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12 Fantasias for Solo Flute (Telemann)

12 Fantasias for Solo Flute (Telemann)

Georg Philipp Telemann's 12 fantaisies à traversière sans basse,[1] 12 Fantasias for Solo Flute, TWV 40:2–13, were published in Hamburg in 1732–33. An extant copy of the publication, conserved in Brussels, has a spurious title page reading Fantasie per il Violino senza Basso (Fantasias for Solo Violin).[1] The set is one of Telemann's collections of fantasias for unaccompanied instruments, the others being a set of thirty-six for harpsichord, also published in 1732–33, and two sets published in 1735: twelve for solo violin and twelve for viola da gamba.[2]

Telemann's solo flute fantasias are alone in the Baroque repertoire to include movements seemingly impossible on flute: fugues (fantasias 2, 6, and 8–11), a French overture (fantasia 7) and a passacaglia (fantasia 5).[3] Even though the more limited tessitura and the writing style (e.g. the absence of double stops and chords) refer to a score for traverso, it is more than likely that the fantasias were performed on the violin as well. In 2012, an arrangement for viola solo was published by Euprint.[4] In this arrangement, through the use of double stops, some many-voiced parts appear as real polyphonic pieces.

Structure

This work comprises the following:

  1. Fantasia in A major (Vivace – Allegro)

  2. Fantasia in A minor (Grave – Vivace – Adagio – Allegro)

  3. Fantasia in B minor (Largo – Vivace – Largo – Vivace – Allegro)

  4. Fantasia in B-flat major (Andante – Allegro – Presto)

  5. Fantasia in C major (Presto – Largo – Presto – Dolce – Allegro – Allegro)

  6. Fantasia in D minor (Dolce – Allegro – Spirituoso)

  7. Fantasia in D major (Alla francese – Presto)

  8. Fantasia in E minor (Largo – Spirituoso – Allegro)

  9. Fantasia in E major (Affettuoso – Allegro – Grave – Vivace)

  10. Fantasia in F-sharp minor (A Tempo giusto – Presto – Moderato)

  11. Fantasia in G major (Allegro – Adagio – Vivace – Allegro)

  12. Fantasia in G minor (Grave – Allegro – Grave – Allegro – Dolce – Allegro – Presto)

The collection is arranged by key, progressing more or less stepwise from A major to G minor. Telemann deliberately avoided keys that are impractical on the one-key flute, i.e. B major, C minor, F minor and F-sharp major. There are two ways to view the overall structure of the collection: one way, in which the work is divided into two parts, is suggested by the fact that Fantasia 7 begins with a French overture, indicating a start of a new section. This device was also later used by Johann Sebastian Bach in Variation 16 of his Goldberg Variations. Another was proposed by scholar Wolfgang Hirschmann: there are four modal groups of three fantasias: major-minor-minor, major-major-minor, major-minor-major, and minor-major-minor.[6]

References

[1]
Citation Linkopac.rism.infoRISM No. 00000990062490
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[2]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgAnon. 2015.
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[3]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgZohn, Steven (2008). Music for a Mixed Taste: Style, Genre, and Meaning in Telemann's Instrumental Works. US: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-516977-5., p. 429
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[4]
Citation Linkwww.euprint.beGeorg Philipp Telemann (composer), Luc Dejans (arranger). Fantasias for Viola solo TWV 40:02-13 (orig. for Flute)-album Euprint, 2012. ISMN 979-0-3654-1300-3
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[5]
Citation Linkwww.warnerclassics.deEmmanuel Pahud: Solo (Warner Classics)
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[6]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.org, p. 428
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Citation Linkwww.telemann.org"Sensationelle Wiederentdeckung"
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Citation Linkopac.rism.info00000990062490
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Citation Linkarchive.orgMusic for a Mixed Taste: Style, Genre, and Meaning in Telemann's Instrumental Works
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Citation Linkwww.euprint.beFantasias for Viola solo TWV 40:02-13 (orig. for Flute)-album
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Citation Linkwww.warnerclassics.deEmmanuel Pahud: Solo
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Citation Linkwww.telemann.org"Sensationelle Wiederentdeckung"
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