Sonata Octavi Toni á 12 was published as part of Gabrieli's Sacre Symphoniae of 1597, a collection of pieces including motets, canzonas, and sonatas for various instrumental groups. Gabrieli used the layout of his musical home, the San Marco Church in Venice with its two choir lofts facing each other, to create the first spatial or antiphonal music for early brass instruments, cornetti, and sackbuts.

Maestro Fabrizio Bugani has done a wonderful job of editing this 3 1/2 minute work for a double brass choir of 12 instruments (two brass sextets). Included are numerous substitute parts which include Trumpets in C, Horns, and Alto Trombones. If one wishes a pure cylindrical choir; that can be achieved by using the Alto Trombones in place of the conical Horns and an additional Bass Trombone instead of the Tuba.

This edition is appropriate for moderately advanced performers and is pitched in the key of E-flat.

Instrumentation is for double brass sextets of 4 B-flat Trumpets, 2 Horns and 4 Trombones, Bass Trombone and Tuba.

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Gabrieli - Sonata Octavi Toni a 12 for Brass Ensemble

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