Hello to all: I am from Spain and I write just al little bit English. I hope you will excuse me.
The cuestion is the following one: There is a concerto (flute concerto Op. 10 nº 3, RV 428) from Antonio Vivaldi, the celebrated composer who wrote 'The four seasons', that has the surname 'Il Gardellino', but this word does not exist in the usual dictionaries. It is supposed that the flute imitates the goldfinch, so, it may be called 'Il Cardellino' instead 'Il Gardellino', but 99% of discs, musicians and scholars use the word 'gardellino' as surname of that concerto. It's very possible that the original manuscript bears the title 'Il Gardellino', but I ignore that point. So, 'gardellino' could be an early form of 'cardellino'; or may it be the venetian dialect word for 'cardellino' on the first half of 18th century?
Thanks for your help.
Javier
The cuestion is the following one: There is a concerto (flute concerto Op. 10 nº 3, RV 428) from Antonio Vivaldi, the celebrated composer who wrote 'The four seasons', that has the surname 'Il Gardellino', but this word does not exist in the usual dictionaries. It is supposed that the flute imitates the goldfinch, so, it may be called 'Il Cardellino' instead 'Il Gardellino', but 99% of discs, musicians and scholars use the word 'gardellino' as surname of that concerto. It's very possible that the original manuscript bears the title 'Il Gardellino', but I ignore that point. So, 'gardellino' could be an early form of 'cardellino'; or may it be the venetian dialect word for 'cardellino' on the first half of 18th century?
Thanks for your help.
Javier
Il Gardellino Vivaldi Youtube
Il Gardellino is a period-instrument ensemble devoted largely to the performance of Baroque music, both instrumental and vocal. Consisting of eight core members, Il Gardellino can range in size from three to as many as thirty players, depending on demands of the repertory. Il Gardellino is a Flemish instrumental ensemble for Baroque music, founded in 1988 on an initiative of the Dutch oboist Marcel Ponseele (NL) and flutist Jan De Winne. The name was derived from a piece by Vivaldi for transverse flute, oboe, violin, bassoon and continuo Il Gardellino, which is in Flemish the name of the songbird distelvink.