Viadana: La Bresciana à8 (1610)

Viadana’s Sinfonie a otto voci of 1610 contains eighteen pieces named after different Italian cities.
Brescia (in the North Italian region of Lombardy) was one of the first cities to become a centre for violin making and indeed in La Bresciana the top two parts of choir one are clearly written for violins.

Other titles from Viadana’s Sinfonie a otto voci

1. La Bergamasca ↣
2. La Bolognese ↣
3. La Bresciana ↣ (you are here)
4. La Cremonese ↣
5. La Fiorentia ↣
6. La Ferrarese ↣
7. La Genovese ↣
8. La Mantovana (and La Romana) ↣
9. La Modenese ↣
10. La Milanese ↣
11. La Napolitana ↣
12. La Padovana ↣
13. La Parmigiana ↣
14. La Piacentina ↣
15. La Reggiana ↣
16. La Romana (and La Mantovana) ↣
17. La Venetiana ↣
18. La Veronese ↣