Strings — Practical study pieces
Baroque attrib./20th-century · 1958

Adagio in G minor

T. Albinoni / R. Giazotto

Key
Gm
Time
C
Tempo
♩=50
AO focus
AO3

Incipit

Form

Slow string adagio in G minor. Published 1958 as a 'reconstruction' from an Albinoni fragment; modern scholarship disputes authorship.

Teaching points

  • Authorship debate — present honestly
  • Slow walking bass + plaintive melody
  • AO3: provenance and authority
Full score ↓Public domain

Ricordi 1958 first ed, Italian copyright expired (70-year rule).

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