Sonata in A Minor for Euphonium and Piano

Benedetto Marcello arranged by Tormod Flaten

Benedetto Marcello (1686 -1739) was an Italian baroque composer born in Venice. The sonatas by Marcello are well known amongst brass players, and the F Major Sonata is commonly played. I discovered my inclination to the A Minor Sonata prior to my second year euphonium exam at the Grieg Academy, Bergen. The sonata holds a standard Adagio-Allegro-Largo-Allegro structure, where the two fast movements exhibit the brilliance and virtuoso style prevalent in baroque music, while the slow movements, particularly the 3^rd movement, Largo, is introvert and lyrical. The final Allegro is written in 3/8, which is a common feature of finale movements from this period. This arrangement of the sonata was recorded on my CD Flight.

-Tormod Flaten