Baroque Period
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Konzert in G major Johann Quantz
Katherine Parkes
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Konzert in G major Johann Quantz
Katherine Parkes
Music Analysis 2012
Music Analysis 2012
Johann Joachim Quantz
Konzert in G Major
Johann Quantz was one of the first professional flautists in 18th century Europe. Quantz was an accomplished musician, flute maker and composer. He was an apprentice under his uncle Justus Quantz. Quantz studied many string and wind instruments, primarily oboe, and took harpsichord lessons from a very early age. He joined the Dresden town band in 1716, and studied counterpoint in Vienna. Finding little opportunity for advancement as an oboist, he began flute, studying for four months with P. G. Buffardin.
Quantz travelled to Italy in 1724 to study counterpoint and flute. Later, he journeyed to Paris, whilst he was there he added a second key to his flutes, changing the fingering position on the instrument, but making it easier to play. Quantz then returned to Dresden and there he was made a member of the court Kapelle.
From 1728 he taught Prince Frederick of Prussia on the flute before moving to Berlin in 1741. Instead of playing in the pit orchestra at the opera, Quantz served The King and played private evening concerts for him. The repertoires at these concerts were mainly Quantz’s own work. Quantz composed over 200 flute sonatas and 300 flute concertos, as well as his work with vocal composition. Among these works, Quantz composed ‘Konzert in G major’. Quantz began making flutes in 1739. He made eighteen instruments that can now be found in museums in Germany, the USA and Japan. |
Quantz's flutes are unlike other baroque flutes in a number of interesting ways. In 1724 (whilst in Paris) he invented a second key for D#. Although the Eb key already existed on the flute, Quantz thought that adding a D# would help with tuning and intonation. Even though the
Konzert in G major Johann Quantz
Katherine Parkes
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Konzert in G major Johann Quantz
Katherine Parkes
Music Analysis 2012
Music Analysis 2012
Johann Joachim Quantz
Konzert in G Major
Johann Quantz was one of the first professional flautists in 18th century Europe. Quantz was an accomplished musician, flute maker and composer. He was an apprentice under his uncle Justus Quantz. Quantz studied many string and wind instruments, primarily oboe, and took harpsichord lessons from a very early age. He joined the Dresden town band in 1716, and studied counterpoint in Vienna. Finding little opportunity for advancement as an oboist, he began flute, studying for four months with P. G. Buffardin.
Quantz travelled to Italy in 1724 to study counterpoint and flute. Later, he journeyed to Paris, whilst he was there he added a second key to his flutes, changing the fingering position on the instrument, but making it easier to play. Quantz then returned to Dresden and there he was made a member of the court Kapelle.
From 1728 he taught Prince Frederick of Prussia on the flute before moving to Berlin in 1741. Instead of playing in the pit orchestra at the opera, Quantz served The King and played private evening concerts for him. The repertoires at these concerts were mainly Quantz’s own work. Quantz composed over 200 flute sonatas and 300 flute concertos, as well as his work with vocal composition. Among these works, Quantz composed ‘Konzert in G major’. Quantz began making flutes in 1739. He made eighteen instruments that can now be found in museums in Germany, the USA and Japan. |
Quantz's flutes are unlike other baroque flutes in a number of interesting ways. In 1724 (whilst in Paris) he invented a second key for D#. Although the Eb key already existed on the flute, Quantz thought that adding a D# would help with tuning and intonation. Even though the