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Alessandro Rolla

Italian viola and violin virtuoso, composer, conductor and teacher

Alessandro Rolla (Italian pronunciation: [alesˈsandro ˈrɔlla]; 23 April 1757 – 14 September 1841) was an Italian viola and violin virtuoso, composer, conductor and teacher. His son, Antonio Rolla, was also a violin virtuoso and composer.

His fame now rests mainly as "teacher of the great Paganini", yet his role was very important in the development of violin and viola technique. Some of the technical innovations that Paganini later utilized largely, such as left-hand pizzicato, chromatic ascending and descending scales, the use of very high positions on violin and viola, octave passages, were first introduced by Rolla.

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Works

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  • Arpeggio in E-flat major, BI 7
  • Concertino a tre
  • Concertino a tre: I. Spiritoso risoluto
  • Concertino a tre: II. Largo sostenuto
  • Concertino a tre: III. Tema scherzando – Andantino
  • Concertino in E-flat major for Viola and Strings
  • Concertino in E-flat major for Viola and Strings: 1. Allegro maestoso
  • Concertino in E-flat major for Viola and Strings: 2. Andante un poco sostenuto
  • Concertino in E-flat major for Viola and Strings: 3. Allegretto: Polonese
  • Concerto in E-flat major for Viola and Orchestra, op. 3
  • Concerto in E-flat major for Viola and Orchestra, op. 3: 1. Andante sostenuto - Allegro
  • Concerto in E-flat major for Viola and Orchestra, op. 3: 2. Largo
  • Concerto in E-flat major for Viola and Orchestra, op. 3: 3. Allegro
  • Divertimento in F major for Viola and Strings: Andante sostenuto - Allegro alla Polacca
  • Duetto in A-flat major, op. 15 no. 2
  • Duetto in A-flat major, op. 15 no. 2: I. Allegro moderato
  • Duetto in A-flat major, op. 15 no. 2: II. Andante sostenuto
  • Duetto in A-flat major, op. 15 no. 2: III. Rondo. Allegro
  • Duetto in C major, op. 15 no. 3
  • Duetto in E-flat major, op. 15 no. 1
  • Duetto in E-flat major, op. 15 no. 1: I. Allegro
  • Duetto in E-flat major, op. 15 no. 1: II. Adagio ma non troppo
  • Duetto in E-flat major, op. 15 no. 1: III. Allegretto
  • Duetto in E-flat major, op. 15 no. 1: IV. Rondo alla Polacca
  • Duo concertant in C, op. 15, no. 3
  • Duo concertant in C, op. 15, no. 3: I. Allegro
  • Duo concertant in C, op. 15, no. 3: II. Adagio. Andantino
  • Duo concertant in C, op. 15, no. 3: III. Presto
  • Esercizio (capriccio) no. 1 in F major, BI 313
  • Esercizio (capriccio) no. 2 in E-flat major, BI 311
  • Esercizio e arpeggio (capriccio) no. 3 in G major, BI 314
  • Giro armonico, BI 315
  • Intonazione no. 1 in C major, BI 310
  • Intonazione no. 2 in F major, BI 312
  • Piccolo quartetto in C, BI 425
  • Piccolo quartetto in C, BI 425: I. Romance
  • Piccolo quartetto in C, BI 425: II. Allegro
  • Rondo in G major for Viola and Orchestra
  • Violin Concerto in A major, BI 521
  • Violin Concerto in A major, BI 521: I. Allegro
  • Violin Concerto in A major, BI 521: II. Cavatina. Andante sostenuto
  • Violin Concerto in A major, BI 521: III. Rondo. Allegretto