Giuseppe Tartini: Works

Giuseppe Tartini (1692 - 1770), was an Italian violinist, composer, and theorist who helped establish the modern style of violin bowing and formulated principles of musical ornamentation and harmony.

Tartini’s playing was said to be remarkable for its combination of technical and poetic qualities, and his bowing became a model for later schools of violinists. His compositions include more than 100 violin concertos; numerous sonatas, including Trillo del Diavolo (Devil's Trill), a famous sonata in G minor for solo violin; quartets; trios; symphonies; and religious works, including a five-part Miserere and a four-part Salve Regina. Tartini contributed to the science of acoustics by his discovery of the difference tone , also called the Tartini tone, a third note heard when two notes are played steadily and with intensity.