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"Menuet" from Paris Quartet No. 10
By Georg Philipp Telemann 1738
 Arranged By Glen Shannon 2023
 
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These quartets are not “Parisian” at all, but were indeed composed for Parisian musicians and were very popular there.

In 1730 Telemann was invited to Paris by the renowned professional players Michel Blavet (flute); Jean-Pierre Guignon (violin); Jean-Baptiste Forqueray (gamba); and an unidentified player referred to as “Prince Édouard”. Telemann composed the first set for them, “Six quatuors,” 2 Italian (concertos), 2 German (sonatas) and 2 French (suites). In 1737-38 he finally went to Paris, and composed the second set in preparation, "Nouveaux quatuors en six suites."

His own report after the Paris visit: “The admirable performances of these quartets by Messrs Blavet (transverse flute), Guignon (violin), the younger Forcroy [i.e. Forqueray] (viola da gamba) and Edouard (cello) would be worth describing were it possible for words to be found to do them justice. In short, they won the attention of the ears of the court and the town, and procured for me in a very little time an almost universal renown and increased esteem.”

THEY DON’T INCLUDE RECORDERS SO I’M TRYING TO CHANGE THAT!
-- Glen Shannon
 
Music is provided in score and parts, with an optional soprano part that doubles the Alto for use in chapter meetings with soprano-only players. The continuo line is meant for contrabass recorders, but can be played on regular bass. All have been transposed to more friendly recorder keys and adjusted to fit the recorder. I also simplified all ornaments and wrote them out in longhand, to avoid lengthy discussions during presentation.
-- Glen Shannon

The following pieces are available in the ARS Online Music Libraries in recorder arrangements by Glen Shannon:
"Tendrement" from Paris Quartet No 7
“Coulant” 2nd Movement from Paris Quartet No. 10
“Triste” 5th Movement from Paris Quartet No. 10
"Menuet" from Paris Quartet No. 10
"Modéré" from Paris Quartet No. 12
 
 
No. of Recorder Parts:
4
Difficulty:
Moderate
Occasion:
Any
Libraries:
Arrangements and Transcriptions
Date Added:
10/06/2023
Style:
Renaissance/Baroque/Classical