Johann Joachim Quantz
Also known as Quantz
German flutist, flute maker and composer (1697-1773)
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- Born
- 1697
- Died
- 1773
- Works
- 37
Top works
- Johann Joachim Quantz and his Versuch einer Anweisung die Flöte traversiere zu spielen
- Easy and fundamental instructions wherby either vocal or instrumental performers unacquainted with composition may from the mere knowledge of the most common intervals in music, learn how to introduce extempore embellishments or variations as also ornamental cadences with propriety, taste and regularity
- Prinzipien der Aufführungspraxis alter Musik
- Versuch einer anweisung die Flöte traversier zu spielen
- Versuch einer Anweisung die Flöte traversiere zu spielen
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Works in European collections
27 objects attributed to Johann Joachim Quantz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Johann Joachim Quantzen’s attempt to instruct him to play the flute traverse: accompanied by various annotations that are useful for the promotion of good taste in practical music, and explained with excitement
Johann Joachim Quantzen’s attempt to instruct him to play the flute traverse: accompanied by various annotations that are useful for the promotion of good taste in practical music, and explained with excitement
Article
Johann Joachim Quantz ( German: [kvants]; 30 January 1697 – 12 July 1773) was a German composer, flautist and flute maker of the late Baroque period. Much of his professional career was spent in the court of Frederick the Great, where he served as the king's flute teacher. Quantz composed hundreds of flute sonatas and concertos, and wrote On Playing the Flute, an influential treatise on flute performance. His works were known and appreciated by Bach, Haydn and Mozart.
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