SONATA IN C MAJOR

by Allessandro Besozzi

• A simple but emotional sonata, originally for oboe and piano (or harpsichord) and
  Bassa Continuo.
• For those not knowing the concept of Bassa Continuo here is a brief explanation.
  Many compositions of the old masters only have a melody and a bass part with
  instructions for the harmony. This bass part is called the Bassa Continuo. The
  harpsichord player and/or other accompanists have to make up their own part
  based on this continuo. You can compare it with the classical jazzbands playing
  only with the melody and chords as a base.
• Properly working out the continuo is not always an easy job. Often you will come up
  with something fitting but not sounding well. In other cases you will have one brilliant
  idea after another, but none matches the composers instructions. Therefore you
  will find often interpretations  which do not fully consider the Bassa Continuo
  of the composer. I do not like those.
• This sonata includes the following parts: Andante, Allegro, Larghetto and Allegretto