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Quantz, Johann Joachim (1697 - 1773)

Sample page — 146x Score — 141x
Flauto traversiere — 151x , Violino I — 99x , Violino II — 102x , Basso — 101x
[1.] Allegro — 143x , [2.] Adagio — 96x , [3.] Presto — 98x

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 — 138x Score — 143x
Flauto traversiere — 109x , Violino I — 95x , Violino II — 90x , Basso — 93x , Basso ripieno — 91x
[1.] Allegro assai — 72x , [2.] Grave — 69x , [3.] Allegro — 84x

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 — 334x Score — 155x
Flauto traverso — 122x , Violino I — 94x , Violino II — 93x , Viola — 106x , Basso ripieno — 91x , Basso continuo — 93x
Allegro Spiritoso — 80x , Affettuoso — 95x , Vivace — 79x

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 — 260x Score — 128x
Flauto traverso I — 108x , Flauto traverso II — 102x , Oboe I — 95x , Oboe II — 88x , Violino concertato — 93x , Violino I — 93x , Violino II — 90x , Viola — 97x , Fagotto — 96x , Basso — 96x
[Allegro] — 77x , alla Siciliana — 80x , Allegro — 90x

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 — 441x Score — 162x
Flauto traversiere — 127x , Violino I — 107x , Violino II — 107x , Basso ripieno — 103x , Basso continuo — 104x
Allegro — 73x , Andante moderato — 75x , Allegro assai — 83x

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 — 311x Score — 136x
Flauto traversiere — 110x , Violino I — 91x , Violino II — 86x , Viola — 86x , Basso ripieno — 84x , Basso — 85x
Allegro — 73x , Amoroso — 79x , Allegro assai — 78x

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 — 418x Score — 123x
Flauto traversiere — 114x , Violino I — 88x , Violino II — 95x , Viola — 89x , Basso — 94x , Basso ripieno — 87x
Allegro — 64x , Arioso e mesto — 78x , Presto — 72x

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 — 376x Score — 149x
Flauto traverso — 120x , Violino I — 91x , Violino II — 89x , Viola — 94x , Basso continuo — 89x , Basso ripieno — 91x
Allegro — 56x , Lento con Sordini — 82x , Vivace — 78x

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 — 428x Score — 158x
Flauto traversiere — 123x , Violino I — 93x , Violino II — 91x , Viola — 89x , Basso — 90x , Basso ripieno — 93x
Allegro assai — 78x , Lento — 73x , Vivace — 66x

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 — 595x Score — 169x
Flauto traversiere — 123x , Violino I — 94x , Violino II — 94x , Viola — 101x , Basso — 93x , Basso ripieno — 93x

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 — 486x Score — 170x
Flauto traversiere — 143x , Violino I — 90x , Violino II — 95x , Viola — 90x , Basso — 91x , Basso ripieno — 94x , Fagotto — 92x
Allegro di molto — 76x , Arioso mà con affetto — 86x , Vivace assai — 79x

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 — 576x Score — 161x
Flauto — 147x , Violino I — 100x , Violino II — 105x , Viola — 100x , Basso — 99x
Allegretto — 73x , Amorevole — 71x , Presto — 66x

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 — 511x Score — 180x
Flauto traverso — 122x , Violino I — 96x , Violino II — 98x , Viola — 95x , Basso — 97x
Allegro di molto mà con brio — 86x , Larghetto — 84x , Presto — 78x

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 — 579x Score — 166x
Flauto traverso — 118x , Viola — 93x , Violino — 107x , Basso — 94x
Allegro — 107x , Larghetto — 92x , Presto — 86x

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 — 485x Score — 136x
Flauto traversiere I — 111x , Flauto traversiere II — 102x , Violino I — 99x , Violino II — 92x , Viola — 92x , Basso ripieno — 97x , Basso continuo — 94x
Allegro — 89x , Amoroso con Sordini — 86x , Presto — 67x

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 — 576x Score — 156x
Flauto traversiere — 107x , Violino I — 99x , Violino II — 94x , Viola — 102x , Basso ripieno / Violoncello — 96x , Basso continuo — 86x
Allegro assai — 80x , Lento — 78x , Vivace — 81x

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

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Sample — 454x Score — 158x
Flauto traversiere I — 113x , Flauto traversiere II — 110x , Basso — 106x
Affettuoso — 86x , Presto — 65x , Larghetto — 61x , Vivace — 66x

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 — 755x Score — 132x
Flauto traversiere I — 100x , Flauto traversiere II — 92x , Oboe I — 88x , Oboe II — 90x , Violino I — 95x , Violino II — 91x , Violino di ripieno — 89x , Viola — 87x , Fagotto — 93x , Basso — 95x
Vivace — 84x , Siciliana Larghetto — 76x , Allegro assai — 81x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 492x Score — 160x
Flauto traversiere I — 116x , Flauto traversiere II — 101x , Basso — 103x
Adagio — 94x , Allegro — 95x , Largo — 93x , Allegro — 94x

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 — 446x Score — 138x
Flauto dolce — 110x , Flauto traversiere — 139x , Basso — 98x
Affettuoso — 72x , Alla breve — 61x , Larghetto — 80x , Vivace — 64x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 475x Score — 137x
Flauto traversiere I — 130x , Flauto traversiere II — 100x , Basso — 126x
Grave — 101x , Allegro ma non troppo — 74x , Larghetto — 65x , Presto — 67x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 580x Score — 146x
Flauto traverso — 122x , Basso — 103x
Andante moderato — 87x , Presto — 87x , Largo — 83x , Pastorale — 81x

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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