Telemann, GP :: Sechs Sonaten im Kanon [Six Canonic Sonatas] op. 5 TWV 40:118-123 - Volume II

Sechs Sonaten im Kanon [Six Canonic Sonatas] op. 5 TWV 40:118-123 - Volume II

Telemann, GP

Within his prodigious output Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 1767) cultivated to a considerable degree the genre of chamber music without continuo. To this genre belong pieces for flute or violin which are intended for one, two, or four instruments.

The Six Canonic Sonatas for two flutes or two violins, op. 5 (1738), presented here by Barenreiter Urtext, are all in three movements. Two fast outer movements, either freely spun out or in song- or rondo-forms, typically frame a highly affective slow movement. The themes are galant or sentimental in character; at times humorous features are evident. They are 'melodic canons', standing at the threshold of a new era.

The circle cannon found at the conclusion of this second volume of first edition was composed by Johann Joachim Quantz (1697 1773). It was originally the 4th movement of the Duet in E minor QV 3:2.3 (cf. TWV Anh. 40:103), included here for historical relevance.

Contents

• Sonate d-Moll TWV 40:121 — Telemann, Georg Philipp
• Sonate A-Dur TWV 40:122 — Telemann, Georg Philipp
• Sonate a-Moll TWV 40:123 — Telemann, Georg Philipp
• Zirkelkanon e-Moll / Circle Canon in E minor TWV Anh. 40:103 — Quantz, Johann Joachim