Taking Vivaldi to the next level

  1. mezzolynn
    mezzolynn
    Here's a good quote by Marilynn Mair on ornamentation in Baroque music:

    "[O]rnamentation is not optional in Baroque music, so performers need to have a working knowledge of turns, trills, mordents, appoggiaturas, and their variants to play stylistically."

    In the full article, she does an analysis of one of Bach's keyboard inventions, giving examples of ornamentation in her arrangement for 2 mandolins.

    Here are two performances of Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Mandolins -- listen for some nice ornamentation, especially during the 2nd movement.



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