Concerto in B minor, RV 580 (Vivaldi, Antonio)

Title Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor
Creators Antonio Vivaldi, composer
Opus RV 580
Instrumentation 4 violins, cello, strings and continuo
Number of movements 3
Keys B minor
Composed
First published 1711
Dedication
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Composition types Concertos
Period Baroque
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Sections

Title
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Metronome Key Measures
I. Allegro (4/4)
II. Largo (3/4) - Larghetto (3/4) - Adagio (4/4) - Largo (3/4) F sharp major
III. Allegro (6/8)

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete 4 harpsichords, strings and continuo Kees Schoonenbeek
View Complete 4 violins and piano Charles-René-Clément Bouvet
View Complete piano Sebastien Skaf

Scores

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View Complete Complete Score
View Complete Muzgiz 1937 Complete Score
View Complete Complete Score (scan)
View Complete Bärenreiter Complete Score
View Complete Complete Score
View Complete parts Bärenreiter Violin Solo I/Violins I
Violin Solo II/Violins II
Violin Solo III/Violins III
Violin Solo IV/Violins IV
Violas I
Violas II
Cellos
Basses
View Complete parts Estienne Roger 1711 Complete Parts (color)
Violins I (solo and ripieno)
Violins II (solo and ripieno)
Violins III (solo and ripieno)
Violins IV (solo and ripieno)
Violas I
Violas II
Cellos (solo and ripieno)
Basses and Continuo
View Complete parts Estienne Roger 1711 Violins I (concertato e ripieno)
Violins II (concertato e ripieno)
Violins III (concertato e ripieno)
Violins IV (concertato e ripieno)
Violas I (ripieno)
Violas II (ripieno)
Cellos (concertato e ripieno)
Basses (Continuo)
View Complete parts Estienne Roger 1711 Complete Parts (mono)
Violins I (solo and ripieno)
Violins II (solo and ripieno)
Violins III (solo and ripieno)
Violins IV (solo and ripieno)
Violas I
Violas II
Cellos (solo and ripieno)
View Complete parts Violins I (concertato e ripieno)
Violins II (concertato e ripieno)
Violins III (concertato e ripieno)
Violins IV (concertato e ripieno)
View Complete parts Violin 1 (concertino)
Violin 2 (concertino)
Violin 3 (concertino)
Violin 4 (concertino)
Violins I/1 (ripieno)
Violins I/2 (ripieno)
Violins II/1 (ripieno)
Violins II/2 (ripieno)
Violas I (ripieno)
Violas II (ripieno)
Cello (concertino)
Cellos (ripieno)
Basses I (ripieno)
Basses II (ripieno)
Cembalo
View Complete parts Violins II
Violins III
Violins IV
Violas I
Violas II
Cellos
Violone
Continuo (Harpsichord)
View Complete parts Basses (reduction from Cellos)
View Allegro (No.3) parts Violin 4 (concertino)
View Complete Arrangement for 4 harpsichords, strings and continuo
by Kees Schoonenbeek
Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for 4 violins and piano
by Charles-René-Clément Bouvet
E. Demets 1910 Complete Score (Piano)
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Violin 1
Violin 2
Violin 3
Violin 4
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Sebastien Skaf
I. Allegro

Recordings/Performances

DetailsPerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Yehudi Menuhin, viola
Léon Goossens, oboe
Complete Recording
View Stefan Landon Smith, viola For 4 Violas, Cello and Strings (Smith) I. Allegro
View For Piano and Strings (Schoonenbeek) Complete Performance


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