Strings — Practical study pieces
Baroque · 1730

Concerto for Mandolin in C

A. VivaldiRV 425

Key
C
Time
C
Tempo
♩=120
AO focus
AO1

Incipit

Form

Three-movement concerto for solo mandolin + strings. The most-played piece in mandolin literature.

Teaching points

  • Mandolin idiomatic writing — tremolo, double-stops
  • Standard mandolin recital
  • AO3: lesser-known Baroque solo instruments
Full score ↓Public domain

Ricordi + later urtext, PD.

Topic T11