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Quantz, Johann Joachim (1697 - 1773)

Sample page — 158x Score — 183x
Flauto traversiere — 190x , Violino I — 116x , Violino II — 119x , Basso — 118x
[1.] Allegro — 256x , [2.] Adagio — 172x , [3.] Presto — 124x

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 — 151x Score — 197x
Flauto traversiere — 120x , Violino I — 108x , Violino II — 102x , Basso — 104x , Basso ripieno — 106x
[1.] Allegro assai — 131x , [2.] Grave — 92x , [3.] Allegro — 149x

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 — 350x Score — 199x
Flauto traverso — 129x , Violino I — 103x , Violino II — 108x , Viola — 128x , Basso ripieno — 103x , Basso continuo — 100x
Allegro Spiritoso — 96x , Affettuoso — 164x , Vivace — 153x

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 — 272x Score — 164x
Flauto traverso I — 122x , Flauto traverso II — 127x , Oboe I — 110x , Oboe II — 104x , Violino concertato — 109x , Violino I — 108x , Violino II — 106x , Viola — 121x , Fagotto — 119x , Basso — 109x
[Allegro] — 191x , alla Siciliana — 107x , Allegro — 172x

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 — 454x Score — 209x
Flauto traversiere — 138x , Violino I — 121x , Violino II — 119x , Basso ripieno — 112x , Basso continuo — 116x
Allegro — 169x , Andante moderato — 92x , Allegro assai — 101x

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 — 324x Score — 149x
Flauto traversiere — 118x , Violino I — 101x , Violino II — 93x , Viola — 93x , Basso ripieno — 90x , Basso — 96x
Allegro — 148x , Amoroso — 94x , Allegro assai — 156x

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 — 434x Score — 137x
Flauto traversiere — 125x , Violino I — 98x , Violino II — 109x , Viola — 99x , Basso — 110x , Basso ripieno — 99x
Allegro — 97x , Arioso e mesto — 176x , Presto — 128x

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 — 395x Score — 164x
Flauto traverso — 134x , Violino I — 101x , Violino II — 106x , Viola — 103x , Basso continuo — 100x , Basso ripieno — 99x
Allegro — 78x , Lento con Sordini — 154x , Vivace — 163x

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 — 442x Score — 198x
Flauto traversiere — 136x , Violino I — 99x , Violino II — 99x , Viola — 99x , Basso — 96x , Basso ripieno — 100x
Allegro assai — 201x , Lento — 86x , Vivace — 186x

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 — 610x Score — 210x
Flauto traversiere — 133x , Violino I — 105x , Violino II — 102x , Viola — 113x , Basso — 108x , Basso ripieno — 104x

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 — 495x Score — 209x
Flauto traversiere — 155x , Violino I — 102x , Violino II — 103x , Viola — 100x , Basso — 99x , Basso ripieno — 102x , Fagotto — 104x
Allegro di molto — 91x , Arioso mà con affetto — 102x , Vivace assai — 118x

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 — 589x Score — 177x
Flauto — 158x , Violino I — 112x , Violino II — 113x , Viola — 109x , Basso — 108x
Allegretto — 96x , Amorevole — 86x , Presto — 131x

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 — 524x Score — 234x
Flauto traverso — 140x , Violino I — 113x , Violino II — 114x , Viola — 112x , Basso — 110x
Allegro di molto mà con brio — 151x , Larghetto — 103x , Presto — 147x

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 — 595x Score — 177x
Flauto traverso — 129x , Viola — 101x , Violino — 116x , Basso — 107x
Allegro — 127x , Larghetto — 103x , Presto — 211x

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 — 495x Score — 156x
Flauto traversiere I — 124x , Flauto traversiere II — 115x , Violino I — 110x , Violino II — 103x , Viola — 102x , Basso ripieno — 107x , Basso continuo — 103x
Allegro — 153x , Amoroso con Sordini — 187x , Presto — 85x

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 — 600x Score — 195x
Flauto traversiere — 116x , Violino I — 117x , Violino II — 112x , Viola — 119x , Basso ripieno / Violoncello — 111x , Basso continuo — 94x
Allegro assai — 99x , Lento — 97x , Vivace — 123x

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

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Sample — 469x Score — 176x
Flauto traversiere I — 120x , Flauto traversiere II — 120x , Basso — 118x
Affettuoso — 102x , Presto — 78x , Larghetto — 80x , Vivace — 83x

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

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Sample — 768x Score — 180x
Flauto traversiere I — 113x , Flauto traversiere II — 103x , Oboe I — 101x , Oboe II — 105x , Violino I — 105x , Violino II — 111x , Violino di ripieno — 104x , Viola — 103x , Fagotto — 106x , Basso — 107x
Vivace — 110x , Siciliana Larghetto — 100x , Allegro assai — 107x

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

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Sample — 509x Score — 175x
Flauto traversiere I — 126x , Flauto traversiere II — 115x , Basso — 114x
Adagio — 117x , Allegro — 120x , Largo — 116x , Allegro — 113x

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 — 455x Score — 147x
Flauto dolce — 121x , Flauto traversiere — 162x , Basso — 110x
Affettuoso — 86x , Alla breve — 74x , Larghetto — 96x , Vivace — 79x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 491x Score — 147x
Flauto traversiere I — 141x , Flauto traversiere II — 109x , Basso — 139x
Grave — 121x , Allegro ma non troppo — 95x , Larghetto — 84x , Presto — 88x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 592x Score — 165x
Flauto traverso — 139x , Basso — 114x
Andante moderato — 110x , Presto — 109x , Largo — 106x , Pastorale — 102x

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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