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Quantz, Johann Joachim (1697 - 1773)

Sample page — 205x Score — 314x
Flauto traversiere — 309x , Violino I — 161x , Violino II — 160x , Basso — 165x
[1.] Allegro — 422x , [2.] Adagio — 336x , [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 — 206x Score — 328x
Flauto traversiere — 174x , Violino I — 155x , Violino II — 140x , Basso — 148x , Basso ripieno — 146x
[1.] Allegro assai — 324x , [2.] Grave — 257x , [3.] Allegro — 368x

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 — 405x Score — 339x
Flauto traverso — 168x , Violino I — 143x , Violino II — 150x , Viola — 174x , Basso ripieno — 142x , Basso continuo — 173x
Allegro Spiritoso — 244x , Affettuoso — 321x , 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 — 314x Score — 211x
Flauto traverso I — 165x , Flauto traverso II — 161x , Oboe I — 154x , Oboe II — 151x , Violino concertato — 153x , Violino I — 146x , Violino II — 150x , Viola — 159x , Fagotto — 169x , Basso — 151x
[Allegro] — 342x , alla Siciliana — 285x , Allegro — 327x

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 — 339x
Flauto traversiere — 185x , Violino I — 159x , Violino II — 161x , Basso ripieno — 150x , Basso continuo — 160x
Allegro — 338x , 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 — 372x Score — 201x
Flauto traversiere — 157x , Violino I — 135x , Violino II — 133x , Viola — 130x , Basso ripieno — 131x , Basso — 132x
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 — 523x Score — 181x
Flauto traversiere — 157x , Violino I — 151x , Violino II — 174x , Viola — 133x , Basso — 148x , Basso ripieno — 144x
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 — 445x Score — 204x
Flauto traverso — 173x , Violino I — 138x , Violino II — 143x , Viola — 138x , Basso continuo — 140x , Basso ripieno — 136x
Allegro — 262x , Lento con Sordini — 267x , 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 — 491x Score — 318x
Flauto traversiere — 215x , Violino I — 139x , Violino II — 169x , Viola — 186x , Basso — 160x , Basso ripieno — 149x
Allegro assai — 417x , Lento — 276x , Vivace — 381x

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 — 661x Score — 339x
Flauto traversiere — 176x , Violino I — 146x , Violino II — 144x , Viola — 149x , Basso — 153x , Basso ripieno — 138x

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 — 536x Score — 337x
Flauto traversiere — 204x , Violino I — 143x , Violino II — 143x , Viola — 140x , Basso — 142x , Basso ripieno — 134x , Fagotto — 136x
Allegro di molto — 186x , Arioso mà con affetto — 151x , 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 — 624x Score — 238x
Flauto — 205x , Violino I — 151x , Violino II — 155x , Viola — 149x , Basso — 144x
Allegretto — 175x , Amorevole — 149x , Presto — 304x

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 — 555x Score — 359x
Flauto traverso — 185x , Violino I — 160x , Violino II — 153x , Viola — 161x , Basso — 157x
Allegro di molto mà con brio — 294x , 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 — 645x Score — 239x
Flauto traverso — 172x , Viola — 140x , Violino — 163x , Basso — 149x
Allegro — 304x , Larghetto — 132x , Presto — 410x

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 — 535x Score — 202x
Flauto traversiere I — 167x , Flauto traversiere II — 154x , Violino I — 149x , Violino II — 141x , Viola — 140x , Basso ripieno — 146x , Basso continuo — 140x
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 — 643x Score — 340x
Flauto traversiere — 191x , Violino I — 180x , Violino II — 156x , Viola — 207x , Basso ripieno / Violoncello — 168x , Basso continuo — 130x
Allegro assai — 160x , Lento — 207x , Vivace — 335x

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

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Sample — 521x Score — 229x
Flauto traversiere I — 165x , Flauto traversiere II — 168x , Basso — 170x
Affettuoso — 138x , Presto — 117x , Larghetto — 114x , Vivace — 115x

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 — 812x Score — 311x
Flauto traversiere I — 148x , Flauto traversiere II — 149x , Oboe I — 149x , Oboe II — 148x , Violino I — 152x , Violino II — 150x , Violino di ripieno — 135x , Viola — 142x , Fagotto — 153x , Basso — 152x
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 — 570x Score — 224x
Flauto traversiere I — 167x , Flauto traversiere II — 164x , Basso — 158x
Adagio — 152x , Allegro — 152x , Largo — 152x , 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 — 506x Score — 229x
Flauto dolce — 221x , Flauto traversiere — 281x , Basso — 197x
Affettuoso — 123x , Alla breve — 114x , Larghetto — 138x , Vivace — 118x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 546x Score — 234x
Flauto traversiere I — 260x , Flauto traversiere II — 213x , Basso — 249x
Grave — 160x , 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 — 645x Score — 251x
Flauto traverso — 253x , Basso — 222x
Andante moderato — 167x , Presto — 156x , Largo — 150x , Pastorale — 154x

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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