The speeds slower than 58 are good for getting your feet wet. I like a tempo of MM=58 for a quarter note. Feel free to download them to all your devices. The FREE downloadable orchestra tracks are a real orchestra playing the accompaniment at ten different tempos. Largo from Concerto in D Major-Douglas Niedt, guitarist with orchestral accompanimentĭownload the Douglas Niedt recording of the arrangement with orchestral accompaniment (wav). Get your 'significant other' out of the house, crank up the volume of the orchestra as loud as you want, and have at it! Listen to me play the arrangement with orchestral accompaniment. But if you want to kick it up a notch, you can play the solo guitar arrangement with an orchestra! Would you like to experience the excitement of playing with an orchestra, just for the heck of it? Now is your chance. The arrangement sounds great all by itself. Largo from Concerto in D Major RV 93 by Antonio Vivaldi, arranged by Douglas Niedt for solo guitar:īe sure to read the Performance Notes below, especially the information on embellishment, to understand the repeats and the numbering of the measures! It is a beautiful arrangement to play for your own enjoyment and ideal for gigs such as weddings (processional, prelude, or incidental music), funeral services, and church services.ĭOWNLOAD the sheet music (PDFs) of the solo arrangement. It can stand on its own without any accompaniment. In this standalone arrangement for solo guitar, I added bass notes from Vivaldi's bass part plus filled in the harmony from the continuo accompaniment and violin parts. However, the guitar part on its own without orchestral accompaniment, even with the added bass notes, sounds too thin.

When played on the guitar, some players add bass notes when they play the piece with an orchestra, which is fine.

However, the original lute part consists only of single notes. In the original version, the lute carries a melodic line of noble but peaceful simplicity, while the violins, bass, and continuo provide harmonic support. The Largo, without a doubt, is a piece of touching beauty. Largo from Concerto in D Major-Douglas Niedt, guitaristĭownload the Douglas Niedt recording of the arrangement for solo guitar (wav file). Listen to me play the arrangement for SOLO guitar.

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