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Roberto VALENTINI Sonata V

ROBERT VALENTINE (1673/74 - 1747): Sonata III for Oboe and Harpsichord Baroque Ensemble SANS SOUCI ‪@giuseppenalinoboe‬ Nicola Reniero: harpsichord WORLD PREMIERE Robert Valentine, also known as Roberto Valentini, was born circa 1673/74 and baptized in Leicester on January 16, 1674. He was the son of Thomas Follintine, who lived in Leicester around 1670 and worked as a town musician there, accompanied by his eldest sons Thomas and Henry. The family became a prominent figure in Leicester's musical life; descendants included John Valentine, grandson of Robert's elder brother Thomas, and John Valentine's daughter, Ann Valentine. Robert Valentine appears to have spent little or no part of his adult life in England before moving to the Papal States, where he became known by the Italian version of his name. He settled in Rome and married Giulia Bellatti in September 1701 in the parish of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte. They had nine children, although only three of them outlived their parents. He died in the same Roman parish on May 26, 1747, just 12 days after his wife's death. Valentine is particularly known for his extensive output of compositions for recorder, as well as his reputation as a highly skilled musician on that instrument, but he was a virtuoso on the oboe and violin. Marcello Rizzello provided me with important information in his book, "I dolcissimi trilli" per una storia dell'oboe in Italia (1675-1760), in which he writes: "For example, he could be that "monsù Valentino" on the flute who we find employed for celebrations at the Accademia del Disegno in Campidoglio in 1704 or 1706; while for the aforementioned celebrations in 1708, the "sonatori delli boè (sic)" were paid. The same "monsù Valentino" was also recorded as an oboist at the celebrations of the Archconfraternity of S. Girolamo della Carità from 1708 to 1710. Valentine had one of his sons, Francesco (born 1714), who was a member of the Congregation of S. Cecilia from 1732, active as an oboist and violinist, in which musical association his father Robert also worked starting in 1704." Valentine wrote many instrumental compositions, including numerous collections of sonatas and trio sonatas, as well as some examples of concerto grosso, as his initial style closely followed that of Arcangelo Corelli, but he gradually progressed towards the Galante style, as evidenced by his later sonata collections published in Northern Europe. His works were popular in the amateur market for flute and recorder music, which flourished in England in the early 18th century, a period when the recorder was also in vogue in concert performances. The importance of Valentine was recorded by John Hawkins in 1776 in his General History of the Science and Practice of Music: "And to return to our own times, many who are still living will remember that the flute was the pocket companion of many who wished to be considered refined gentlemen. Its use was to entertain ladies and those who had no predilection for better music than a song or little airs then composed for that instrument; and he who could play a solo by Schickhard of Hamburg or Robert Valentine of Rome was considered an absolute master of the instrument."