Castello / Sonata decima sesta (Early Baroque Series 9)

Sonata No.16 is composed by Dario Castello who was an instrumentalist (probably cornettist at St Marc.) in Venice in the first half of the 17 century. This piece is included in the second volume of his sonatas (published at Venice in 1629). The theme and the subtitle are not attached to this piece, however it is a song reminiscent of the war that was a fashion at the time. In this arrangement, taking advantage of the change in the musical thought, original 4 parts composition is expanded to ten parts, and in a style that the two quintets play as if two team are battling each other.