Hi Matt, musiscologists say that the Vivaldi "Il Pastor Fido" in truth is composed either by Chedeville or Marchand.
However- I like the music a lot ! A lot of baroque HG music is published for flute and b.c. best regards Petra -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Auftrag von Matthew Szostak Gesendet: Mittwoch, 29. August 2007 17:37 An: [email protected] Betreff: [HG] Vivaldi and the hurdy-gurdy Hi all- Somebody recently gave me a book of sheet music, and it put the subject into my mind - I'm hoping that you baroque specialists can enlighten me. This may have been discussed at some point in the past; apologies if I'm being repetitious! I'm interested in the true origin of the music "Il Pastor Fido," which most of us have at least heard on one recording or another (I have it on Saydisc's "The Music of the Hurdy-Gurdy ... Nigel Eaton & Friends"), attributed to Vivaldi. The sheet music I have credits Vivaldi for the 6 sonatas, the first of which is on Nigel's recording. My music also instructs "For Flute and Piano", but never mind. It is copyrighted 1965 by the International Music Company. Robert Green, in the "Repertory" chapter of his book "The Hurdy-Gurdy in Eighteenth Century France", says of this music: "Arguably the best known works in this literature because of their attribution to a well-known name. The individual movements of these sonatas are in fact arrangements of works by Vivaldi and others or at least based on themes by them." What's the story here? Did Vivaldi compose the 5 movements in this Sonata no.1? Or is the music based on themes by him? Or is it the work of some un-named "other"? And who made the arrangements that we now accept? ~ Matt
