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Giovanni Gabrieli - Sonata pian' e forte (1597)

Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1554/1557 – 12 August 1612) was an Italian composer and organist. He was one of the most influential musicians of his time, and represents the culmination of the style of the Venetian School, at the time of the shift from Renaissance to Baroque idioms. Please support my channel: https://ko-fi.com/bartjebartmans Sonata pian' e forte (1597) His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts conducted by Peter Bassano This is the earliest known piece of music to call for specific brass instruments. “Sonata pian’e forte” means an instrumental piece using soft and loud dynamics. A more technical definition of this is a Venetian polychoral style which arose from architectural peculiarities with regards to St Mark's Basilica. Sonata (at this time) means a piece for instruments. It was probably written to be played as part of a Catholic service at St Mark's, Venice. It was written for 8 instruments divided into 2 groups of 4 and placed in opposing galleries in the cathedral.