

Grade 1: easy keys like D, G, and C major easy rhythms with 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 meters exclusively in first position. The links are to my new Urtext editions of these works the first link is to the unmarked score/solo/orchestra part set to be used in performance, and the second is to the piano reduction/Urtext solo/marked solo set to be used in teaching.Įach entry will include the RV number, key, grade level (based on ASTA), clefs used, the link to the editions, and a brief introduction to the work. I would like to present Vivaldi's 25 solo concertos, as well as the "Double" Concerto in a graded fashion, with the hope that my readers would include these beautiful works in their repertoires and teaching curricula. These works span from the simple, first-position concerto to the complex, advanced-level concertos in the vein of Haydn, Boccherini, and C.P.E. Vivaldi composed at least 25 solo concertos, a double cello concerto, and several other concerto-grosso-style concertos that involve the cello as a soloist. The standard cello concerto repertoire seems to start with Haydn's C-major concerto, maybe C.P.E. Violinists have Bach's 2 solo concertos and a double concerto as well as Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and a handful of other concertos. As we survey the standard cello repertoire in the baroque period we find that the concerto genre is often overlooked.
