Composers

Quantz, Johann Joachim (1697 - 1773)

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Flauto traversiere — 35x ⇩, Violino I — 20x ⇩, Violino II — 20x ⇩, Basso — 20x ⇩
[1.] Allegro — 26x ⇩, [2.] Adagio — 25x ⇩, [3.] Presto — 24x ⇩

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 — 72x ⇩ Score — 37x ⇩
Flauto traversiere — 35x ⇩, Violino I — 19x ⇩, Violino II — 22x ⇩, Basso — 21x ⇩, Basso ripieno — 20x ⇩
[1.] Allegro assai — 17x ⇩, [2.] Grave — 15x ⇩, [3.] Allegro — 17x ⇩

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 — 229x ⇩ Score — 56x ⇩
Flauto traverso — 40x ⇩, Violino I — 20x ⇩, Violino II — 23x ⇩, Viola — 23x ⇩, Basso ripieno — 20x ⇩, Basso continuo — 23x ⇩
Allegro Spiritoso — 21x ⇩, Affettuoso — 19x ⇩, Vivace — 20x ⇩

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 — 182x ⇩ Score — 34x ⇩
Flauto traverso I — 29x ⇩, Flauto traverso II — 23x ⇩, Oboe I — 18x ⇩, Oboe II — 18x ⇩, Violino concertato — 17x ⇩, Violino I — 16x ⇩, Violino II — 15x ⇩, Viola — 17x ⇩, Fagotto — 16x ⇩, Basso — 21x ⇩
[Allegro] — 20x ⇩, alla Siciliana — 16x ⇩, Allegro — 19x ⇩

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 — 365x ⇩ Score — 74x ⇩
Flauto traversiere — 58x ⇩, Violino I — 35x ⇩, Violino II — 36x ⇩, Basso ripieno — 38x ⇩, Basso continuo — 40x ⇩
Allegro — 24x ⇩, Andante moderato — 22x ⇩, Allegro assai — 18x ⇩

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 — 239x ⇩ Score — 65x ⇩
Flauto traversiere — 37x ⇩, Violino I — 22x ⇩, Violino II — 19x ⇩, Viola — 20x ⇩, Basso ripieno — 19x ⇩, Basso — 19x ⇩
Allegro — 16x ⇩, Amoroso — 16x ⇩, Allegro assai — 17x ⇩

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 — 335x ⇩ Score — 57x ⇩
Flauto traversiere — 40x ⇩, Violino I — 21x ⇩, Violino II — 27x ⇩, Viola — 23x ⇩, Basso — 23x ⇩, Basso ripieno — 24x ⇩
Allegro — 14x ⇩, Arioso e mesto — 16x ⇩, Presto — 12x ⇩

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 — 310x ⇩ Score — 81x ⇩
Flauto traverso — 46x ⇩, Violino I — 25x ⇩, Violino II — 25x ⇩, Viola — 26x ⇩, Basso continuo — 21x ⇩, Basso ripieno — 23x ⇩
Allegro — 16x ⇩, Lento con Sordini — 17x ⇩, Vivace — 16x ⇩

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 — 353x ⇩ Score — 63x ⇩
Flauto traversiere — 55x ⇩, Violino I — 22x ⇩, Violino II — 24x ⇩, Viola — 22x ⇩, Basso — 25x ⇩, Basso ripieno — 22x ⇩
Allegro assai — 21x ⇩, Lento — 17x ⇩, Vivace — 24x ⇩

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 — 522x ⇩ Score — 78x ⇩
Flauto traversiere — 56x ⇩, Violino I — 26x ⇩, Violino II — 30x ⇩, Viola — 28x ⇩, Basso — 29x ⇩, Basso ripieno — 26x ⇩
Allegro di molto, mà con Spirito — 21x ⇩, Andantino — 17x ⇩, Più tosto Moderato, mà Gustoso — 18x ⇩

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 — 415x ⇩ Score — 68x ⇩
Flauto traversiere — 73x ⇩, Violino I — 23x ⇩, Violino II — 24x ⇩, Viola — 21x ⇩, Basso — 24x ⇩, Basso ripieno — 25x ⇩, Fagotto — 25x ⇩
Allegro di molto — 26x ⇩, Arioso mà con affetto — 23x ⇩, Vivace assai — 24x ⇩

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 — 492x ⇩ Score — 77x ⇩
Flauto — 71x ⇩, Violino I — 27x ⇩, Violino II — 28x ⇩, Viola — 25x ⇩, Basso — 29x ⇩
Allegretto — 27x ⇩, Amorevole — 22x ⇩, Presto — 19x ⇩

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 — 445x ⇩ Score — 85x ⇩
Flauto traverso — 53x ⇩, Violino I — 25x ⇩, Violino II — 25x ⇩, Viola — 25x ⇩, Basso — 26x ⇩
Allegro di molto mà con brio — 24x ⇩, Larghetto — 21x ⇩, Presto — 18x ⇩

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 — 504x ⇩ Score — 85x ⇩
Flauto traverso — 54x ⇩, Viola — 29x ⇩, Violino — 38x ⇩, Basso — 30x ⇩
Allegro — 26x ⇩, Larghetto — 19x ⇩, Presto — 19x ⇩

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 — 409x ⇩ Score — 68x ⇩
Flauto traversiere I — 43x ⇩, Flauto traversiere II — 35x ⇩, Violino I — 30x ⇩, Violino II — 26x ⇩, Viola — 28x ⇩, Basso ripieno — 28x ⇩, Basso continuo — 29x ⇩
Allegro — 29x ⇩, Amoroso con Sordini — 26x ⇩, Presto — 27x ⇩

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 — 491x ⇩ Score — 57x ⇩
Flauto traversiere — 39x ⇩, Violino I — 22x ⇩, Violino II — 21x ⇩, Viola — 21x ⇩, Basso ripieno / Violoncello — 23x ⇩, Basso continuo — 19x ⇩
Allegro assai — 22x ⇩, Lento — 20x ⇩, Vivace — 19x ⇩

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

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Sample — 387x ⇩ Score — 82x ⇩
Flauto traversiere I — 49x ⇩, Flauto traversiere II — 42x ⇩, Basso — 40x ⇩
Affettuoso — 20x ⇩, Presto — 21x ⇩, Larghetto — 18x ⇩, Vivace — 16x ⇩

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

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Sample — 678x ⇩ Score — 41x ⇩
Flauto traversiere I — 29x ⇩, Flauto traversiere II — 23x ⇩, Oboe I — 18x ⇩, Oboe II — 19x ⇩, Violino I — 21x ⇩, Violino II — 19x ⇩, Violino di ripieno — 20x ⇩, Viola — 19x ⇩, Fagotto — 23x ⇩, Basso — 23x ⇩
Vivace — 17x ⇩, Siciliana Larghetto — 20x ⇩, Allegro assai — 17x ⇩

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

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Sample — 411x ⇩ Score — 66x ⇩
Flauto traversiere I — 46x ⇩, Flauto traversiere II — 35x ⇩, Basso — 33x ⇩
Adagio — 12x ⇩, Allegro — 21x ⇩, Largo — 17x ⇩, Allegro — 16x ⇩

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 — 370x ⇩ Score — 61x ⇩
Flauto dolce — 42x ⇩, Flauto traversiere — 38x ⇩, Basso — 30x ⇩
Affettuoso — 20x ⇩, Alla breve — 16x ⇩, Larghetto — 17x ⇩, Vivace — 16x ⇩

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 397x ⇩ Score — 63x ⇩
Flauto traversiere I — 39x ⇩, Flauto traversiere II — 33x ⇩, Basso — 37x ⇩
Grave — 39x ⇩, Allegro ma non troppo — 19x ⇩, Larghetto — 18x ⇩, Presto — 18x ⇩

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

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Sample — 498x ⇩ Score — 70x ⇩
Flauto traverso — 50x ⇩, Basso — 30x ⇩
Andante moderato — 21x ⇩, Presto — 24x ⇩, Largo — 20x ⇩, Pastorale — 16x ⇩

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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