Twelve Fantasias

Twelve Fantasias

by Georg Philipp Telemann

Arranged by Peter Billam

For C recorder

© Peter J Billam, 2001

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This edition 15 February 2014.

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Twelve Fantasias for Flute, arranged for Recorder

Georg Philipp Telemann, the most prolific composer of his time, and widely regarded asGermany’s leading composer during the first half of the 18th century, was born inMagdeburg in 1681.

In 1725, he embarked on an ambitious programme of publishing his own music, evenengraving his own plates, which he could do at a rate of up to nine or ten per day. By1728 he had established agents in Berlin, Leipzig, Jena, Nuremberg, Frankfurt,Amsterdam and London, and in the following years he continued to expand hisdistribution network through booksellers and friends.

Telemann wrote three autobiographies. In the 1729 autobiography he succinctlydescribed his artistic development: "What I have accomplished with respect to musicalstyle is well known. Firstcame the Polish style, followed by the French, church, chamberand operatic styles, and finally the Italian style, which currently occupies me more thanthe others do."

Telemann wrote hisTwelve Fantasias for Flute(TWV 40:2-13) in Hamburg during 1732or 1733. There are also sets of twelve Fantasias for the Viola de Gamba, written in 1728,and for the Violin, written in 1735.It is easy to underestimate his achievement in thelight of J. S. Bach, but if Bach had not written his Flute partita, Cello suites and Violinsonatas and partitas, the Telemann Fantasias would be the summit of the repertoire for thesolo line.

The scores are available in Volume Six ofGeorg Philipp Telemann : Musikalische Werke,published by the Gesellschaft für Musikforschung, M. Ruhne, W. Hobohm and theZentrum für Telemann-Pflege und -Forschung, Magdeburg (Kassel und Basel, 1950).

Telemann died of a chest ailment in 1767 in Hamburg. His grandson Georg Michaelinherited a large number of autographs and manuscript copies of his vocal works. Therest of his musical estate was sold at auction in Hamburg on the 6th of September 1769,and most of this material has disappeared.

The Twelve Fantasias for Fluteare offered here in a new edition for recorder. Twoversions are available, one written for the recorder in C (e.g. soprano or tenor) and theother for the recorder in F (e.g. alto, bass).The version for the C recorder can of coursebe read transposing on the alto by using descant fingering, and this may well be thepreferred approach for alto players as it saves reading a great number of ledger lines.Allmarks of expression are editorial and are suggestions only; they may be ignored with aclear conscience.

Flute music from this era is normally played on alto recorder by transposing it up threesemitones, 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 givenhere at original pitch on the C recorder (or transposed up five semitones on theF recorder).

Tw o versions are provided of Fantasia 5, originally in C major. In the key of Bb on theC recorder (or Eb on the F recorder) every note is within range, but the piece does notseem to me to have a Bb or Eb character, and the opening fanfare is awkward. It soundsbrighter 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 of bar 24. So both versions are provided, enabling the reader tochoose.

Fantasias 9, 10 and 12 also involve a top C# (or F#), and Fantasia 6 involves a difficultlow Eb (or Ab); more playable alternatives are provided in small print.

Fantasia Original C recorder Frecorder Changes1. A maj Gmaj Cmaj2. amin amin dmin Vivace bar 25, c# down one octave3. bmin amin dmin4. Bbmaj Bbmaj Ebmaj Andantebar 4, e down one octave

5(a) Cmaj Cmaj Fmaj Allegro bar 23 rewritten5(b) Cmaj Bbmaj Ebmaj6. dmin cmin f min7. Dmaj Cmaj Fmaj8. emin dmin gmin9. Emaj Dmaj Gmaj10. f#min emin amin11. Gmaj Fmaj Bbmaj12. gmin gmin cmin Allegro bar 31, e down one octave

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41.

Fantasia 1. in A major, Georg Philipp Telemann

arranged for C recorder (c) 2001 Peter J Billam

Vivace

44

5tr tr

10

15

20

25

(D ?)

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5Fantasia 1. in A major, Georg Philipp Telemann


Adagio

3dim e accel . . . simile . . .

30

35 tr

Allegro

38

tr 5

10tr

15 tr 20

25 tr

_______1a

_______2a


62.

Fantasia 2. in a minor, Georg Philipp Telemann


Grave

34

5

10 tr

Vivace

34

5

10

15

20

’ 25

30

35

40

45


7Fantasia 2. in a minor, Georg Philipp Telemann


Adagio

44

tr tr tr tr tr

5 tr trtr

tr tr tr

Allegro

24

5

10

15

20

25tr

30

35


83.

Fantasia 3. in b minor, Georg Philipp Telemann


Largo

44

Vivace

5

10

15

Largo 20

Vivace


9Fantasia 3. in b minor, Georg Philipp Telemann


25

30

Allegro

68

5

10

15

20

25

30 35

40


104.

Fantasia 4. in Bb major, Georg Philipp Telemann


Andante

44

5

10

Allegro

34

f

5

mp

10

f

15

mp

20

25

30

f p


11Fantasia 4. in Bb major, Georg Philipp Telemann


f

35

p

f

40

mp

45

50

f

tr

Presto

22

f

tr 5

p

tr

10

15

20

25

f

30tr

p

tr

35

f


125 (a)

Fantasia 5. in C major, Georg Philipp Telemann

arranged in C major for C recorder (c) 2001 Peter J Billam

Presto

44

Largo 532

Prestotr

10 Dolce

32

15 tr

20

Allegro

98

f

5

10

p f

15

20

25


13Fantasia 5 (a) in C major, Georg Philipp Telemann

arranged in C major for C recorder (c) 2001 Peter J Billam

p

30

f

35tr

tr

p

40

f

45

p

50

f

tr

Allegro

68

5

f

10

p f

15

tr 20

tr

25

f

30

p f


145 (b)

Fantasia 5. in C major, Georg Philipp Telemann

arranged in Bb major for C recorder (c) 2001 Peter J Billam

Presto

44

Largo 532

Prestotr

10 Dolce

32

15 tr

20

Allegro

98

f

5

10

p f

15

20

25


15Fantasia 5 (b) in C major, Georg Philipp Telemann

arranged in Bb major for C recorder (c) 2001 Peter J Billam

p

30

f

35tr

tr

p

40

f

45

p

50

f

tr

Allegro

68

5

f

10

p f

15

tr 20

tr

25

f

30

p f


166.

Fantasia 6. in D minor, Georg Philipp Telemann

arranged in C minor for C recorder (c) 2001 Peter J Billam

Dolce

34

5 10

tr 15

20

25

tr

Allegro

44

f

5

10

15

20


17Fantasia 6. in D minor, Georg Philipp Telemann

arranged in C minor for C recorder (c) 2001 Peter J Billam

tr trtr tr

25

30

Spirituoso

32

p

5

’

f

’

p

’ 10

f

tr

p

15

f

20

tr 25

p

30 ’

f

’ 35tr

p

40tr


187.

Fantasia 7. in D major, Georg Philipp Telemann


Largo

44

tr

f

tr

5 3 3

3 3 10

tr

___________1a

_______2a Allegro

38

p

20

25 tr

f

30 35

40

45 50

55

60 65


19Fantasia 7. in D major, Georg Philipp Telemann


tr 70

75 80

85 Largo

44

tr 3

f

tr tr tr 90

tr

_______1a

Allegro38

______2a

Presto

22

5

10tr

tr 15

20 25

30tr

35


208.

Fantasia 8. in e minor, Georg Philipp Telemann


Largo(e ?)

5

(F# ?)

10

(F ?) tr

15tr

Spirituoso

128

5


21Fantasia 8. in e minor, Georg Philipp Telemann


10

15

20

25

30

Allegro

34

5

10

15 tr

20


229.

Fantasia 9. in E major, Georg Philipp Telemann


Affettuoso

34

tr 5

103

tr 15

20

25 3 tr

Allegro

38

5

10

15 20

25

30


23Fantasia 9. in E major, Georg Philipp Telemann


35

40

45

Gravetr

Vivace

24

tr tr 5

10tr tr

15 tr

20 tr 25tr

30

35tr tr


2410.

Fantasia 10. in f# minor, Georg Philipp Telemann


A tempo giusto

34

5

tr 10

tr 15

20

25

30

35

40

tr 45

50


25Fantasia 10. in f# minor, Georg Philipp Telemann


Presto

22

5

10 15

20

25tr

30

tr 35

40 45

50tr

55

60tr

Moderato

38

tr tr 5 tr

10 15

tr 20tr tr


2611.

Fantasia 11. in G major, Georg Philipp Telemann


Allegro

44

f

5

10

15

20

25

Adagio

44

tr tr

p

Vivace

44

5

10


27Fantasia 11. in G major, Georg Philipp Telemann


15

20

25

tr

30

Allegro

64

5

10

15

20

25


2812.

Fantasia 12. in g minor, Georg Philipp Telemann


Grave

32

tr Allegro 534

10

15

f

20tr

Grave 25

32

tr Allegro

34

30 35

40

p

45

50

f

55 Dolce

44 p

60

Allegro

34 f


29Fantasia 12. in g min, Georg Philipp Telemann


65

Rondeau Presto

22

5

10

15tr

20tr

25

30

tr 35

tr 40 tr

45

50 tr

55 60

65

70


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Peter Billam was born in London in 1948, studied piano, and lived in Switzerland from 1973 to1983, where he studied composition, classical guitar, flute and voice, worked as Musical Directorof the Théâtre Populaire Romand, and as recording engineer, record producer and computerprogrammer. He moved to Tasmania in 1983, lectured in composition at the Conservatorium,conducted recorder ensembles and choirs, studied recorder, voice and harpsichord.He foundedwww.pjb.com.au, becoming the first composer to sell scores on-line, with on-line delivery,taking scores from Composer to Performer in one immediate step.Www.pjb.com.auoffers a newapproach to music publishing. These pieces arewritten to be read, made to be played !

Compositions at www.pjb.com.auinclude:Five Short Pieces, guitar, 1979;Divisions on an ItalianGround, flute and guitar, 1980;De ProfundisandNacht, on poems by Lama Anagarika Govinda, voice andpiano, 1980;Fünf Bagatellen, piano, 1980;Five Rounds, choir, 1986; Go Forth and Multiply, choir, 1986;Three Violin Duets, 1987; Fable, for piano, 1987;To Erich Jantsch, SAATTB recorders, 1988;A Suite ofCurves, trombone (or horn) and piano, 1990;Two Recorder Duets, alto recorders, or other melodyinstruments, 1991;Tr ombone Quintet, trombone, flute, piano, bass, and percussion, 1994;Three Songs, onpoems by Jack Kerouac, Vikram Seth and Dylan Thomas, voice and piano (only the first and third of these areavailable), 1994; Piano Study, piano, 1994;Four Dances, various ensembles including recorder quartet,string quartet, 1995;The Poet in the Clouds, on a poem by S. T. Coleridge,SATB choir, 1995;Tr es Casidasdel Diván del Tamarit, on poems by Federico García Lorca, voice and piano, 1997;Three Suites, for thesolo line, piano, and piano and a solo line, 2000;Die Zeiten, on poems by Kästner, Bachman and Jünger,choir (only the second and third of these are available), 2000;Three Duetsfor flutes, 2001;For Four Handsforpiano four hands, 2002;Three Preludesfor piano, 2003;Second Solo Suitefor flute, violin, viola or cello,2003;Guitar Duetfor two guitars, 2006;We Who Mournfor choir, 2007; Trio With Guitar for guitar andtwo clarinets or two recorders or two violas, 2008;Canonsfor two- and four-hand piano, 2009;Flute Trio,2012;Ke yboard Studies, 2013.

Arrangements include: By J. S. Bach:Trio BWV 655, piano and flute;Vor deinen Thron BWV 668,piano;Fugue in F minor BWV 689, SATB recorders;Four Duets BWV 802-5, keyboard;Flute Sonata BWV1031transposed into G major for alto recorder and keyboard;Flute Sonata BWV 1032completed by PeterBillam for flute and keyboard, also in C major for alto recorder, and in G major for descant;Ricercare a 3,from the Musikalisches Opferfor keyboard; Ricercare a 6, for sSATBG recorders, or strings, or twokeyboards;Fuga Canonica in Epidiapentefor keyboard and melody instrument; from theArt of Fugue:Contrapuncti 1, 4 and9 for keyboard, andContrapunctus 14as completed by D. F. Tovey, for keyboard, orfor SATB recorders, or for strings;Passacaglia and Fugue in cfor piano four hands;Chorales with Descantfor melody instrument and piano;Cello Suites I, II and III for flute or alto recorder, Forty Chorales forpiano,Der Geist hilftfor SATB-SATB recorders. By Johannes Brahms:Fugue in Ab minor for organ, forSATB recorders and gamba, in A minor;Choralvorspiele for organplus settings by Isaac, Bach, Praetorius,recorders. John Carr, Divisions on an Italian Ground, flute or recorder and guitar. By G. F. Händel:Concerto Grosso in A minorop 6 no 4, harpsichord and recorders;Recorder Sonata in Bbno 5, in G fortenor recorder and keyboard. Claudio Monteverdi, Ecco Mormorar l’Onde, SSATB recorders.By ArnoldSchoenberg:Verklärte Nacht for piano. By Franz Schubert:Four Songs, voice and guitar;Dances,recorders and guitar, Dances, piano 4 hands.Scriabin, Two Preludes op.67; Five Preludes op.74, piano.Telemann, Twelve Flute Fantasias, recorder. John Wilbye, Draw on sweet Night, SSATTB recorders, andfor flute choir. Twelve Italian Songs, voice and guitar;Fourteen Folk Dance Tunes, recorder and guitar;Bushband Dances, violin, piano accordeon and banjo;Easy Classical Pieces, Bb trumpet and piano.

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