Strings — Practical study pieces
Baroque / Late Italian · 1713

Devil's Trill Sonata

G. Tartini

Key
Gm
Time
C
Tempo
♩=50
AO focus
AO3

Incipit

Form

Solo violin sonata in 4 movements. Famous closing passage with extended trills.

Teaching points

  • Famous extended trill passages
  • Tartini's dream-of-the-devil legend
  • Diploma standard
Full score ↓Public domain

Multiple urtext, PD.

Topic T11Topic T9