Carlo Martelli was born on the 12th December 1935 in London to an Italian father and an English mother. By the age of eleven Carlo had developed a passion for the symphony orchestra. Just before his twelfth birthday he started taking regular violin lessons and very soon began writing elaborate orchestral scores achieving a mastery in this field by the age of sixteen, by which time he had obtained a County Scholarship to attend the Royal College of Music in London, studying composition and viola. By the time he was 21 he had written a string quartet and had already had a great deal of success with several large scale serious symphonic compositions, notably his Second Symphony, which had many performances and broadcasts by several major orchestras in the few years after its completion. In the 1960’s he turned to film music to make a living, and also worked steadily as a freelance viola player. His arrangements for string quartet, trio and other combinations number well over 250 and are played by hundreds of groups all over the world.

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This arrangement by Carlo Martelli is of a dance in triple time known as a Sequidilla in its native Spain. It is the seventh of eight movements from the Suite Española and is ideal for colleges, conservatories and professionals.

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This arrangement by Carlo Martelli is of a dance in triple time known as a Sequidilla in its native Spain. It is the seventh of eight movements from the Suite Española and is ideal for colleges, conservatories and professionals.

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This arrangement by Carlo Martelli is of a dance in triple time known as a Sequidilla in its native Spain. It is the seventh of eight movements from the Suite Española and is ideal for colleges, conservatories and professionals.

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This arrangement by Carlo Martelli is of a dance in triple time known as a Sequidilla in its native Spain. It is the seventh of eight movements from the Suite Española and is ideal for colleges, conservatories and professionals.

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The music of this Catalan born composer is always melodically charming, if without any particular emotional depth - this movement, arranged by Carlo Martelli, from his Spanish Suite is no exception.

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The music of this Catalan born composer is always melodically charming, if without any particular emotional depth - this movement, arranged by Carlo Martelli, from his Spanish Suite is no exception.

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The music of this Catalan born composer is always melodically charming, if without any particular emotional depth - this movement, arranged by Carlo Martelli, from his Spanish Suite is no exception.

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The music of this Catalan born composer is always melodically charming, if without any particular emotional depth - this movement, arranged by Carlo Martelli, from his Spanish Suite is no exception.

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This arrangement by Carlo Martelli is the third of eight movements from Suite Española and is ideal for colleges, conservatories and professionals.

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This arrangement by Carlo Martelli is the third of eight movements from Suite Española and is ideal for colleges, conservatories and professionals.

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This arrangement by Carlo Martelli is the third of eight movements from Suite Española and is ideal for colleges, conservatories and professionals.

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This arrangement by Carlo Martelli is the third of eight movements from Suite Española and is ideal for colleges, conservatories and professionals.

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Of all Bach's instrumental works the six Brandenburg Concertos are his most famous and well loved. This arrangement by Carlo Martelli of the first movement of Brandenburg No. 4 expertly transcribes for the four strings what was originally written for two recorders, solo violin and string orchestra.

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Of all Bach's instrumental works the six Brandenburg Concertos are his most famous and well loved. This arrangement by Carlo Martelli of the first movement of Brandenburg No. 4 expertly transcribes for the four strings what was originally written for two recorders, solo violin and string orchestra.

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Of all Bach's instrumental works the six Brandenburg Concertos are his most famous and well loved. This arrangement by Carlo Martelli of the first movement of Brandenburg No. 4 expertly transcribes for the four strings what was originally written for two recorders, solo violin and string orchestra.

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Of all Bach's instrumental works the six Brandenburg Concertos are his most famous and well loved. This arrangement by Carlo Martelli of the first movement of Brandenburg No. 4 expertly transcribes for the four strings what was originally written for two recorders, solo violin and string orchestra.

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Bach's vocal style has been accused, quite justly, of being entirely instrumental in origin - therefore this excerpt from the Mass in B Minor is particularly well suited to this arrangement for string quartet by Carlo Martelli.

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Bach's vocal style has been accused, quite justly, of being entirely instrumental in origin - therefore this excerpt from the Mass in B Minor is particularly well suited to this arrangement for string quartet by Carlo Martelli.

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Bach's vocal style has been accused, quite justly, of being entirely instrumental in origin - therefore this excerpt from the Mass in B Minor is particularly well suited to this arrangement for string quartet by Carlo Martelli.

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Bach's vocal style has been accused, quite justly, of being entirely instrumental in origin - therefore this excerpt from the Mass in B Minor is particularly well suited to this arrangement for string quartet by Carlo Martelli.

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Bach's timeless masterpiece originally written for keyboard is here masterfully transcribed by Carlo Martelli for the string quartet medium. For colleges, conservatories and professionals.

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Bach's timeless masterpiece originally written for keyboard is here masterfully transcribed by Carlo Martelli for the string quartet medium. For colleges, conservatories and professionals.

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Bach's timeless masterpiece originally written for keyboard is here masterfully transcribed by Carlo Martelli for the string quartet medium. For colleges, conservatories and professionals.

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Bach's timeless masterpiece originally written for keyboard is here masterfully transcribed by Carlo Martelli for the string quartet medium. For colleges, conservatories and professionals.

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The title of this composition derives from the manner in which instrumental contrasts are exploited as in the Concerti Grossi of the period. This arrangement by Carlo Martelli is, however, a straightforward adaptation for stringed instruments.

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The title of this composition derives from the manner in which instrumental contrasts are exploited as in the Concerti Grossi of the period. This arrangement by Carlo Martelli is, however, a straightforward adaptation for stringed instruments.

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The title of this composition derives from the manner in which instrumental contrasts are exploited as in the Concerti Grossi of the period. This arrangement by Carlo Martelli is, however, a straightforward adaptation for stringed instruments.

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The title of this composition derives from the manner in which instrumental contrasts are exploited as in the Concerti Grossi of the period. This arrangement by Carlo Martelli is, however, a straightforward adaptation for stringed instruments.

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During his 27 years as cantor at St. Thomas's in Leipzig, Bach wrote over 160 cantatas for the various festivals of the church year. This arrangement by Carlo Martelli is of one of the best known numbers of these works.

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During his 27 years as cantor at St. Thomas's in Leipzig, Bach wrote over 160 cantatas for the various festivals of the church year. This arrangement by Carlo Martelli is of one of the best known numbers of these works.