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Quantz, Johann Joachim (1697 - 1773)

Sample page — 186x Score — 260x
Flauto traversiere — 268x , Violino I — 143x , Violino II — 149x , Basso — 145x
[1.] Allegro — 404x , [2.] Adagio — 318x , [3.] Presto — 303x

The source is a manuscript of the parts, Berlin, D-B, Mus.ms. 18019/7 RISM ID Nr.: 452000033. Title: “Allegro [Incipit] | Concerto à 4. | Flauto Traversiero | Violino Primo | Violino Secondo | e | Basso | di Quantz.”.

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Sample page — 191x Score — 281x
Flauto traversiere — 153x , Violino I — 139x , Violino II — 130x , Basso — 135x , Basso ripieno — 133x
[1.] Allegro assai — 294x , [2.] Grave — 226x , [3.] Allegro — 334x

The source is a manuscript of the parts, Berlin, D-B, Mus.ms. 18019/8, RISM ID Nr.: 452000034. Title: “Allegro | assai [Incipit] | Concerto à 4. | Flauto Traversiero | Violino Primo | Violino Secondo | e | Basso | di Quantz."

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Sample page — 386x Score — 289x
Flauto traverso — 159x , Violino I — 132x , Violino II — 139x , Viola — 160x , Basso ripieno — 128x , Basso continuo — 159x
Allegro Spiritoso — 199x , Affettuoso — 310x , Vivace — 310x

The sources are: a) manuscript of parts, Berlin, (Berlin, (D-Bsa)), SA 2876, RISM ID no.: 469287600. Caption title: “CONCERTO. | [incipit] | Per il | Flauto Trav: Concertato. | Violino Primo. | Violino Secondo. | Viola è Basso Rip: | Basso Con Continuo. | Del Sigr: Quantz”; b) manuscript of parts, Berlin (Berlin, (D-Bsa)), SA 2877, RISM ID no.: 469287701.

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Sample page — 297x Score — 192x
Flauto traverso I — 153x , Flauto traverso II — 150x , Oboe I — 136x , Oboe II — 137x , Violino concertato — 144x , Violino I — 135x , Violino II — 138x , Viola — 148x , Fagotto — 158x , Basso — 140x
[Allegro] — 324x , alla Siciliana — 281x , Allegro — 321x

The source is a manuscript of the score (copy by: Agricola, Johann Friedrich <1720-1774>), Berlin, Sing- Akademie zu Berlin, Notenarchiv (D- Bsa), SA 2799 (13), RISM ID no.: 469279913. Caption title (by Agricola): “Concerto grosso [later, with pencil: "fortasse Quanz.”]”.

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Sample page — 490x Score — 288x
Flauto traversiere — 167x , Violino I — 149x , Violino II — 149x , Basso ripieno — 139x , Basso continuo — 149x
Allegro — 312x , Andante moderato — 234x , Allegro assai — 189x

The sources are two manuscripts of parts, Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung (D-B), KHM 3556 and KHM 3557, RISM ID no.: 1001068130 and RISM ID no.: 1001068135. Caption titles: “pour Potsdam. | Nro: 13. | [music incipit] | Concerto, à 4. | Flauto Traversiero, | Violino Primo, | Violino Secondo, | e | Basso. | di Quantz.” and: “pour Charlottenbourg. | Nro: 13. | [music incipit] | Concerto, à 4. | Flauto Traversiero, | Violino Primo, | Violino Secondo, | e | Basso. | di Quantz.”.

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Sample page — 358x Score — 182x
Flauto traversiere — 149x , Violino I — 128x , Violino II — 122x , Viola — 119x , Basso ripieno — 121x , Basso — 123x
Allegro — 303x , Amoroso — 220x , Allegro assai — 316x

The source is a manuscript of parts, Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung (D-B), KHM 3839, RISM ID no.: 1001002031. Cover title: “pour Potsdam. | Nro: 137. | [music incipit] | Concerto, a 5. | Flauto Traversiero, | Violino Primo, | Violino Secondo, | Violetta, | e | Basso. | di Quantz.”.

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Sample page — 507x Score — 166x
Flauto traversiere — 148x , Violino I — 139x , Violino II — 161x , Viola — 124x , Basso — 139x , Basso ripieno — 129x
Allegro — 238x , Arioso e mesto — 341x , Presto — 289x

The sources are: a) a manuscript of parts, Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung (D-B), KHM 3904, RISM ID no.: 1001051654. Cover title: “pour Charlottenbourg, | Nro: 161. | [music incipit] | Concerto, â 5, | Flauto Traversiero, | Violino Primo, | Violino Secondo, | Violetta, | e | Basso. | di Quantz.”; b) a manuscript of parts, Dresden, Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (SLUB (D-Dl), Mus. 2470-O-1, RISM ID no.: 212002517. Cover title: “Schranck No: II. | 21. Fach 6. Lage. | [red ink:] No: 6.) Concerto. | [black ink:] Flaut: conc: VV.ni V.la e Basso. | 6. St.[immen] | Del Sig.r Quantz. | [incipit] {{brk}} [on second cover:] 6. | [incipit] | Concerto, à 5, | Flauto Traversiero, | Violino Primo, | Violino Secondo, | Violetta, | e | Basso, | di Quantz {{brk}} [parts, caption title:] Concerto”.

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Sample page — 430x Score — 190x
Flauto traverso — 159x , Violino I — 128x , Violino II — 134x , Viola — 129x , Basso continuo — 127x , Basso ripieno — 126x
Allegro — 232x , Lento con Sordini — 259x , Vivace — 293x

Source is a manuscript of separate parts, Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung (D-B), KHM 4191, RISM ID no.: 1001051654. Cover title is: “pour Potsdam | No: 300 | [music incipit] | Concerto, à 5, | Flauto Traverso, | Due Violini, | Violetta | e | Basso. | di Quantz.”. RISM reports that, according to ThouretK 1895 (which refers to "Nicolai: Anekdoten III"), Quantz had only completed the first two movements when he died. The third movement is said to have been "designed" by Friedrich II and "executed" by Agricola. There is no evidence of this from the full source.

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Sample page — 478x Score — 276x
Flauto traversiere — 205x , Violino I — 127x , Violino II — 155x , Viola — 174x , Basso — 148x , Basso ripieno — 131x
Allegro assai — 396x , Lento — 270x , Vivace — 361x

The sources of Concerto per Flauto traversiere QV 5:173 GroF 648, are: a) the manuscript of the score, Berlin, Sing-Akademie zu Berlin, Notenarchiv (D-Bsa), SA 2941, RISM ID no.: 469294100, caption title: “Concerto. Flauto Trav. del Sigr. Quantz.”; b) a manuscript of separate parts, D-B, KHM 3718, RISM ID no.: 463371800, caption title: “pour Potsdam. | Nro: 84. | [music incipit] | Concerto, à 5. | Flauto Traversiero, | Violino Primo, | Violino Secondo, | Violetta, | e | Basso | di Quantz”.

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Sample page — 643x Score — 293x
Flauto traversiere — 162x , Violino I — 134x , Violino II — 134x , Viola — 138x , Basso — 133x , Basso ripieno — 128x

Sources of Concerto in A minor QV 5:236 are: a) manuscript of separate parts, KHM 3971, RISM ID no.: 463397100; b) manuscript of separate parts, KHM 3970, RISM ID no.: 463397000. Both sources are in Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung (D-B).

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Sample page — 521x Score — 292x
Flauto traversiere — 190x , Violino I — 131x , Violino II — 129x , Viola — 131x , Basso — 134x , Basso ripieno — 123x , Fagotto — 125x
Allegro di molto — 167x , Arioso mà con affetto — 134x , Vivace assai — 268x

Source is a ms. of separate parts, Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung (D-B), KHM 3957, RISM ID no.: 100101187. Cover title: “pour sans Souci | No: 186. | [music incipit] | Concerto, a 5. | Flauto Traversiero | Violino Primo | Violino Secondo | Violetta | e | Basso. | di Quantz.”

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Sample page — 612x Score — 214x
Flauto — 195x , Violino I — 138x , Violino II — 146x , Viola — 139x , Basso — 136x
Allegretto — 153x , Amorevole — 127x , Presto — 281x

The source of Concerto for Flauto in G minor (QV 5:206) is the manuscript of the score, Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung (D-B) Mus.ms. 18019/ 30, RISM ID no.: 452000055. Caption title: “No: 6. | Partitur | Concerto per il Flauto G moll | Flauto | Violino 1 | Violino 2. | Viola e | Basso | dell | Quanz.”

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Sample page — 544x Score — 310x
Flauto traverso — 172x , Violino I — 146x , Violino II — 141x , Viola — 140x , Basso — 143x
Allegro di molto mà con brio — 280x , Larghetto — 177x , Presto — 319x

Source is a ms. of separate parts KHM 4114, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabtei-lung (D-B), RISM Id no.: 463411400. Cover title: “pour Charlottenbourg | Nro: 262. | [music incipit] | Concerto, à 5, | Flauto Traverso, | Due Violini, | Violetta, | e | Basso. | di Quantz”.

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Sample page — 629x Score — 220x
Flauto traverso — 160x , Viola — 131x , Violino — 150x , Basso — 142x
Allegro — 261x , Larghetto — 131x , Presto — 391x

Source is a ms. of separate parts SA 2933, Sing-Akademie zu Berlin, Notenarchiv (D-Bsa), Berlin, RISM Id no.: 469293300.

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Sample page — 518x Score — 189x
Flauto traversiere I — 154x , Flauto traversiere II — 146x , Violino I — 139x , Violino II — 130x , Viola — 126x , Basso ripieno — 133x , Basso continuo — 126x
Allegro — 303x , Amoroso con Sordini — 366x , Presto — 144x

Source is a ms. of separate parts Mus. 2470-O-11, SLUB Dresden, Digitale Biblio­thek, RISM Id no.: 212002524. There are two sets of parts in this SLUB file, the transcribed one without oboes and bassoon, the second one with them, added by Pisendel. In QV the first one is 6,8a, the second one 6,8b.

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Sample — 626x Score — 291x
Flauto traversiere — 177x , Violino I — 147x , Violino II — 139x , Viola — 194x , Basso ripieno / Violoncello — 156x , Basso continuo — 120x
Allegro assai — 146x , Lento — 193x , Vivace — 316x

Source is a ms. of separate parts KHM 3718, online available at Staats­bibliothek zu Berlin.

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Sample — 506x Score — 218x
Flauto traversiere I — 152x , Flauto traversiere II — 156x , Basso — 154x
Affettuoso — 132x , Presto — 105x , Larghetto — 106x , Vivace — 108x

The source is a ms. of separate parts Mus. 2470-Q-25, SLUB Dresden: Digitale Biblio­thek.

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 795x Score — 271x
Flauto traversiere I — 140x , Flauto traversiere II — 137x , Oboe I — 139x , Oboe II — 133x , Violino I — 137x , Violino II — 140x , Violino di ripieno — 127x , Viola — 132x , Fagotto — 140x , Basso — 140x
Vivace — 241x , Siciliana Larghetto — 125x , Allegro assai — 128x

Source is a ms. of separate parts Mus. 2470-O-10, SLUB Dresden, Digitale Bibliothek.

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 555x Score — 208x
Flauto traversiere I — 159x , Flauto traversiere II — 157x , Basso — 150x
Adagio — 142x , Allegro — 138x , Largo — 144x , Allegro — 136x

Source is the ms Mus. 2474-Q-7 of SLUB Dresden, Digitale Bibliothek. The original label has a reference to „Sig. Graun“, but SLUB assigns the sonata to J. J. Quantz.

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Sample — 483x Score — 178x
Flauto dolce — 183x , Flauto traversiere — 246x , Basso — 156x
Affettuoso — 111x , Alla breve — 97x , Larghetto — 123x , Vivace — 107x

Source is ms Mus.2470-Q-2, SLUB Dresden: Digitale Bibliothek.

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 524x Score — 209x
Flauto traversiere I — 218x , Flauto traversiere II — 168x , Basso — 213x
Grave — 146x , Allegro ma non troppo — 121x , Larghetto — 108x , Presto — 120x

Source is the ms Mus. 2470-Q-17, SLUB Dresden, Digitale Bibliothek.

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 631x Score — 209x
Flauto traverso — 214x , Basso — 175x
Andante moderato — 148x , Presto — 139x , Largo — 136x , Pastorale — 133x

The Bb major sonata is included in  a manuscript collection of twenty sonatas for flute and bass, Mus.ms 18020, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. Caption title: „Sonate / à / Flauto Traverso Solo / è / Cembalo / Da Gio: Giacchino Quantz“.

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