piece has made me put it off well I have learned the Largo so now on to the rest of this great piece which I feel will take me quite a long time but I have to be brave and practice practice practice much thanks for the music .

[wundo]

I believe the second note of the 2nd part should be G# in the Guitar part.

[Tavy]

I believe the second note of the 2nd part should be G# in the Guitar part.

Darn! Yes you're quite right, it goes to E major there rather than the Em everywhere else.

[stevenmando]

Hi I have been trying the Vivaldi piece and I thought it would be difficult and it is coming along quite well , just been taking each section at a time , I can read music and even though I can I still am learning ; For a long time I wanted to play Vivaldi so my practice goes on and I am having a great time learning this piece much thanks

[Tavy]

Hi I have been trying the Vivaldi piece and I thought it would be difficult and it is coming along quite well , just been taking each section at a time , I can read music and even though I can I still am learning ; For a long time I wanted to play Vivaldi so my practice goes on and I am having a great time learning this piece much thanks

Me too: first section I have memorized and can play moderately badly, second part is harder because of all those repetitive runs, it's a very catchy and fun tune to play though