Telemann: 9 Sonatas for Two Flutes, TWV 40:141-149

by Georg Philipp Telemann

Though recovered as part of the long lost Sing-Akademie Berlin archives in 1999, these sonatas were only first examined in 2002. Knowledge of their existence, or at least their presumed existence, is due to their partial use by Johann Joachim Quantz in his solfeggi for the flute.The sonatas, possibly composed sometime after 1730, are presented in a performing score format (both flutes on one system in a single book, not separate parts).As with Telemann's other flute music, the Nine Sonatas are equally suited for performance and instruction. The expressive melodic qualities of these sonatas combined with their modest technical requirements will make these sonatas classics in both lessons and the concert hall.Contains the following Sonata in B Minor, TWV 40:141 ; Sonata in E Minor, TWV 40:142 ; Sonata in G Major, TWV 40:143 ; Sonata in A Major, TWV 40:144 ; Sonata in G Major, TWV 40:145 ; Sonata in E Minor, TWV 40:146 ; Sonata in B Minor, TWV 40:147 ; Sonata in G Major, TWV 40:148 ; Sonata in D Major, TWV 40:149Publisher BA5888 Flute I, Flute II Performance Score Urtext / Critical Edition

76 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2006

About the author

Georg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually settled on a career in music. He held important positions in Leipzig, Żary, Eisenach, and Frankfurt before settling in Hamburg in 1721, where he became musical director of the city's five main churches. While Telemann's career prospered, his personal life was always troubled: his first wife died only a few months after their marriage, and his second wife had extramarital affairs and accumulated a large gambling debt before leaving Telemann.
Telemann's signature (1714 and 1757).

Telemann was one of the most prolific composers in history (at least in terms of surviving oeuvre) and was considered by his contemporaries to be one of the leading German composers of the time—he was compared favorably both to his friend Johann Sebastian Bach, who made Telemann the Godfather and namesake of his son Carl Philipp Emanuel, and to George Frideric Handel, whom Telemann also knew personally. Telemann's music incorporates several national styles: French, Italian, and Polish. He remained at the forefront of all new musical tendencies and his music is an important link between the late Baroque and early Classical styles.