Fictitious Opus 13
An alleged "Opus 13", Il pastor fido (The Faithful Shepherd), was composed not by Vivaldi, but by an impostor, Nicolas Chédeville. This falsely attributed work includes six sonatas for musette, viella, recorder, flute, oboe or violin, and basso continuo.
This imposture was published in 1737 by Chédeville through a secret agreement with Jean-Noël Marchand to publish a collection of Chédeville's compositions under the name of Vivaldi. Chédeville supplied the money and received the profits, all of which was documented in a notarial act by Marchand in 1749.
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