A. Corelli. Parte Prima [...Seconda] Sonate a violino e violone o cimbalo...Opera Quinta, first edition, Rome, 1700

CORELLI, ARCANGELO

Parte Prima [...Seconda] Sonate a violino e violone o cimbalo...Opera Quinta, Rome: no imprint, 1700 ("Incisa da Gasparo Pietra Santa")

FIRST EDITION, [4] & 68 pages, oblong 4to (c.21 x 31cm), engraved throughout, dedication leaf to Sophie Charlotte, Electress of Brandenburg, second title on p.40, contemporary mottled calf, lacking allegorical frontispiece, some early figured bass numbering and memoranda, very worn, spine defective, [Marx no.1; RISM C 3800]

The title of this famous publication indicates that the continuo accompaniment can be realized by a bass string instrument alone: "Sonatas for violin and bass or harpsichord".