List of compositions by Tomaso Albinoni

This is a list of works by the Italian composer Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751).

Tomaso Albinoni

Vocal music

Operas

Most of Albinoni's works were dramma per musica, but only two of them still exist in a complete form: Zenobia, regina de' Palmireni and La Statira.[1]

TitleGenreSub­divisionsLibrettoPremière datePlace, theatreNotes
Zenobia, regina de’ Palmirenidramma per musica3 actsAntonio Marchi1694, carnivalVenice, Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paoloversion of the score survives in Library of Congress, Washington
Il prodigio dell’innocenzadramma3 actsFulgenzio Maria Gualazzi1695, carnivalVenice, Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolomusic lost
Zenone, imperator d’Orientedramma per musica3 actsAntonio Marchi1696, autumnVenice, Teatro S Cassianomusic lost
Il Tigrane, re d’Armeniadramma per musica3 actsGiulio Cesare Corradi1697, carnivalVenice, Teatro S Cassianomusic lost
Primislao, primo re di Boemiadramma per musica3 actsGiulio Cesare Corradi1697, autumnVenice, Teatro S Cassianomusic lost
L’ingratitudine castigatadramma per musica3 actsFrancesco Silvani1698, carnivalVenice, Teatro S Cassianomusic lost
Radamistodramma per musica3 actsAntonio Marchi1698, autumnVenice, Teatro Sant'Angelomusic lost, except some arias
Diomede punito da Alcidedramma3 actsAurelio Aureli1700, autumnVenice, Teatro Sant'Angelomusic lost
L’inganno innocentedramma per musica3 actsFrancesco Silvani1701, carnivalVenice, Teatro Sant'Angelomusic lost, except some arias
L’arte in gara con l’artedramma per musica3 actsFrancesco Silvani1702, carnivalVenice, Teatro S Cassianomusic lost
Griseldadramma per musica3 actsApostolo Zeno1703, carnivalFlorence, Cocomeromusic lost, except three arias
Amintadramma regio pastorale3 actsApostolo Zeno1703, autumnFlorence, Cocomeromusic lost
Il più fedel tra i vassallidramma per musica3 actsFrancesco Silvani1705, autumnGenoa, Falconemusic lost
La prosperità di Elio Sejanodramma per musica3 actsNicolò Minato1707, carnivalGenoa, Falconemusic lost
La fede tra gl’ingannidramma per musica3 actsFrancesco Silvani1707, CarnivalVenice, Teatro Sant'Angelomusic lost
La fortezza al cimentomelodramma2 actsFrancesco Silvani1707Piacenza, Ducalemusic lost
Astartodramma per musica3 actsApostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati1708, autumnVenice, Teatro S Cassianomusic lost, except some arias
Pimpinoneintermezzo3 intermezzosPietro Pariati1708, autumnVenice, Teatro S Cassiano
Engelbertadramma per musica3 actsApostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati1709, carnivalVenice, Teatro S Cassiano4th and 5th acts by Francesco Gasparini
Il tradimento traditodramma per musica3 actsFrancesco Silvani1708, carnivalVenice, Teatro Sant'Angelomusic lost
Ciro riconosciutodramma per musica3 actsPietro Pariati1710, carnivalVenice, Teatro S Cassianomusic lost, except some arias
Il tiranno eroedramma per musica3 actsVincenzo Cassani1711, carnivalVenice, Teatro S Cassianomusic lost, except 26 arias
Il Giustinodramma per musica5 actsPietro Pariati after Nicolò Beregan1711, springBologna, Formagliarimusic lost
La pace generosadramma per musica3 actsFrancesco Silvani1711, autumnGenoa, Falconemusic lost
Le gare generosedramma per musica3 actsAntonio Zaniboni1712, autumnVenice, Teatro S Cassianomusic lost, except five arias
Lucio Verodramma per musica3 actsApostolo Zeno1713, springFerrara, S Stefanomusic lost
L'amor di figlio non conosciutodramma per musica3 actsDomenico Lalli1716, carnivalVenice, Teatro Sant'Angelomusic lost
Eumenedramma per musica3 actsAntonio Salvi1717, autumnVenice, Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomomusic lost, except one aria
Meleagrodramma per musica3 actsPietro Antonio Bernardoni1718, carnivalVenice, Teatro Sant'Angelomusic lost
Cleomenedramma per musica3 actsVincenzo Cassani1718, carnivalVenice, Teatro Sant'Angelomusic lost
Gli eccessi della gelosiadramma per musica3 actsDomenico Lalli1722, carnivalVenice, Teatro Sant'Angelomusic lost, except some arias
I veri amicidramma per musica3 actsFrancesco Silvani and Domenico Lalli after Pierre Corneille1722, OctoberMunich, Hofmusic lost, except 15 arias
Il trionfo d’amoredramma per musica3 actsPietro Pariati1722, NovemberMunichmusic lost
Eumenedramma per musica3 actsApostolo Zeno1723, carnivalVenice, Teatro San Moisèmusic lost, except two arias
Ermengardadramma per musica3 actsAntonio Maria Lucchini1723, autumnVenice, Teatro San Moisèmusic lost, except one aria
Antigono, tutore di Filippo, re di Macedoniatragedia5 actsGiovanni Piazzon1724, carnivalVenice, Teatro San Moisè5th act by Giovanni Porta, music lost except one aria
Scipione nelle Spagnedramma per musica3 actsApostolo Zeno1724, AscensionVenice, Teatro San Samuelemusic lost, except some arias
Laodicedramma per musica3 actsAngelo Schietti1724, autumnVenice, Teatro San Moisèmusic lost, except two arias
Didone abbandonatatragedia3 actsMetastasio1725, carnivalVenice, Teatro S Cassianomusic lost
L'impresario delle Isole Canarie[2][3]intermezzo2 actsMetastasio1725, carnivalVenice, Teatro S Cassianomusic lost
Alcina delusa da Ruggerodramma per musica3 actsAntonio Marchi1725, autumnVenice, Teatro S Cassianomusic lost
I rivali generosidramma per musica3 actsApostolo Zeno1725Brescia, Nuovomusic lost
La Statiradramma per musica3 actsApostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati1726, CarnivalRome, Teatro Capranica
Malsazio e Fiammettaintermezzo 1726, CarnivalRome, Teatro Capranicatext and music lost
Il trionfo di Armidadramma per musica3 actsGirolamo Colatelli after Torquato Tasso1726, autumnVenice, Teatro San Moisèmusic lost
L’incostanza schernitadramma comico-pastorale3 actsVincenzo Cassani1727, AscensionVenice, Teatro San Samuelemusic lost, except some arias
Le due rivali in amoredramma per musica3 actsAurelio Aureli1728, autumnVenice, Teatro San Moisèmusic lost
Il Satraponeintermezzo Antonio Salvi1729Parma, Omodeomusic lost
Li stratagemmi amorosidramma per musica3 actsF Passerini1730, carnivalVenice, Teatro San Moisèmusic lost
Eleniadramma per musica3 actsLuisa Bergalli1730, carnivalVenice, Teatro Sant'Angelomusic lost
Meropedramma3 actsApostolo Zeno1731, autumnPrague, Sporck Theatermostly by Albinoni, music lost
Il più infedel tra gli amantidramma per musica3 actsAngelo Schietti1731, autumnTreviso, Dolphinmusic lost
Ardelindadramma3 actsBartolomeo Vitturi1732, autumnVenice, Teatro Sant'Angelomusic lost, except five arias
Candalidedramma per musica3 actsBartolomeo Vitturi1734, carnivalVenice, Teatro Sant'Angelomusic lost
Artamenedramma per musica3 actsBartolomeo Vitturi1741, carnivalVenice, Teatro Sant'Angelomusic lost

Intermezzi
  • (Vespetta e) Pimpinone (Pietro Pariati), Venice 1708
  • Malsazio e Fiammetta (unidentified), Rome 1726 (text and music lost)
  • Il Satrapone (Antonio Salvi), P 1729 (music lost)
  • L'impresario delle Isole Canarie (Pietro Metastasio) 1725 (music lost)[4][5]

Serenate
  • Il nascimento dell’Aurora (unidentified), Venice 1715
  • Il nome glorioso in terra, santificato in cielo (Vincenzo Cassani), Venice 1724
  • Il concilio de’ pianeti (Girolamo Baruffaldi), Venice 1729

Cantatas
  • 12 Cantate da camera a voce sola, op. 4 (for voices and bass continuo), Venice 1702
    • No. 1: Amor, Sorte, Destino (for soprano)
    • No. 2: Da l’arco d’un bel ciglio (for alto)
    • No. 3: Del chiaro rio (for soprano)
    • No. 4: Riedi a me, luce gradita (for alto)
    • No. 5: Lontananza crudel, mi squarci il core (for soprano)
    • No. 6: Filli, chiedi al mio core (for alto)
    • No. 7: Ove rivolgo il piede (for soprano)
    • No. 8: Mi dà pena quando spira (for alto)
    • No. 9: Parti, mi lasci, ah quale (for soprano)
    • No. 10: Son qual Tantalo novello (for alto)
    • No. 11: Poiché al vago seren di due pupille (for soprano)
    • No. 12: Chi non sa quanto inumano (for alto)
  • 18 Cantatas for Soprano and Bass continuo, Staatsbibliothek Berlin, ms. 447
    • No. 1: Il bel ciglio d’Irene
    • No. 2: Già dal mar sorgea l’alba
    • No. 3: Amarissime pene, suonate ormai
    • No. 4: (as op. 4 no. 5)
    • No. 5: Sorgea col lume in fronte
    • No. 6: Lontan da te, mia vita
    • No. 7: Sovra letto d’erbette
    • No. 8: (as op. 4 no. 11)
    • No. 9: Il penar senza speranza
    • No. 10: Senti, bel sol, deh senti
    • No. 11: Quest’è l’ora fatale
    • No. 12: Di tante ree sciagure
    • No. 13: Fileno, caro amico
    • No. 14: Sovra molle origliere
    • No. 15: Clori nel ciel d’amor lucida stella
    • No. 16: Dubbio affetto il cor mi strugge (Amante timido)
    • No. 17: Rivolse Clori un giorno
    • No. 18: Donna illustre del Latio
  • Other cantatas
    • Bel fantasmo tu fosti al mio pensiero (for soprano and bass continuo)
    • Bella, perché tu forsi (for soprano and bass continuo)
    • Biondo crin, occhio nero, e sen d’avorio (for soprano and bass continuo)
    • Che ne dici, che risolvi (for soprano and bass continuo)
    • Crudelissimo amore (for alto and bass continuo)
    • Dove sei, che fai cor mio (for soprano and bass continuo)
    • E dove, Amor, mi guidi (for soprano, instruments and bass continuo)
    • Fatto bersaglio eterno (for alto and bass continuo)
    • Già tornava l’aurora
    • In alta rocca, ove d’un genio amico (for soprano and bass continuo)
    • Io che per colpa sol del fatio rio (for soprano and bass continuo)
    • Là dove il nobil Giano (for soprano and bass continuo)
    • Quanta pietà mi date, o mesti fiori (for soprano and bass continuo)
    • Senza il core del mio bene (for soprano or alto and bass continuo)
    • Vorrei che lo sapessi (for alto and bass continuo)
    • Vorrei scoprir l’affanno (for soprano and bass continuo)

Religious music
  • Messa a tre voci (for 2 tenors and bass, a cappella), before 1694
  • I trionfi di Giosuè (Oratorium; Text: Giovanni Pietro Berzini), Florence 1703 (together with Alessandro Scarlatti, Giovanni Bononcini et al.)
  • Maria annunziata (Oratorium; Text: Francesco Silvani), Florence 1712

Instrumental music

With opus numbers
  • Op. 1: 12 Sonate a tre (for 2 violins and basso continuo), Venice 1694
    • No. 1 in D minor
    • No. 2 in F major
    • No. 3 in A major
    • No. 4 in G minor
    • No. 5 in C major
    • No. 6 in A minor
    • No. 7 in G major
    • No. 8 in B minor
    • No. 9 in D major
    • No. 10 in F minor
    • No. 11 in E minor
    • No. 12 in B-flat major
  • Op. 2: 6 Sinfonie & 6 Concerti a cinque (for solo violin (in concertos only), 2 violins, 2 violas and basso continuo), Venice 1700
    • Sonata No. 1 in G major
    • Concerto No. 1 in F major
    • Sonata No. 2 in C major
    • Concerto No. 2 in E minor (=BWV Anh. 23)
    • Sonata No. 3 in A major
    • Concerto No. 3 in B-flat major
    • Sonata No. 4 in C minor
    • Concerto No. 4 in G major
    • Sonata No. 5 in B-flat major
    • Concerto No. 5 in C major
    • Sonata No. 6 in G minor
    • Concerto No. 6 in D major
  • Op. 3: 12 Balletti a tre (for 2 violins and basso continuo), Venice 1701
    • No. 1 in C major
    • No. 2 in E minor
    • No. 3 in G major
    • No. 4 in A major
    • No. 5 in D minor
    • No. 6 in F major
    • No. 7 in D major
    • No. 8 in C minor
    • No. 9 in G minor
    • No. 10 in E major
    • No. 11 in A minor
    • No. 12 in B-flat major
  • Op. 5: 12 Concerti a cinque (for solo violin, 2 violins, 2 violas and basso continuo), Venice 1707
    • No. 1 in B-flat major
    • No. 2 in F major
    • No. 3 in D major
    • No. 4 in G major
    • No. 5 in A minor
    • No. 6 in C major
    • No. 7 in D minor
    • No. 8 in F major
    • No. 9 in E minor
    • No. 10 in A major
    • No. 11 in G minor
    • No. 12 in C major
  • Op. 6: 12 Trattenimenti armonici per camera (for violin and basso continuo), Amsterdam c. 1711
    • No. 1 in C major
    • No. 2 in G minor
    • No. 3 in B-flat major
    • No. 4 in D minor
    • No. 5 in F major
    • No. 6 in A minor
    • No. 7 in D major
    • No. 8 in E minor
    • No. 9 in G major
    • No. 10 in C minor
    • No. 11 in A major
    • No. 12 in B-flat major
  • Op. 7: 12 Concerti a cinque (for solo violin, 1 or 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, cello and basso continuo), Amsterdam 1715
    • No. 1 in D major
    • No. 2 in C major (for 2 oboes)
    • No. 3 in B-flat major (for oboe)
    • No. 4 in G major
    • No. 5 in C major (for 2 oboes)
    • No. 6 in D major (for oboe)
    • No. 7 in A major
    • No. 8 in D major (for 2 oboes)
    • No. 9 in F major (for oboe)
    • No. 10 in B-flat major
    • No. 11 in C major (for 2 oboes)
    • No. 12 in C major (for oboe)
  • Op. 8: 6 Balletti & 6 Sonate a tre (for 2 violins and basso continuo), 1722
    • Sonata No. 1 in B-flat major
    • Balletto No. 1 in D minor
    • Sonata No. 2 in A major
    • Balletto No. 2 in F major
    • Sonata No. 3 in C major
    • Balletto No. 3 in D major
    • Sonata No. 4 in G minor
    • Balletto No. 4 in B-flat major
    • Sonata No. 5 in F major
    • Balletto No. 5 in C major
    • Sonata No. 6 in C minor
    • Balletto No. 6 in G minor
  • Op. 9: 12 Concerti a cinque (for solo violin, 1 or 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, cello and basso continuo), Amsterdam 1722
    • No. 1 in B-flat major (for violin)
    • No. 2 in D minor (for oboe)
    • No. 3 in F major (for 2 oboes)
    • No. 4 in A major (for violin)
    • No. 5 in C major (for oboe)
    • No. 6 in G major (for 2 oboes)
    • No. 7 in D major (for violin)
    • No. 8 in G minor (for oboe)
    • No. 9 in C major (for 2 oboes)
    • No. 10 in F major (for violin)
    • No. 11 in B-flat major (for oboe)
    • No. 12 in D major (for 2 oboes)
  • Op. 10: 12 Concerti a cinque (for solo violin, 2 violins, viola, cello and basso continuo), Amsterdam 1735/36
    • No. 1 in B-flat major
    • No. 2 in G minor (for violin)
    • No. 3 in C major
    • No. 4 in G major (for violin)
    • No. 5 in A major
    • No. 6 in D major (for violin)
    • No. 7 in F major
    • No. 8 in G minor (for violin)
    • No. 9 in C major
    • No. 10 in F major (for violin)
    • No. 11 in C minor
    • No. 12 in B-flat major (for violin)
  • Op. 11: Sonate a tre (for two violins and basso continuo), c. 1739 (not published) (lost)

Without opus numbers

Sinfonias
  • Si 1: Sinfonia in D major for the first act of Zenobia (for natural trumpet, 2 violins, 2 violas, cello and basso continuo), 1694
  • Si 2: Sinfonia in F major for the first act of Engelberta (for 2 violins, 2 violas, cello and basso continuo), 1709
  • Si 3: Sinfonia in A major (for 2 violins, viola, violone, and basso continuo), c. 1707–15
  • Si 4: Sinfonia in D major (for 2 violins, viola and basso continuo; manuscript versions for 2 oboes and bassoon), c. 1707–15
  • Si 5: Sinfonia in A major (for 2 violins, viola and basso continuo), c. 1707–15
  • Si 6: Sinfonia in B major (for 2 violins, viola, bassoon and basso continuo), c. 1715–22
  • Si 7: Sinfonia in G minor (for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 violins, 2 violas, bassoon and basso continuo), c. 1715–22
  • Si 8: Sinfonia in G major (for 2 violins, viola and basso continuo), c. 1722–35
  • Si 9: Sinfonia in F major (for 2 violins, viola and basso continuo), c. 1722–35

Concertos
  • Co 1: Concerto in D major (for solo violin, 2 violins, viola, violone and basso continuo), before 1700
  • Co 2: Concerto in C major (for solo violin, 2 violins, viola and basso continuo), c. 1717
  • Co 3: Concerto in D major (for solo violin and strings), c. 1715–22
  • Co 4: Concerto in G major (for 1 or 2 solo violins, 2 violins, viola and basso continuo), c. 1717
  • Co 5: Concerto in A major adapted by Pisendel (for solo violin, 2 violins, viola and basso continuo), c. 1717

Sonatas
  • So 1: Sonata a sei con tromba in C major (for natural trumpet, 2 violins, 2 violas and basso continuo), c. 1700
  • So 2–7: Balletti a cinque (for 2 violins, 2 violas and basso continuo), c. 1702
    • So 2: Balletto 1 in B-flat major
    • So 3: Balletto 2 in G minor
    • So 4: Balletto 3 in E minor
    • So 5: Balletto 4 in F minor
    • So 6: Balletto 5 in A major
    • So 7: Balletto 6 in F major
  • So 8–19: Balletti a quattro (for 2 violins, viola and basso continuo), c. 1700
    • So 8: Balletto 1 in G major
    • So 9: Balletto 2 in B minor
    • So 10: Balletto 3 in D major
    • So 11: Balletto 4 in A major
    • So 12: Balletto 5 in C major
    • So 13: Balletto 6 in E minor
    • So 14: Balletto 7 in F major
    • So 15: Balletto 8 in A minor
    • So 16: Balletto 9 in B-flat major
    • So 17: Balletto 10 in D minor
    • So 18: Balletto 11 in E major
    • So 19: Balletto 12 in G minor
  • So 20–25: Sonate a tre (for 2 violins and basso continuo), before 1700
    • So 20: Sonata 1 in C major
    • So 21: Sonata 2 in B-flat major
    • So 22: Sonata 3 in F major
    • So 23: Sonata 4 in D major
    • So 24: Sonata 5 in G major
    • So 25: Sonata 6 in A major
  • So 26–31: Sonate da chiesa ("op. 4") (for violin and basso continuo), Amsterdam 1708
    • So 26: Sonata 1 in D minor
    • So 27: Sonata 2 in E minor
    • So 28: Sonata 3 in B-flat major
    • So 29: Sonata 4 in G minor (spurious)
    • So 30: Sonata 5 in G minor
    • So 31: Sonata 6 in B minor
  • So 32: Sonata a violino solo composta per il Sig. Pisendel in B-flat major (for violin and basso continuo), c. 1717
  • So 33: Solo in G minor (for violin and basso continuo), c. 1717
  • So 34: Solo in B-flat major (for violin and basso continuo), c. 1717
  • So 35–39: Sonate a violino solo e basso continuo (for violin and basso continuo), Amsterdam c. 1717
    • So 35: Sonata 1 in D minor
    • So 36: Sonata 2 in G minor
    • So 37: Sonata 3 in A major
    • So 38: Sonata 4 in A major
    • So 39: Sonata 5 in E minor (spurious)
  • So 40–45: Six sonates da camera (op. post.) (for violin and basso continuo), Paris c. 1740
    • So 40: Sonata 1 in F major (spurious)
    • So 41: Sonata 2 in A minor
    • So 42: Sonata 3 in E major (spurious)
    • So 43: Sonata 4 in D minor (spurious)
    • So 44: Sonata 5 in D major (spurious)
    • So 45: Sonata 6 in A major

References
    • Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5
  2. Don Neville, "Metastasio, Pietro." The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Ed. Stanley Sadie. Oxford University Press, See under: Writings/Operas/L'impresario delle Isole Canarie
  3. Printed libretto for a performance in the San Cassiano theater, 1725, Code IT\ICCU\MUS\0002663, VE0239,VEAFC, Biblioteca della Fondazione Giorgio Cini - Venezia - VE - [fondo/collocazione] ROLANDI MUSICA 2B RAC
  4. Don Neville, "Metastasio, Pietro." The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Ed. Stanley Sadie. Oxford University Press, See under: Writings/Operas/L'impresario delle Isole Canarie
  5. Printed libretto for a performance in the San Cassiano theater, 1725, Code IT\ICCU\MUS\0002663, VE0239,VEAFC, Biblioteca della Fondazione Giorgio Cini - Venezia - VE - [fondo/collocazione] ROLANDI MUSICA 2B RAC
  • Michael Talbot: "Tomaso Albinoni", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed June 25, 2005), (subscription access)
  • Michael Talbot: Tomaso Albinoni. The Venetian Composer and His World. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1990. S. 271–281.
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