An uplifting two part piano / keyboard arrangement of the Giga from Corelli’s Opus 5 Violin Sonata No.9. In 12/8 time the piece does need to be played with energy and a suggested tempo of 108 dotted quarter notes (crotchet) beats to the minute is suggested and has been used in the realisation. Repeats are indicated in the score but have not been used in the realisation. There is some score detail in the sheet music download although this is not a usual feature of baroque music scores. Use of the sustaining pedal is suggested although its use is not indicated in the music score. Playing the A major scale and arpeggios would be good preparation for playing this work. The arrangement very much keeps to the composer’s intention in terms of the melodic and bass writing. There are some beautiful shapes to play and there is a considerable amount of sequential writing. Ornaments have been written out simply to add clarity to the score. What the music editor particularly likes about this movement is its contemporary appeal and its suitability to be played by many different combinations of instruments. As a performance piece it has clear intention and direction Corelli 1653 – 1713 was a Rome based composer and violinist identified with the middle baroque period in music history. Corelli did not publish a great amount of music but he was meticulous in his compositional approach. The twelve violin sonatas in the Opus 5 collection were published in 1700.
