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Quantz, Johann Joachim (1697 - 1773)

Sample page — 151x Score — 154x
Flauto traversiere — 160x , Violino I — 102x , Violino II — 106x , Basso — 110x
[1.] Allegro — 172x , [2.] Adagio — 100x , [3.] Presto — 100x

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 — 143x Score — 164x
Flauto traversiere — 113x , Violino I — 100x , Violino II — 94x , Basso — 96x , Basso ripieno — 98x
[1.] Allegro assai — 76x , [2.] Grave — 72x , [3.] Allegro — 90x

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 — 340x Score — 165x
Flauto traverso — 124x , Violino I — 98x , Violino II — 98x , Viola — 119x , Basso ripieno — 95x , Basso continuo — 95x
Allegro Spiritoso — 84x , Affettuoso — 99x , Vivace — 83x

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 — 265x Score — 140x
Flauto traverso I — 111x , Flauto traverso II — 112x , Oboe I — 98x , Oboe II — 92x , Violino concertato — 97x , Violino I — 96x , Violino II — 92x , Viola — 107x , Fagotto — 106x , Basso — 99x
[Allegro] — 97x , alla Siciliana — 87x , Allegro — 101x

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 — 448x Score — 175x
Flauto traversiere — 132x , Violino I — 112x , Violino II — 112x , Basso ripieno — 107x , Basso continuo — 108x
Allegro — 93x , Andante moderato — 80x , Allegro assai — 88x

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 — 320x Score — 141x
Flauto traversiere — 112x , Violino I — 96x , Violino II — 89x , Viola — 88x , Basso ripieno — 86x , Basso — 91x
Allegro — 74x , Amoroso — 82x , Allegro assai — 79x

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 — 427x Score — 127x
Flauto traversiere — 119x , Violino I — 91x , Violino II — 100x , Viola — 94x , Basso — 101x , Basso ripieno — 91x
Allegro — 68x , Arioso e mesto — 81x , Presto — 76x

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 — 386x Score — 153x
Flauto traverso — 123x , Violino I — 93x , Violino II — 94x , Viola — 96x , Basso continuo — 93x , Basso ripieno — 93x
Allegro — 59x , Lento con Sordini — 85x , Vivace — 81x

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 — 435x Score — 169x
Flauto traversiere — 126x , Violino I — 95x , Violino II — 95x , Viola — 91x , Basso — 92x , Basso ripieno — 96x
Allegro assai — 107x , Lento — 76x , Vivace — 92x

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 — 599x Score — 180x
Flauto traversiere — 125x , Violino I — 96x , Violino II — 96x , Viola — 104x , Basso — 96x , Basso ripieno — 98x

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 — 490x Score — 182x
Flauto traversiere — 148x , Violino I — 96x , Violino II — 98x , Viola — 93x , Basso — 95x , Basso ripieno — 98x , Fagotto — 97x
Allegro di molto — 78x , Arioso mà con affetto — 89x , Vivace assai — 83x

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 — 580x Score — 168x
Flauto — 151x , Violino I — 106x , Violino II — 108x , Viola — 104x , Basso — 102x
Allegretto — 78x , Amorevole — 72x , Presto — 67x

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 — 515x Score — 196x
Flauto traverso — 128x , Violino I — 103x , Violino II — 103x , Viola — 100x , Basso — 103x
Allegro di molto mà con brio — 91x , Larghetto — 89x , Presto — 83x

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 — 584x Score — 170x
Flauto traverso — 123x , Viola — 95x , Violino — 110x , Basso — 100x
Allegro — 110x , Larghetto — 93x , Presto — 121x

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 — 491x Score — 146x
Flauto traversiere I — 117x , Flauto traversiere II — 109x , Violino I — 104x , Violino II — 98x , Viola — 96x , Basso ripieno — 101x , Basso continuo — 97x
Allegro — 91x , Amoroso con Sordini — 96x , Presto — 71x

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 — 588x Score — 166x
Flauto traversiere — 109x , Violino I — 108x , Violino II — 103x , Viola — 111x , Basso ripieno / Violoncello — 104x , Basso continuo — 88x
Allegro assai — 83x , Lento — 81x , Vivace — 83x

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

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Sample — 460x Score — 164x
Flauto traversiere I — 116x , Flauto traversiere II — 114x , Basso — 110x
Affettuoso — 90x , Presto — 67x , Larghetto — 68x , Vivace — 71x

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

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Sample — 760x Score — 144x
Flauto traversiere I — 105x , Flauto traversiere II — 96x , Oboe I — 92x , Oboe II — 95x , Violino I — 99x , Violino II — 97x , Violino di ripieno — 93x , Viola — 93x , Fagotto — 97x , Basso — 100x
Vivace — 90x , Siciliana Larghetto — 80x , Allegro assai — 86x

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

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Sample — 499x Score — 165x
Flauto traversiere I — 118x , Flauto traversiere II — 104x , Basso — 107x
Adagio — 98x , Allegro — 103x , Largo — 99x , Allegro — 97x

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 — 450x Score — 143x
Flauto dolce — 114x , Flauto traversiere — 144x , Basso — 101x
Affettuoso — 74x , Alla breve — 63x , Larghetto — 83x , Vivace — 65x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 481x Score — 141x
Flauto traversiere I — 134x , Flauto traversiere II — 103x , Basso — 130x
Grave — 105x , Allegro ma non troppo — 78x , Larghetto — 69x , Presto — 74x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 585x Score — 154x
Flauto traverso — 127x , Basso — 107x
Andante moderato — 93x , Presto — 92x , Largo — 90x , Pastorale — 86x

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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