Quartet in D major, GraunWV A:XIV:1 (Graun, Johann Gottlieb)

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Boccaccio (2012/12/17)

Copyist Ludwig Christian Hesse
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1740).
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Misc. Notes D-Ds, Mus.ms 1238
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Tim.willis1685 (2015/12/3)

Copyist August Kohn (1732-ca.1801)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1755-62).
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Misc. Notes The Archive of the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin (D-Bsa): SA 3387
Instrumentation on title page: flute, 2 violins, continuo. Parts labelled violin 1/flute, violin 2, viola di pomposa (later changed to "Gamba"), continuo.
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Tim.willis1685 (2015/8/20)

Copyist Schober
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1776-99).
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): KHM 1900 (1).
From a manuscript which also contained Quartetto in G minor, GraunWV Av:XIV:10. This quartetto contains an alternate 2nd movement, taken from GraunWV Av:XIV:7. The original 2nd movement (Fuga) appears in the manuscript after the G minor Quartetto.This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page.
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): KHM 1902
Contains an alternate 2nd movement taken from GraunWV Av:XIV:7.
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General Information

Work Title Quartetto in D major
Alternative. Title
Composer Graun, Johann Gottlieb
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. GraunWV A:XIV:1
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJG 35
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Adagio
  2. Allegro
  3. Allegro
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation See below for comparison of instrumentation given by various manuscript sources.
Manuscript Sources 2 violins, viola, continuo (D-Bsa, SA 3388)
2 violins, viola da gamba, continuo* (D-Bsa, SA 3386)
*Additional title page gives 2 violins, harpsichord obbligato and cello - presumably RH of harpsichord plays viola pomposa/gamba part and cello reinforces the LH.

flute/violin, violin, viola pomposa/gamba, continuo (D-Bsa, SA 3387)
2 violins, viola da braccia/gamba, continuo (D-B, Mus.ms. 8295/54)