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Violin Sonata in G minor (Tartini)
Solo violin sonata by Giuseppe Tartini
| Devil's Trill Sonata | |
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Tartini's Dream by Louis-Léopold Boilly () | |
| Key | G minor |
| Catalogue | B.g5 |
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| Movements | 4 |
The Violin Sonata in G minor, GT 2.g05; B.g5, more familiarly known as the Devil's Trill Sonata (Italian: Il trillo del diavolo), is a work for solo violin (with figured bass accompaniment) by Giuseppe Tartini (–).
Giuseppe Tartini and His Famous Devil’s Trill Sonata
It is the composer's best-known composition, notable for its technically difficult passages.[1][2] A typical performance lasts 15 minutes.
Background
Tartini allegedly told the French astronomer Jérôme Lalande that he had dreamed that the devil had appeared to him and had asked to be Tartini's servant and teacher.
At the end of the music lesson, Tartini handed the devil his violin to test his skill, which the devil began to play with virtuosity, delivering an inte Giuseppe Tartini - Wikipedia RUQU