Op. 3 violin concertos

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The Op. 3 violin concertos are a set of highly virtuosic Baroque concertos by Pietro Locatelli that are renowned for their demanding technical passages and influence on later violin repertoire.

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L’arte del violino, Op. 3 1
Op. 3 violin concertos canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque violin concertos ⓘ
set of violin concertos ⓘ
approximatePublicationDate 1733 ⓘ
catalogueGrouping Pietro Locatelli Opus 3 ⓘ
composer Pietro Locatelli ⓘ
contains 12 capriccios for solo violin embedded in the concertos ⓘ
dedicatedTo Philipp von Hessen‑Darmstadt ⓘ
difficultyLevel advanced ⓘ
virtuosic ⓘ
genre Baroque concerto ⓘ
violin concerto ⓘ
historicalSignificance among the earliest collections focused on extreme violin virtuosity ⓘ
expanded technical possibilities of the violin in the early 18th century ⓘ
influenced 19th‑century violin technique ⓘ
later violin virtuoso repertoire ⓘ
influencedBy Arcangelo Corelli’s concerto style ⓘ
instrumentationDetail solo violin, strings, basso continuo ⓘ
keyCharacteristic three‑movement concerto structure typical of the Baroque era ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movementCount multiple movements per concerto ⓘ
notableFeature advanced bowing techniques ⓘ
demanding technical passages ⓘ
extensive use of double stops ⓘ
extreme high‑position playing ⓘ
highly virtuosic writing for solo violin ⓘ
use of capriccios (caprices) within the concertos ⓘ
numberOfConcertos 12 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 3 ⓘ
performancePractice also performed on period instruments in historically informed performance ⓘ
often performed on modern violin with modern bow ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
placeOfPublication Amsterdam ⓘ
publisher Le Cène ⓘ
linked to: The Last Supper
reception admired by later violinists and pedagogues ⓘ
regarded as a milestone in violin virtuosity ⓘ
region Italian Baroque tradition ⓘ
soloInstrument violin ⓘ
style Italian late Baroque style ⓘ
title L’arte del violino ⓘ
typicalEnsemble solo violin and string orchestra with continuo ⓘ
usesForm ritornello form in outer movements ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pietro Locatelli → notableWork → Op. 3 violin concertos ⓘ
Capricci for solo violin (within Op. 3) → partOf → L’arte del violino, Op. 3 ⓘ
linked to: Op. 3 violin concertos