Description
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ciaccona
from Lot 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Transcription for harp by Giorgia Gatti
Technical notes in Italian and English
pages 24
size cm 23,5×31, staple
price € 26,00
The Art of Transcription series
ISBN 978-88-31274-98-2
- Accurate rendering of the Bachian writing for the arpistic technique, which gives great fluidity.
- Skilful adaptation from the original version for violin to harp also for the polyphonic aspect of this instrument.
- Precise indications of fingering and damping, in compliance with the baroque execution practice.
- Also indicated for didactic purposes in the Academic Biennials Harp classes in the Conservatories.
- Large format score, comfortable to read during the execution and with wide margins between staves for the performer’s annotations.
- Graphic care and easy handling of the volume.
Reader profile
• Harpists
• Baroque music performers
• Students of Harp of II Academic Level
Profile of composer and curator
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) the most famous composer of all time.
Giorgia Gatti, harpist and composer from Turin, has been a student of Gabriella Bosio since the age of 4, and obtained a first-level diploma in composition at the Conservatory of Turin and in Harp the Conservatory of Milan. Currently she is continuing the academic Two-year period of harp at the Conservatory of Milan. At the same time she is engaged in compositional research on her own instrument and for other instruments. She has published with Musica Practica the composition Cross-road, for soprano and piano.
