Buonamente / Sonata a 6 (Early Baroque Series 20)

From Giovanni Battista Buonamente's instrumental music collection (published in Venice in 1636), a 6-voice sonata (No.22 in the book) has been arranged into two trumpets and four trombones. This piece begins in Tutti and has an impressive majestic sound. Originally, the top part was supposed to be played with violin (or cornetto), so the overall tonality is lowered fourth in order to fit to trumpets, and the part allocation is modified accordingly.