Composition: Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, RV 501 (Vivaldi, Antonio)
| Title | Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major |
| Alternative title | Concerto ''La Notte'' in Si bemolle maggiore per fagotto, archi e basso continuo |
| Creators | Antonio Vivaldi (composer) |
| Opus | RV 501 |
| Instrumentation | bassoon, strings and continuo |
| Number of movements | 5 |
| Keys | B flat major |
| Composed | 1720 |
| First published | — |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 540 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Largo - Andante molto | — | — | — |
| II. Presto (Fantasmi) | — | — | — |
| III. Presto - Adagio | — | — | — |
| IV. Andante molto (Il Sonno) | — | — | — |
| V. Allegro (Sorge l'Aurora) | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Pierre Ruyssen |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1720 | Complete score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Eulenburg | — | Bassoon Solo · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view Harpsichord · view |
| view | Complete | parts | CCARH | — | Bassoon · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses, Keyboard) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Bassoon · view Violin I · view Violin II · view Viola · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses, Keyboard) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Delrieu | — | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Paul Hongne (bassoon) and Anne-Marie Beckensteiner (harpsichord) and Ensemble instrumental Jean-Marie Leclair (performer) and Jean-François Paillard (performer) | Complete Recording · file |
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