Sinfonia in B-flat major for two oboes, two horns and strings

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Sinfonia in B-flat major for 2 oboes, 2 horns and strings is one of several instrumental works by Domenico Cimarosa. The parts for this particular Sinfonia are located in the Zentralbibliothek in Solothurn, Switzerland. [1] The instrumentation of this work was written perfectly for the orchestras in Naples which maintained two oboes, two trumpets (who doubled on horn), and strings. [2]

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Though there are few current recordings of the Sinfonia with 2 oboes, 2 horns and strings, a similar version of the sinfonia written with solo flute was recorded in 2009 as part of a project to record music from the private collection of Bertel Thorlvaldsen. The music from both pieces is almost exactly the same except for the change in solo instruments. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Cimarosa, Domenico. “Sinfonia, B flat majeur (fur 2 Oboen, 2 Horner und Streichorchester)” (Germany, Partitur-Bibliothek, Breitkopf & Härtel – Wiesbaden 1980)
  2. ↑ Rossi, Nick, and Talmage Fauntleroy. 1999. Domenico Cimarosa: his life and his operas. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press.
  3. ↑ Bay, Rudolf, Bombelle, Toke Lund Christiansen, Domenico Cimarosa, Inger Dam-Jensen, Gaetano Donizetti, Dorthe Dreier, et al. 2009. CIMAROSA, D Symphony in B flat major. Hong Kong: Naxos Digital Services Ltd. http://library.stanford.edu/naxos_id=DACOCD424
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