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Quantz, Johann Joachim (1697 - 1773)

Sample page — 205x Score — 305x
Flauto traversiere — 306x , Violino I — 159x , Violino II — 159x , Basso — 164x
[1.] Allegro — 422x , [2.] Adagio — 335x , [3.] Presto — 321x

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 — 203x Score — 322x
Flauto traversiere — 174x , Violino I — 155x , Violino II — 140x , Basso — 148x , Basso ripieno — 146x
[1.] Allegro assai — 321x , [2.] Grave — 256x , [3.] Allegro — 365x

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 — 403x Score — 335x
Flauto traverso — 167x , Violino I — 142x , Violino II — 149x , Viola — 171x , Basso ripieno — 141x , Basso continuo — 172x
Allegro Spiritoso — 242x , Affettuoso — 320x , Vivace — 328x

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 — 312x Score — 204x
Flauto traverso I — 164x , Flauto traverso II — 161x , Oboe I — 150x , Oboe II — 150x , Violino concertato — 153x , Violino I — 146x , Violino II — 149x , Viola — 159x , Fagotto — 169x , Basso — 151x
[Allegro] — 342x , alla Siciliana — 285x , Allegro — 326x

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 — 501x Score — 335x
Flauto traversiere — 184x , Violino I — 158x , Violino II — 159x , Basso ripieno — 148x , Basso continuo — 158x
Allegro — 337x , Andante moderato — 257x , Allegro assai — 213x

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 — 371x Score — 198x
Flauto traversiere — 156x , Violino I — 133x , Violino II — 132x , Viola — 127x , Basso ripieno — 130x , Basso — 131x
Allegro — 321x , Amoroso — 237x , Allegro assai — 333x

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 — 521x Score — 179x
Flauto traversiere — 156x , Violino I — 148x , Violino II — 172x , Viola — 132x , Basso — 147x , Basso ripieno — 143x
Allegro — 253x , Arioso e mesto — 358x , Presto — 301x

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 — 444x Score — 201x
Flauto traverso — 172x , Violino I — 137x , Violino II — 142x , Viola — 136x , Basso continuo — 138x , Basso ripieno — 134x
Allegro — 258x , Lento con Sordini — 266x , Vivace — 308x

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 — 489x Score — 314x
Flauto traversiere — 214x , Violino I — 137x , Violino II — 167x , Viola — 184x , Basso — 159x , Basso ripieno — 148x
Allegro assai — 417x , Lento — 276x , Vivace — 380x

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 — 659x Score — 334x
Flauto traversiere — 174x , Violino I — 145x , Violino II — 143x , Viola — 148x , Basso — 152x , Basso ripieno — 137x

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 — 535x Score — 331x
Flauto traversiere — 203x , Violino I — 142x , Violino II — 142x , Viola — 139x , Basso — 141x , Basso ripieno — 133x , Fagotto — 135x
Allegro di molto — 186x , Arioso mà con affetto — 149x , Vivace assai — 291x

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 — 623x Score — 237x
Flauto — 204x , Violino I — 149x , Violino II — 154x , Viola — 148x , Basso — 143x
Allegretto — 175x , Amorevole — 145x , Presto — 302x

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 — 554x Score — 354x
Flauto traverso — 184x , Violino I — 158x , Violino II — 152x , Viola — 159x , Basso — 156x
Allegro di molto mà con brio — 293x , Larghetto — 181x , Presto — 327x

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 — 641x Score — 237x
Flauto traverso — 171x , Viola — 140x , Violino — 161x , Basso — 149x
Allegro — 301x , Larghetto — 132x , Presto — 409x

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 — 534x Score — 201x
Flauto traversiere I — 164x , Flauto traversiere II — 153x , Violino I — 148x , Violino II — 140x , Viola — 139x , Basso ripieno — 145x , Basso continuo — 138x
Allegro — 319x , Amoroso con Sordini — 383x , Presto — 158x

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 — 641x Score — 336x
Flauto traversiere — 190x , Violino I — 177x , Violino II — 153x , Viola — 206x , Basso ripieno / Violoncello — 167x , Basso continuo — 129x
Allegro assai — 158x , Lento — 207x , Vivace — 335x

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

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Sample — 519x Score — 229x
Flauto traversiere I — 164x , Flauto traversiere II — 166x , Basso — 170x
Affettuoso — 137x , Presto — 116x , Larghetto — 114x , Vivace — 114x

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

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Sample — 811x Score — 308x
Flauto traversiere I — 147x , Flauto traversiere II — 148x , Oboe I — 148x , Oboe II — 146x , Violino I — 151x , Violino II — 150x , Violino di ripieno — 134x , Viola — 141x , Fagotto — 152x , Basso — 151x
Vivace — 249x , Siciliana Larghetto — 135x , Allegro assai — 134x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 569x Score — 224x
Flauto traversiere I — 167x , Flauto traversiere II — 164x , Basso — 158x
Adagio — 151x , Allegro — 151x , Largo — 151x , Allegro — 141x

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 — 504x Score — 227x
Flauto dolce — 218x , Flauto traversiere — 279x , Basso — 194x
Affettuoso — 122x , Alla breve — 112x , Larghetto — 137x , Vivace — 118x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 544x Score — 233x
Flauto traversiere I — 260x , Flauto traversiere II — 208x , Basso — 248x
Grave — 159x , Allegro ma non troppo — 130x , Larghetto — 118x , Presto — 123x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 642x Score — 246x
Flauto traverso — 250x , Basso — 219x
Andante moderato — 165x , Presto — 154x , Largo — 148x , Pastorale — 152x

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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