Guitar Concerto – Vivaldi (string quartet)

Title: Guitar Concerto – Vivaldi

Composer: Antonio Vivaldi, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin 1; Violin 2; Viola; Cello

Printout: 13 pages

Note: Originally composed for lute, two violins, and continuo, this beautiful concerto today is most often performed on guitar. In this arrangement, the middle voices either  carry the second violin part of the original or fill in the harmonies from the figured bass. The second movement is especially popular as wedding music.

first movement, excerpt

second movement, excerpt