Philipp Telemann - 12 Fantasias (Flute)

Twelve welve Fantasi antasias as

by Georg Georg Philipp Philipp Telema Telemann nn

Arranged by Peter Billam For C reco record rder er

© Peter Peter J Billam, Billam, 2001 2001 This score may be freely photocopied, and redistributed in paper form. form. It may be freely freely performed performed to live live audiences; audiences; performing rights rights are waived. waived. It may not be redistributed in electronic form, and all other rights, such as those of recording and broadcast, remain reserved reserved by the arranger, arranger, Peter Billam, GPO Box 669, Hobart TAS 7001, Australia.

This printing 5 September 2002.

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Twelve Fantasias for Flute, Flute, arranged for for Recorder

Georg Philipp Telemann, Telemann, the most prolific comp composer oser of his time, and widely regarded regarded as Germany Germany’’s leading leading compose composerr during during the first first half of the the 18th centur century y, was born born in Magde Magdebu burg rg in 168 1681. 1. In 1725, he embarked on an ambitious programme of publishing his own music, even engraving engraving his own plates, plates, which he he could do at a rate of of up to nine or ten per per day. day. By 1728 he had established agents in Berlin, Leipzig, Jena, Nuremberg, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and London, and in the following years he continued to expand his distribution network through booksellers and friends. Telema elemann nn wrote wrote three three autobi autobiogr ograph aphies ies.. In the 172 1729 9 autobi autobiogr ograph aphy y he succin succinct ctly ly described his artistic development: "What I have accomplished with respect to musical style is well known. known. First came the Polish style, style, followed followed by the French, church, church, chamber and operatic styles, and finally the Italian style, which currently occupies me more than the others do." Telemann wrote his Twelve Fantasias for Flute (TWV 40:2-13) 40:2-13) in Hamburg Hamburg during 1732 1732 or 1733. There are are also sets of twelve Fantasias Fantasias for the the Viola Viola de Gamba, written written in 1728, and for the Violin, Violin, written written in 1735. It is easy to underestimate underestimate his his achievement achievement in the the light of J. S. Bach, but if Bach had not written his Flute partita, Cello suites and Violin sonatas and partitas, the Telemann Fantasias would be the summit of the repertoire for the solo line. The scores are available in Volume Six of Georg Philipp Telemann Telemann : Musikalische Werke Werke , published by by the Gesellschaft Gesellschaft für Musikforsc Musikforschung, hung, M. Ruhne, W. Hobohm and the Zentrum für Telemann-Pfle Telemann-Pflege ge und -Forschung, Magdeburg Magdeburg (Kassel und Basel, 1950). Telemann died of a chest ailment in 1767 in Hambur Hamburg. g. His grandson Georg Michael inherited a large number of autographs and manuscript copies of his vocal works. The rest of his his musical estate estate was sold sold at auction auction in Hamburg Hamburg on the 6th of September 1769, 1769, and most of this material has disappeared.

Twelve Fantasias for Flute, Flute, arranged for for Recorder

Georg Philipp Telemann, Telemann, the most prolific comp composer oser of his time, and widely regarded regarded as Germany Germany’’s leading leading compose composerr during during the first first half of the the 18th centur century y, was born born in Magde Magdebu burg rg in 168 1681. 1. In 1725, he embarked on an ambitious programme of publishing his own music, even engraving engraving his own plates, plates, which he he could do at a rate of of up to nine or ten per per day. day. By 1728 he had established agents in Berlin, Leipzig, Jena, Nuremberg, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and London, and in the following years he continued to expand his distribution network through booksellers and friends. Telema elemann nn wrote wrote three three autobi autobiogr ograph aphies ies.. In the 172 1729 9 autobi autobiogr ograph aphy y he succin succinct ctly ly described his artistic development: "What I have accomplished with respect to musical style is well known. known. First came the Polish style, style, followed followed by the French, church, church, chamber and operatic styles, and finally the Italian style, which currently occupies me more than the others do." Telemann wrote his Twelve Fantasias for Flute (TWV 40:2-13) 40:2-13) in Hamburg Hamburg during 1732 1732 or 1733. There are are also sets of twelve Fantasias Fantasias for the the Viola Viola de Gamba, written written in 1728, and for the Violin, Violin, written written in 1735. It is easy to underestimate underestimate his his achievement achievement in the the light of J. S. Bach, but if Bach had not written his Flute partita, Cello suites and Violin sonatas and partitas, the Telemann Fantasias would be the summit of the repertoire for the solo line. The scores are available in Volume Six of Georg Philipp Telemann Telemann : Musikalische Werke Werke , published by by the Gesellschaft Gesellschaft für Musikforsc Musikforschung, hung, M. Ruhne, W. Hobohm and the Zentrum für Telemann-Pfle Telemann-Pflege ge und -Forschung, Magdeburg Magdeburg (Kassel und Basel, 1950). Telemann died of a chest ailment in 1767 in Hambur Hamburg. g. His grandson Georg Michael inherited a large number of autographs and manuscript copies of his vocal works. The rest of his his musical estate estate was sold sold at auction auction in Hamburg Hamburg on the 6th of September 1769, 1769, and most of this material has disappeared.

The Twelve Fantasias for Flute are off offer ered ed here here in in a new new editi edition on for for recor recorder der.. Two versions are available, one written for the recorder in C (e.g. soprano or tenor) and the other for the the recorder in in F (e.g. alto, bass). bass). The version version for the C recorder recorder can of course course be read transposing on the alto by using descant fingering, and this may well be the preferred preferred approach for alto players as as it saves saves reading a great number of ledger lines. lines. All marks of expression expression are editorial editorial and are suggestions suggestions only; they may be ignored with a clear conscience. Flute music from this era is normally played on alto recorder by transposing it up three semitones, so that the bottom D of the flute is played as the bottom F of the alto recorder. These Fantasias are not all playable using that transposition, and several have been given here at at original original pitch pitch on the C recorder recorder (or (or transpose transposed d up five semitone semitoness on the F record recorder) er).. Two versi versions ons are are prov provide ided d of Fant Fantasi asia a 5, origi original nally ly in C majo majorr. In the the key key of Bb on the C recorder (or (or Eb on the F recorder) every every note is within within range, but but the piece does does not seem to m me e to have have a Bb or Eb characte character, r, and the opening opening fanfar fanfare e is awkwar awkward. d. It soun sounds ds brighter in C (or F), but bar 23 of the Allegro reaches top E (or A), and a top C# (or F#) appears at the start start of bar 24. So both versions are provided, provided, enabling enabling the the reader to choose. Fantasias Fantasias 9, 10 and 12 also inv involve olve a top C# (or F#), and Fantasia Fantasia 6 involv involves es a difficult difficult low Eb (or Ab); more playable playable alternatives alternatives are provided provided in small small print. print.

Fantasi Fantasia a 1. 2. 3. 4. 5(a) 5(b) 5(b) 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 10. 11. 11. 12.

Original Original A maj maj a min b min Bb maj C maj C maj maj d min D maj maj e min min E maj maj f# min min G maj maj g min

C recorder recorder G maj a min a min min Bb maj C maj Bb maj maj c min min C maj maj d min min D maj e min min F maj maj g min

F recorder recorder C maj maj d min d min Eb maj F maj Eb maj maj f min min F maj maj g min G maj maj a min min Bb maj maj c min

Changes Changes Vivace ivace bar 25, c# down down one octave octave Andan Andante te bar 4, e down down one octav octave e Allegro Allegro bar 23 rewrit rewritten ten

Allegro Allegro bar 31, e down down one octave octave

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Fantasia 1. in A major, Georg Philipp Telemann

1.

Vivace

4 4

5 tr 

tr 

10

15

20

25

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Fantasia 1. in A major, Georg Philipp Telemann

Adagio

3

dim e accel . . .

simile . . .

30

35

tr 

Allegro

5

tr 

3 8

tr 

10

15

tr 

25


tr 

1a . . .

20

2a . . .


6

Fantasia 2. in a minor, Georg Philipp Telemann

2. Grave

3 4

5

10

tr 

5

Vivace

3 4

10

15

20

25

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30

35

40

45



7

Fantasia 2. in a minor, Georg Philipp Telemann

Adagio

4 4

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tr

tr

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5

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5

Allegro

2 4

10

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25

tr 

30

35



8 Largo

Fantasia 3. in b minor, Georg Philipp Telemann

3.

Vivace

4 4

5

10

15

Largo

20

Vivace



9

Fantasia 3. in b minor, Georg Philipp Telemann

25

30

5

Allegro

6 8

10

15

20

25

35

30

40



10

Fantasia 4. in Bb major, Georg Philipp Telemann

4.

Andante

4 4

5

10

5

Allegro

3 4 f

mp

10

15

mp

f

20

25

30

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Fantasia 4. in Bb major, Georg Philipp Telemann

35 f

p

40

f

mp

45

tr 

50

f Presto

5

tr 

tr 

2 2 f

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10

15

20

25

f

30

tr

tr

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35

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Fantasia 5. in C major, Georg Philipp Telemann

5 (a)

Presto

4 4

Largo

5

Presto

tr 

3 2

10

Largo

3 2

15

tr 

20

Allegro

5

9 8 f

10 p

f

15

20

25

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Fantasia 5 (a) in C major, Georg Philipp Telemann

30

p

f

35

tr 

tr 

p

40 f

45

p

50

tr 

f

5

Allegro

6 8

10 p

f

f

15

20

tr 

tr 

25

30 f

p

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Fantasia 5. in C major, Georg Philipp Telemann

5 (b)

Presto

4 4

Largo

5

Presto

tr 

3 2

10

Largo

3 2

15

tr 

20

Allegro

5

9 8 f

10 p

f

15

20

25

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Fantasia 5 (b) in C major, Georg Philipp Telemann

30

p

f

35

tr 

tr 

p

40 f

45

p

50

tr 

f

5

Allegro

6 8

10 f

p

f

15

20

tr 

tr 

25

30 f

p

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Fantasia 6. in D minor, Georg Philipp Telemann

6.

Dolce

3 4

5

10

15

tr 

20

25

tr 

Allegro

4 4 f

5

10

15

20

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Fantasia 6. in D minor, Georg Philipp Telemann

tr

17

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tr

tr 

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tr 

25

30

5

Spirituoso

3 2 p

’ f

10

’

’ p

f

15

tr 

p

20 f tr 

25 p

30

’ f

35

’

40

tr 

tr 

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Fantasia 7. in D major, Georg Philipp Telemann

7.

Largo tr 

tr 

4 4 f

5

3

10

2a . . . Allegro

1a . . .

tr 

3 8

20 p

25

tr 

f

30

35

40

45

50

55

60


65


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Fantasia 7. in D major, Georg Philipp Telemann

70

tr 

75

80

85

Largo

3

tr 

4 4 f tr

90



tr 

tr 

1a . . . Allegro

tr 

2a . . .

3 8

Presto

5

2 2

tr 

10

15

tr 

20

25

30

tr 

35



20

Fantasia 8. in e minor, Georg Philipp Telemann

8.

Dolce

5

10

tr 

15

tr 

Spirituoso

12 8

5



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Fantasia 8. in e minor, Georg Philipp Telemann

10

15

20

25

30

5

Allegro

3 4

10

15

tr 

20



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Fantasia 9. in E major, Georg Philipp Telemann

9.

Affettuoso

5

tr 

3 4

10

3

15

tr 

20

3

25

tr 

Allegro

5

3 8

10

15

20

25

30



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Fantasia 9. in E major, Georg Philipp Telemann

35

40

45

Grave

tr 

Vivace

5

tr 

tr 

2 4

tr 

10

tr 

15 tr 

20

tr 

25

tr 

30

35


tr 

tr 


24

Fantasia 10. in f# minor, Georg Philipp Telemann

10.

A tempo giusto

5

3 4

10

tr 

15

tr 

20

25

30

35

40

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45

50



25

Fantasia 10. in f# minor, Georg Philipp Telemann

5

Presto

2 2

15

10

20

25

30

tr 

35

tr 

40

45

50



60

Moderato

55

tr

tr 

tr 

tr 

5

tr 

3 8

10

tr 


15

tr 

20

tr 


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11.

Allegro

Fantasia 11. in G major, Georg Philipp Telemann

4 4 f

5

10

15

20

25

Adagio

Vivace

tr 

tr 

4 4

4 4 p

5

10



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Fantasia 11. in G major, Georg Philipp Telemann

15

20

25

tr 

30

Allegro

5

6 4

10

15

20

25



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Fantasia 12. in g minor, Georg Philipp Telemann

12.

Grave

Allegro

tr 

3 2

5

3 4

10

15

20

tr 

f Grave

Allegro

25

tr 

3 2

3 4

30

35

40 p

45

50

f

55

Dolce

4 4 p

60

Allegro

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Fantasia 12. in g min, Georg Philipp Telemann

65

5

Rondo Presto

2 2

10

15

20

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25

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35

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Philipp Telemann - 12 Fantasias (Flute)

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