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Quantz - Sonata No. 1 in A minor (I. Adagio)
Sheet music for flute
| Info: | First movement (Adagio) of the Flute Sonata No. 1 in A minor by Quantz. It is one of the many works for flute that Quantz composed for his student and patron Frederick II, King of Prussia. |
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| Opus number: | QV 1:146 |
| Date: | 1763-1769 |
| Artist: | Johann Joachim Quantz |
| Born: | 30 January 1697, Oberscheden |
| Died: | 12 July 1773, Potsdam |
| The artist: | German flutist, flute maker and composer. He composed hundreds of flute sonatas and concertos, and wrote a treatise on flute performance called "On Playing the Flute". Versuch einer Anweisung die Flöte traversiere zu spielen (titled On Playing the Flute in English) was a valuable source of reference regarding performance practice and flute technique in the 18th century. |
| Instrument: | Flute |
| Key: | A minor |
| Range: | E4 - C6 |
| Time signature: | 4/4 |
| Tempo: | 34 BPM |
| Duration: | 3:01 |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Style: | Classical |
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