A. Torelli's Compositional Periods
| 1st Bolognese Period c1684-1696 |
'Interim Period' 1696-1701 |
2nd Bolognese Period 1701-1709 |
－ Torelli is employed as tenor viola player in the cappella musicale (the regular orchestra of San Petronio). － members of the orchestra compose instrumental music for the big feasts. |
－ The cappella musicale is disbanded; Torelli leaves and works in German-speaking areas. | － The cappella musicale is reconvened and strengthened; Torelli returns. |
| － Virtuoso trumpeters Brandi and Steffani play in the feasts. | － Less skilled trumpeters. － Oboes appear on the payrolls |
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－ Opp. 1-5 － Time of most, if not all, of Torelli's 17 pieces for strings 'con tromba' (single trp) and bc. |
－ Opus 6 (1698). － most likely time of the Roger Concerto. |
－ Opus 7 (lost) and Opus 8, both published posthumously in 1709. － Time of Torelli's pieces for trumpets + oboe. |
