La cetra

set of twelve violin concertos composed by Antonio Vivaldi

La cetra (English: "The cetra"), Op. 9, is a set of 12 violin concertos. It was written by Antonio Vivaldi. It was written for Emperor Charles VI. The emperor gave him a medal and a lot of money for writing the concertos.[1]

La Cetra, Op.9

There is another set of 12 concertos called La cetra. This set contains different concertos. It does not have an opus number. Its first violin parts are lost. It was not published.[2]

References change

  1. Talbot, Michael (2001). "Vivaldi, Antonio". In Lockey, Nicholas (ed.). Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.40120. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
  2. Rasch, Rudolf (2011). "La famosa mano di Monsieur Roger: Antonio Vivaldi and his Dutch Publishers". In Talbot, Michael (ed.). Vivaldi. Routledge. pp. 260–263. ISBN 9780754628842.