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Giuseppe Sammartini was born 1695 in Milan. He probably received his musical training from his father, the French oboist Alexis Saint-Martin. He embarked early on his musical career performing as oboist in Novara in 1711. In 1720 he was listed as oboist in the orchestra of the Teatro Regio Ducale in Milan. His good reputation as an oboe virtuoso1 and composer had already spread before he decided to leave for London in 1728, following the example of many Italian composers of his time. Here he performed, amongst many other musical activities, as soloist in the orchestra of the King's Theatre under George Frederick Handel. Later Sammartini was appointed 'Musick Master' at the house of Frederick, Prince of Wales, remaining in this post until his death in 1750. It is likely that Sammartini - just as his father and according to instrumental performance practise of the time - could master all woodwind instruments including the recorder and traverso. Sammartini wrote numerous works for both of these instruments that have been handed down to us as printed collections or as manuscripts. The three sonatas presented here originate from the manuscript 'Sinfonie / di / Giuseppe S. Martino', which is kept in the Biblioteca Palatina in Parma (Signature: Sanv. D.1). This manuscript belongs to a collection of seven manuscripts from the first half of the 18th century containing original works and adaptations for recorder. The collection represents the personal repertoire of Paolo Antonio Parensi, a noble flute lover from Lucca. The Sammartini manuscript comprises 17 sonatas 'à Flauto solo e Basso' of which twelve do not correspond to any of his other works, the three sonatas presented here included7. Like most of the sonatas in the manuscript, they are composed in the modern three-movement style (fast-slow-fast). The slow movements, two of which bear the inscription 'Andante', are characterized by their broad lyricism, expressive melodies and are both embedded in parallel keys. The fast movements show the essential features of Sammartini's style and stir up recollections of the famous F major concerto for descant recorder.
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