From Corelli to Tartini and Blavet

From Corelli to Tartini and Woldermar
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EDFS 309: Scholarly Personal Narrative Writing
Dr. Robert Nash & Sydnee Viray
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From Corelli to Tartini and Woldermar Born in Italy, Corelli became famous in the early 1700s through his musical work as a composer and violinist. He influenced a modern style of violin playing as he performed in the 12 Concerti Grossi, which was an effective medium of composition. Initially, Corelli studied music through a priest in Faenza and eventually moved to Bologna. Corelli’s work inspired many composers, with the most significant being Woldemar, Blavet, and Tartini. The three composers are globally recognized due to their different composition styles. Although Tartini is known to have borrowed his composition style from Corelli, he achieved success by adding several tones to his music while producing his own variation of Corelli’s music. On the other hand, Woldermar, unlike Corelli and Tartini, who were Italians, was a German music teacher and composer but still achieved success by developing variations of Corelli’s music (Seletsky 1996). Corelli was a world-famous violinist who influenced the sonata by mentoring different composers from different generations, such as Tartini and Woldermar. Such individuals made music that was both similar and different from their mentor. Tartini’s music comprises mainly violin sonatas and violin concerti. His compositions became famous and were loved by the pope. One specific composition is the Miserere, which was composed in the 1740s after Pope Clement XII made a request. Another famous composition was the Stabat Mater which Tartini composed in 1769. Additionally, he composed the trio sonatas, which is considered a variation of Corelli’s music. One of Tartini’s variations comes in the form of an old-style division of semiquavers, and one can note Corelli’s signature bass printed under the piece. Other variations do not have the bass but can still be heard as having a particular tune similar to that of Corelli (Seletsky 1996). Some of Tartini’s compositions are also more which makes the style gallant.     The lengthiest variations of Corelli’s F major gavotte were composed by Tartini. The set is an exit in versions from different periods. Since it is orally transmitted, it acts as a functional piece helpful in promoting the relationship between a teacher and their student. In wo...