Guide & Concordance
to
EARLY MUSIC FROM LOW COUNTRIES LIBRARIES
(previously “Music from Dutch Libraries”)
PART IX: MUSIC FOR INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE 1660 – 1820
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Haags Gemeentemuseum, Music Department, The Hague, The Netherlands
Koninklijk Conservatorium, Library, Brussels, Belgium
MMF Publications, Lisse, The Netherlands
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Guide & Concordance
to
EARLY MUSIC FROM LOW COUNTRIES LIBRARIES
(previously “Music from Dutch Libraries”)
PART IX: MUSIC FOR INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE 1660 – 1820
on Microfiche
Haags Gemeentemuseum, Music Department, The Hague, The Netherlands
Koninklijk Conservatorium, Library, Brussels, Belgium
MMF Publications, Lisse, The Netherlands
©2000 MMF Publications, Lisse, The Netherlands &
Koninklijk Conservatorium, Library, Brussels, Belgium
Haags Gemeentemuseum, Music Department, The Hague, The Netherlands
CONTENTS
Preface 5
List of participating libraries and their contributions 7
Introduction: How to use this microfiche collection 8
Collection contents, Part IX: Music for instrumental ensemble 1660-1820 9
1. Duets for two violins and other bowed instruments 9
2. String trios 11
3. String quartets 14
4. String quintets and sextets 22
5. Trio sonatas for two violins and basso continuo 23
6. Trios with pianoforte (other keyboard instruments and harp) 31
7. Quartets and quintets for string instruments with basso continuo / pianoforte 34
8. Ensemble music for wind instruments 35
9. Ensemble music for wind and string instruments 38
10. Ensemble music for wind (and string) instruments with basso continuo /
pianoforte 40
Composer index 45
PREFACE
The Project
In coöperation with four major music libraries - the Music Library of the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, the Music Library of the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussels, The Toonkunst Library Amsterdam and the University Library Utrecht - MMF Publications is making available on microfiche manuscripts and rare early editions of music before 1820 held in Dutch and Belgian repositories. With appearance of Part VII, the name of the series has been changed from “Music from Dutch Libraries” to “Early Music from Low Countries Libraries” to reflect better the content of the collection and the participation in the project of libraries in Belgium as well as the Netherlands. As of 1999 nine parts of the series are available. More parts are in preparation.
Part IX: Music for instrumental ensemble
Most of the ensemble music in this set of microfiches dates from the period 1750-1820. Only the large number of trio sonatas included here (82 titles) were for the most composed earlier between 1680 and 1760. Invented in the early seventeenth century this form reached its zenith in the work of Arcangelo Corelli. His 48 sonatas for two violins and basso continuo (opus 1-4) from the years 1681-1694 attained a limitless popularity in all of Europe and were reprinted countless times down to the end of the eighteenth century. His music inspired many of his countrymen such as Albinoni, Bononcini, Locatelli, Sammartini and others, but elsewhere as well, particularly in Germany, the trio sonata was put to use by composers, a famous example being Bach's trio sonata in the "Musikalisches Opfer". In England the form enjoyed a late blossoming around the middle of the eighteenth century in the work of Festing, Humphries and Smith, leading London publishers to bring out again the compositions of the Italian masters. Incidentally composers not only made use of violins for the two treble parts, but also employed violin and flute, two flutes or other wind instruments, such as C.H. Graun, Hasse and Schickhard did.
For the performance of the basso continuo the harpsichord or organ with cello were generally used. Still, the title pages often speak of "harpsichord or violoncello" or only of "bass". The casting of this "bass" is thus not always clear and especially in the 1750s and 1760s it is very much the question to what extent this bass instrument actually played the supporting role of the basso continuo. For it was in this period that the string trio arose out of the trio sonata. In this form the two violins or a violin and viola were joined by a cello as the third and equal instrument. A similar development takes place in the string quartet (and quintet), which trace their ancestry to the sonata a quatuor and the sinfonia for strings. The string quartet became popular in the Parisian salons, where in addition to expatriate Italians such as Boccherini and Cambini, composers such as Bréval, Gossec and Pleyel made their name. But it was above all in Germany that this new genre reached the highest summits. In this regard, it was not only the work of Haydn and Mozart that set the tone, but also that of Dittersdorf, Hoffmeister, Anton, C.P. Stamitz and others. Naturally the harpsichord and later the pianoforte also played essential roles in ensemble music. The central position occupied by the keyboard instrument can be seen in such titles as "sonata for the pianoforte with accompanyments for the violin and violoncello". Later, reference would be made to the piano trio, in which the classical composers were to excel.
The development especially of woodwind instruments inspired composers to write music for them too. In particular the flute gained popularity, first in France (Hotteterre, De La Barre) and with strong French influence also in Germany (Telemann). Later the Bohemian composers, such as Krommer and Reicha, also stimulated the use of the other wind instruments. After a period of bloom in the eighteenth century, however, the turn of the nineteenth century saw this repertoire enter into decline.
Also available
Part I: Concertos before 1820
Part II: Orchestral music before 1820
Part III: Church music
Part IV: Vocal and instrumental tutors 1600-1900
Part V: Historical organ collection
Part VI: Vocal music 1650-1820
Part VII: Keyboard music 1650-1820
Part VIII: Music for solo Instrument
More parts are in preparation.
LIST OF PARTICIPATING LIBRARIES AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Music Library
Postbus 72
2501 CB The Hague
The Netherlands
7-11, 17, 52, 64, 71, 73, 161, 167, 183, 184, 187, 190, 193, 196, 199, 202, 205, 208,266, 316-319, 351, 374
Musica Neerlandica
57, 287, 381
Toonkunst-Bibliotheek
Prinsengracht 587
1016 HT Amsterdam
The Netherlands
187, 193, 199, 205
Ton Koopman
Meerweg 23
1405 BC Bussum
The Netherlands
192, 198, 204, 210, 245, 264, 293
Rien de Reede
Vossiusstraat 44/hs
1071 AJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
300, 310, 331, 333, 342-347
Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Music Library
Regentschapsstraat 30
B-1000 Brussels
Belgium
1-6, 12-16, 18-51, 53-56, 58-63, 65-70, 72, 74-160, 162-166, 168-182, 185, 186,
188, 189, 191, 194-197, 200-203, 206-209, 211-244, 246-263, 265, 267-286, 288-292,294-299, 301-309, 311-315, 320-326, 328-330, 332, 334-341, 348-350, 352-373,
375-380, 382-390
INTRODUCTION: HOW TO USE THIS MICROFICHE COLLECTION
In the following list of contents the first column gives the number assigned to the compositionor a group of compositions. The provenance of each composition is given in the “List of Participating Libraries” above. These numbers are found in the upper right-hand corner of the microfiche headers.
The second column lists the name of the composer.
The third column lists (a part of) the title, and reference, sometimes to a thematic catalogue, place and year of edition or manuscript and the RISM (Répertoire International des Sources Musicales) number.
The collections may be found at the end of each part of the list. The titles in these collections are also given separately referring to the number of the collection.
[179-] indicates that the year is between 1790 and 1799.
[c.1791] indicates that the year is between 1790 and 1792.
[18--] indicates that the edition was published in the early 19th century.
The fourth column lists the number of microfiches. The microfiche are numbered consecutively by title, “1-” [minus sign] indicating that there is only one microfiche for that title: “1+” that more fiche follow. A minus sign [-] indicates the last fiche in a series.
Thematic catalogues
Benton R. Benton : Ignace Pleyel, a thematic catalogue.
G Y. Gérard : Thematic, bibliographical and critical catalogue
of the works of Luigi Boccherini.
H E.E. Helm : Thematic catalogue of the works of
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
QV H. Augsbach : Johann Joachim Quantz , Thematisch-
systematisches Werkverzeichnis.
D.L. Trimpert : Die Quatuors concertants von Giuseppe Cambini.
TWV M.Ruhnke : Georg Philipp Telemann ,
Thematisch-
systematisches Werkverzeichnis. Bd.1-2
Abbreviations
c. circa
Ms Manuscript
s.d. sine dato
COLLECTION CONTENTS, PART IX: MUSIC FOR INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
Number Composer Title No. of mf
1. Duets for two violins and other bowed instruments
001 Amon, J.A. Six duos pour violon & viola.
Amsterdam, [1798]. RISM A 1012 1
002 Barbella, E. Sei duo per violino e violoncello … opera IV.
Paris, [c. 1774]. RISM B 895 1
003 Boccherini, L. [G. 56-61]. Six duo pour deux violons … oeuvre
Ve. Paris, [1769]. RISM B 3046 1
004 Borghi, L. Six duetts for a violin and violoncello or violin and
tenor … op.a V.
London, 1786. RISM B 3726 1
005 Bréval, J.B. Six duo faciles pour un violon et un violoncel …
oeuvre XXI, 7e livre de duo.
Paris, [178x]. RISM B 4391 1
006 Danzi, F. Trois duos pour alto et violoncelle ... Livre 1.
[Op. 8 ?].Paris, [180-]. RISM D 1029 1
007 Fesch, W. de [6] Sonates à deux violoncelles, bassons ou
violles … premier oeuvre.
Paris, [c.1749]. RISM F 616 1
008 Fesch, W. de VI Sonates à deux violoncelles, bassons ou
violles … second oeuvre.
Paris, [c.1748]. RISM F 618 1
009 Fesch, W. de VI Sonates à deux violoncelles, bassons ou
violles … troisième oeuvre.
Paris, [c.1745]. RISM F 622 1
010 Fiorillo, F. Six sonates pour le violon avec accompagnement
d’alto, formant la 2. livraison de l’Etude de violon.
Wien, [c.1813]. RISM F 923 1
011 Fodor, J.A. Six duos à deux violons … oeuvre 1.
Berlin, [1778]. RISM F 1299 1
012 Fodor, J.A. Romance variée pour deux violons.
Paris, [s.d.]. RISM F 1371 1
013 Fritz, G. Sei sonate a due violini.
London, [1759]. RISM F 2019 1
Number Composer Title No. of mf
014 Giardini, F. Sei duetti per violino e violoncello … opera XIV.
London, [177x]. RISM G 1937 1
015 Guerini, F. Six sonatines pour deux violons à l’usage des
commençants, op. X.
Amsterdam, [c. 1770]. RISM G 4864
Hoffmeister, F.A[Duets for violin and viola] 1
016/1 Hoffmeister, F.A. Six duos pour violon et alto … op. 19,
2e édition.
Offenbach, [1805]. RISM H 6101 1
016/2 Hoffmeister, F.A. Six duos pour le violon & alto viola … oeuvre
XIII Amsterdam, [betw. 1786 and 1791].
RISM H 6102 1
016/3 Hoffmeister, F.A. Trois duos pour violon & alto …
oeuvre 65, L.1, (L. 2). - [Oeuvre VI et VII des duos].
Offenbach, [1803]. RISM H 6100
6 duos 1
017 Kennis, G.G. Six sonates à deux violons … oeuvre 4e.
Paris, [176x?]. RISM K 393 1
018 Lolli, A. Six duos pour deux violons … premier livre
de duo.
Paris, [c. 1777]. RISM L 2788 1
019 Lolli, A. Six sonates pour violons … oeuvre 9me.
Paris, [c. 1785]. RISM L 2793 1
020 Neubauer, F.C. Trois duos pour violon et violoncelle … oeuvre 9me.
Offenbach, [1794]. RISM N 466 1
021 Pleyel, I. [Benton 507-12]. Sei duetti per due violini overo
per flauto e violino … opera 5.
[Wien, 1788]. RISM P 4022 1
022 Reicha, A. XII Duos pour violon et violoncelle précédés
d’un petit Traité sur l’harmonie à deux parties, etc.
Op. 84, 1. Livraison.
Paris, [c.1814]. Nrs. 1-6 1
023 Romberg, A. & B. Trois duos pour le violon et violoncelle … oeuvre 2e.
Wien, [1801]. RISM R 2276 1
Number Composer Title No. of mf
024 Romberg, A & B Trois duos concertans pour violon et violoncelle …
3e suite de duos.
Wien, [182x]. RISM R 2280
Telemann, G.P. See: no. 322
Apollo’s collection …See: no. 324 1
2. String trios
025 Agus, G. Six notturnos for two violins and a violoncello
obligato. Opera IV.
London, [1770]. RISM A 458 1
026 Albrechtsberger,J.G. Six trios concertans pour violon, viola et
violoncelle… oeuvre 9me.
Offenbach, [1795]. RISM AA 748 I, 26 1
027 Amon, J.A. Trois trios concertants pour violon, alto et basse
… op. 8.
Paris, [1799]. RISM A 992 1
028 Benda, F.W.H. Six trios pour deux violons et basse …
oeuvre premier.
Berlin, [1778]. RISM B 1857 1
029 Boccherini, L. [G. 77-82]. Sei trietti per due violini e basso …
opera II.
Paris, [1767]. RISM B 3056 1
030 Boccherini, L. [G. 83-88]. Sei sinfonie per due violini e basso …
opera IV.
Paris, [1768]. RISM B 3069 1
031 Boccherini, L. [G. 89-94]. Sei trio per due violini e violoncello …
opera IX.
Paris, [1771]. RISM B 3079 1
032 Boccherini, L. [G. 119-124]. Sei sonate a tre, due violini e basso …
opera III.
Paris, [1768]. RISM B 3060 1
033 Boccherini, L. [G. 131-136]. Six trios dialogués pour deux violons
et un violoncelle … oeuvre XXVIII.
Paris, [c. 1779]. RISM B 3088 1
034 Cambini, G.M. Six trios d’airs choisis, variés pour deux violons,
alto ou violoncelle.
Paris, [c. 1785]. Not in RISM 1
Number Composer Title No. of mf
035 Cambini, G.M. Six trios concertants à deux violons et alto …
oeuvre 34.
Paris, [c. 1804]. RISM C 466 1
036 Dahmen, J.A. Trois trios pour violon, alto et violoncello.
Paris, [late 18th cent.]. RISM D 11 1
037 Demachi, G. Six trios pour deux violons et basse … opera XV.
Lyon, [178x]. RISM D 1520 1
038 Fiorillo, F. Six trios concertants pour deux violons et basse …
oeuvre XI et 2e livre de trios.
Paris, [179x]. RISM F 894 1
039 Gasparini, Q. VI Trii per due violini e violoncello.
London, [c. 1760]. RISM G 468 1
040 Giardini, F. [Op. 17a]. Six trios à violon, alto et violoncello
obligé …oeuvre second.
Amsterdam, [1773]. RISM G 1954 1
041 Giardini, F [Op. 20]. A second sett of six trios for a violin,
tenor & violoncello. Op. XX.
London, [178x]. RISM G 1958 2
042 Giardini, F [Op. 26]. Six trios à violon, viola & violoncelle …
oeuvre IV.
Berlin, [1786]. RISM G 1974 1
043 Haensel, P. Trois trios pour deux violons & violoncelle.
Oeuvre 30.
Bonn, [1811]. 1
044 Hoffmeister, F.A. Trois trios progressives pour deux violons et
violoncelle … oeuvre XXVIII, lib. II.
Berlin, [1802]. RISM H 6000 1
045 Jadin, H. Trois trios pour deux violons et bas-