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Quantz, Johann Joachim (1697 - 1773)

Sample page — 194x Score — 271x
Flauto traversiere — 278x , Violino I — 146x , Violino II — 153x , Basso — 151x
[1.] Allegro — 405x , [2.] Adagio — 325x , [3.] Presto — 308x

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 — 195x Score — 296x
Flauto traversiere — 163x , Violino I — 149x , Violino II — 133x , Basso — 140x , Basso ripieno — 139x
[1.] Allegro assai — 300x , [2.] Grave — 234x , [3.] Allegro — 345x

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 — 395x Score — 305x
Flauto traverso — 162x , Violino I — 135x , Violino II — 142x , Viola — 163x , Basso ripieno — 134x , Basso continuo — 162x
Allegro Spiritoso — 207x , Affettuoso — 310x , Vivace — 311x

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 — 304x Score — 198x
Flauto traverso I — 159x , Flauto traverso II — 154x , Oboe I — 140x , Oboe II — 143x , Violino concertato — 146x , Violino I — 139x , Violino II — 143x , Viola — 153x , Fagotto — 163x , Basso — 146x
[Allegro] — 330x , 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 — 495x Score — 301x
Flauto traversiere — 171x , Violino I — 151x , Violino II — 151x , Basso ripieno — 143x , Basso continuo — 153x
Allegro — 318x , Andante moderato — 242x , Allegro assai — 195x

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 — 363x Score — 186x
Flauto traversiere — 149x , Violino I — 130x , Violino II — 125x , Viola — 122x , Basso ripieno — 121x , Basso — 124x
Allegro — 310x , Amoroso — 225x , Allegro assai — 323x

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 — 512x Score — 174x
Flauto traversiere — 151x , Violino I — 142x , Violino II — 164x , Viola — 127x , Basso — 140x , Basso ripieno — 132x
Allegro — 245x , Arioso e mesto — 347x , Presto — 290x

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 — 434x Score — 193x
Flauto traverso — 161x , Violino I — 132x , Violino II — 136x , Viola — 131x , Basso continuo — 130x , Basso ripieno — 129x
Allegro — 239x , Lento con Sordini — 259x , Vivace — 299x

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 — 480x Score — 286x
Flauto traversiere — 208x , Violino I — 130x , Violino II — 158x , Viola — 177x , Basso — 151x , Basso ripieno — 139x
Allegro assai — 404x , Lento — 271x , Vivace — 370x

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 — 652x Score — 303x
Flauto traversiere — 164x , Violino I — 139x , Violino II — 137x , Viola — 140x , Basso — 137x , Basso ripieno — 129x

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 — 525x Score — 302x
Flauto traversiere — 193x , Violino I — 134x , Violino II — 131x , Viola — 132x , Basso — 136x , Basso ripieno — 126x , Fagotto — 128x
Allegro di molto — 174x , Arioso mà con affetto — 135x , Vivace assai — 274x

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 — 615x Score — 220x
Flauto — 195x , Violino I — 141x , Violino II — 147x , Viola — 141x , Basso — 137x
Allegretto — 161x , Amorevole — 129x , Presto — 288x

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 — 549x Score — 319x
Flauto traverso — 174x , Violino I — 149x , Violino II — 143x , Viola — 146x , Basso — 146x
Allegro di molto mà con brio — 282x , Larghetto — 177x , Presto — 320x

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 — 634x Score — 227x
Flauto traverso — 163x , Viola — 133x , Violino — 154x , Basso — 145x
Allegro — 272x , Larghetto — 131x , Presto — 400x

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 — 523x Score — 196x
Flauto traversiere I — 158x , Flauto traversiere II — 148x , Violino I — 142x , Violino II — 132x , Viola — 130x , Basso ripieno — 136x , Basso continuo — 129x
Allegro — 305x , Amoroso con Sordini — 373x , Presto — 149x

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 — 629x Score — 302x
Flauto traversiere — 181x , Violino I — 155x , Violino II — 142x , Viola — 199x , Basso ripieno / Violoncello — 159x , Basso continuo — 124x
Allegro assai — 147x , Lento — 195x , Vivace — 324x

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

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Sample — 511x Score — 220x
Flauto traversiere I — 156x , Flauto traversiere II — 159x , Basso — 156x
Affettuoso — 133x , Presto — 108x , Larghetto — 106x , Vivace — 109x

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 — 807x Score — 281x
Flauto traversiere I — 142x , Flauto traversiere II — 140x , Oboe I — 141x , Oboe II — 138x , Violino I — 139x , Violino II — 145x , Violino di ripieno — 129x , Viola — 134x , Fagotto — 144x , Basso — 143x
Vivace — 243x , Siciliana Larghetto — 126x , 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 — 563x Score — 213x
Flauto traversiere I — 161x , Flauto traversiere II — 160x , Basso — 151x
Adagio — 145x , Allegro — 140x , Largo — 146x , Allegro — 137x

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 — 488x Score — 181x
Flauto dolce — 192x , Flauto traversiere — 255x , Basso — 165x
Affettuoso — 113x , Alla breve — 102x , Larghetto — 123x , Vivace — 108x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 533x Score — 218x
Flauto traversiere I — 229x , Flauto traversiere II — 181x , Basso — 223x
Grave — 149x , Allegro ma non troppo — 123x , Larghetto — 110x , Presto — 121x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 636x Score — 218x
Flauto traverso — 225x , Basso — 189x
Andante moderato — 152x , Presto — 145x , Largo — 138x , Pastorale — 138x

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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