Sonata a 3

(Instrumental music)

Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe – (Sonatas – Mus. Hs. 977)

Flauto traverso, Violino, Violoncello e Cembalo

Trascrizione a cura di Antonio Frigé
Introduzione di Roberta Ocozia

17 pagine

Despite the quality of his compositions, today Bodinus Sebastian (c. 1700 - Pforzheim 1759) is not counted amongst the most famous masters of his time.
The scarce biographical information attributes to Bodinus the violin formation which he puts to good use when in 1718, arriving in Karlsruhe from the duchy of Saxe-Gotha, he entered the service of the Margrave Karl Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach as a violinist. Ten years later, again for the benefit of the same court, he served as the concertmaster, being appreciated by his superior, the Kapellmeister J. M. Molter.
In 1733, the outbreak of the war of the Polish succession destabilized the balance of the court, pushing Margrave to dissolve the orchestra. In 1736, at the end of the conflict, court life was reorganized and Bodinus was able to return to his place. Already in 1738, however, he was relieved of his job after the death of Margrave.