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Airs for the seasons - Columbine

James Oswald
(1710 - 1769)

Airs for the seasons - Columbine

(Vn.Continuo)
James Oswald wrote two sets of Airs for the Seasons, each season comprising twelve pieces; a total of ninety-six miniatures, each descriptive of a plant allocated to its due season. The original pieces survive in figured keyboard form (also available) but have been arranged as trio sonatas. The items for Summer are: Bachelor's Button, Columbine#, Corn flag#, Flos Adonis, Foxglove, Honeysuckle, Heather Bells, Heliotrope, Hollyhock, Larkspur, Lily, Magnolia#, Melianthus, Myrtle#, Oleander, Pink, Poppy, Rose, Sweet William, Syringa, Thistle#, Turk's cap, Veronica, Virgin's Bower. All are suitable for violin, or (except where marked #) for flute.

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