Giuseppe Tartini

The edition is based, for the first time, on a comparison of all extant sources: autographs, authorized prints, as well as copies produced under the supervision of the composer or within his circle. Straight-forward editorial guidelines ensure reliable musical texts, the result of scholarly-critical research at the cutting edge of musicology taking into account historically informed performance practice. All volumes contain a Critical Commentary that defines the editorial guidelines and describes specifics of the respective work or group of works, always with reference to most recent evidence and the broader compositional environment of the “Maestro delle nazioni”. In addition, each volume includes a historical introduction examining relevant literary references in Tartini’s music (the so–called “mottos”) as well as aspects of reception history and accounts by contemporaries of Tartini. The edition offers source descriptions, appendices containing alternative variants and readings, as well as a detailed commentary. The scores meet the highest standards of legibility.

Apart from the many works for violin, violoncello, and transverse flute, for both chamber and orchestral ensembles, the edition encompasses hitherto largely unpublished vocal music for liturgical or other devotional purposes. The first volume of a series devoted to Tartini’s important didactic works contains the famous “Arte dell’arco” (with 19 previously unpublished variations), another volume the “Treatise on Embellishments,” and a third, embellished versions of sonata and concerto movements.