that evoked speech. By examining his seven surviving works and the concertos written for him by Tartini it is clear that he had formidable technical ability, being one of the first composers to write music requiring the use of thumb position. Works Vandini has seven surviving works, all of which are preserved in manuscript copies throughout Europe, namely in Venice, Berlin, Paris, and Schwerin. All of these pieces are written in the galant style, popular in Italy in the eighteenth century. Notably, the two short sonatas attributed to Vandini by Carl Schroeder in 1911 and published by Schott are completely spurious and do not represent his style. A full list of his works is below with the catalogue numbers proposed by Elinor Frey and Marc Vanscheeuwijk. Sonata à Violoncello solo del Signor D. Antonio Vandini, in C Major (1717, I-Vnm, Mss. It.IV.1095) (Van. 1) Sonata del Signor D. Antonio Vandini, in C Major (D-B, KHM 5528) (Van. 2) [Sonata] Del Signor D. Antonio Vandini, in B-flat Major (1730, F-Pn, VM7-6285) (Van. 3) [Sonata] Del Signor D. Antonio Vandini, in A Minor (1730, F-Pn, VM7-6285) (Van. 4) Concerto del Signor D. Antonio Vandini, in D Major (D-SWI Mus. 4736/4) (Van.5) Sonata à Violoncello Del Signor D. Antonio Vandini, in B-flat Major (D-B, KHM 5527) (Van. 6) Sonata a Violoncello e Basso del Signor D. Antonio Vandini, in E Major (D-B, KHM 5529) (Van. 7) Notes References External links Marc Vanscheeuwijck: In Search of the Eighteenth-Century “Violoncello”: Antonio Vandini and the Concertos for Viola by Tartini Claremont Graduate University, 2008. Wilhelm Joself v Wasiliewski, "Cello playing in 18th-century Italy" "Ut Orpheus edition of the sonatas" "Musedita edition of the concerto" 18th-century Italian composers Italian male composers Italian Baroque composers 1691 births 1778 deaths