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Quantz, Johann Joachim (1697 - 1773)

Sample page — 157x Score — 176x
Flauto traversiere — 181x , Violino I — 113x , Violino II — 113x , Basso — 116x
[1.] Allegro — 226x , [2.] Adagio — 155x , [3.] Presto — 109x

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 — 190x
Flauto traversiere — 120x , Violino I — 108x , Violino II — 101x , Basso — 104x , Basso ripieno — 106x
[1.] Allegro assai — 114x , [2.] Grave — 87x , [3.] Allegro — 130x

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 — 347x Score — 187x
Flauto traverso — 128x , Violino I — 102x , Violino II — 103x , Viola — 126x , Basso ripieno — 99x , Basso continuo — 98x
Allegro Spiritoso — 92x , Affettuoso — 142x , Vivace — 130x

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 — 271x Score — 158x
Flauto traverso I — 120x , Flauto traverso II — 126x , Oboe I — 109x , Oboe II — 101x , Violino concertato — 106x , Violino I — 106x , Violino II — 103x , Viola — 120x , Fagotto — 118x , Basso — 108x
[Allegro] — 171x , alla Siciliana — 99x , Allegro — 150x

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 — 452x Score — 201x
Flauto traversiere — 136x , Violino I — 119x , Violino II — 119x , Basso ripieno — 112x , Basso continuo — 114x
Allegro — 150x , Andante moderato — 87x , Allegro assai — 97x

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 — 323x Score — 149x
Flauto traversiere — 118x , Violino I — 101x , Violino II — 93x , Viola — 92x , Basso ripieno — 90x , Basso — 95x
Allegro — 130x , Amoroso — 91x , Allegro assai — 134x

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 — 430x Score — 137x
Flauto traversiere — 125x , Violino I — 98x , Violino II — 106x , Viola — 98x , Basso — 110x , Basso ripieno — 99x
Allegro — 77x , Arioso e mesto — 147x , Presto — 112x

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 — 392x Score — 157x
Flauto traverso — 132x , Violino I — 98x , Violino II — 102x , Viola — 100x , Basso continuo — 97x , Basso ripieno — 99x
Allegro — 73x , Lento con Sordini — 131x , Vivace — 145x

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 — 440x Score — 188x
Flauto traversiere — 132x , Violino I — 99x , Violino II — 99x , Viola — 97x , Basso — 96x , Basso ripieno — 100x
Allegro assai — 180x , Lento — 84x , Vivace — 165x

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 — 606x Score — 199x
Flauto traversiere — 132x , Violino I — 100x , Violino II — 101x , Viola — 111x , Basso — 103x , Basso ripieno — 103x

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 — 494x Score — 201x
Flauto traversiere — 154x , Violino I — 101x , Violino II — 102x , Viola — 98x , Basso — 99x , Basso ripieno — 102x , Fagotto — 102x
Allegro di molto — 87x , Arioso mà con affetto — 97x , Vivace assai — 102x

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 — 587x Score — 176x
Flauto — 157x , Violino I — 111x , Violino II — 113x , Viola — 109x , Basso — 108x
Allegretto — 90x , Amorevole — 84x , Presto — 117x

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 — 522x Score — 226x
Flauto traverso — 137x , Violino I — 110x , Violino II — 112x , Viola — 107x , Basso — 107x
Allegro di molto mà con brio — 132x , Larghetto — 98x , Presto — 127x

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 — 592x Score — 176x
Flauto traverso — 128x , Viola — 101x , Violino — 115x , Basso — 107x
Allegro — 120x , Larghetto — 102x , Presto — 191x

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 — 155x
Flauto traversiere I — 123x , Flauto traversiere II — 114x , Violino I — 109x , Violino II — 103x , Viola — 102x , Basso ripieno — 105x , Basso continuo — 102x
Allegro — 134x , Amoroso con Sordini — 161x , Presto — 81x

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 — 596x Score — 185x
Flauto traversiere — 116x , Violino I — 115x , Violino II — 110x , Viola — 117x , Basso ripieno / Violoncello — 110x , Basso continuo — 94x
Allegro assai — 93x , Lento — 90x , Vivace — 94x

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

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Sample — 467x Score — 173x
Flauto traversiere I — 119x , Flauto traversiere II — 118x , Basso — 117x
Affettuoso — 99x , Presto — 73x , Larghetto — 76x , Vivace — 80x

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 — 765x Score — 171x
Flauto traversiere I — 112x , Flauto traversiere II — 101x , Oboe I — 100x , Oboe II — 102x , Violino I — 104x , Violino II — 109x , Violino di ripieno — 101x , Viola — 100x , Fagotto — 104x , Basso — 105x
Vivace — 102x , Siciliana Larghetto — 92x , Allegro assai — 105x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 508x Score — 172x
Flauto traversiere I — 125x , Flauto traversiere II — 111x , Basso — 112x
Adagio — 108x , Allegro — 114x , Largo — 110x , Allegro — 107x

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 — 454x Score — 147x
Flauto dolce — 119x , Flauto traversiere — 154x , Basso — 107x
Affettuoso — 81x , Alla breve — 71x , Larghetto — 92x , Vivace — 73x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 485x Score — 146x
Flauto traversiere I — 140x , Flauto traversiere II — 108x , Basso — 134x
Grave — 116x , Allegro ma non troppo — 92x , Larghetto — 80x , Presto — 83x

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

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 590x Score — 162x
Flauto traverso — 136x , Basso — 113x
Andante moderato — 104x , Presto — 104x , Largo — 101x , Pastorale — 99x

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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