Tuesday 3 March 2015
Tune of the Day: Allegro by Benedetto Marcello
from Recorder Sonata No. 9 in C major
This 12/8-time Allegro is the fourth and last movement of a Sonata in C major for recorder and basso continuo written by Italian composer Benedetto Marcello around 1712. Near the end of the piece, Marcello surprises us with 4 bars in 3/4 time.