Flute Sonata No. 277 In D Major Qv. 142 I. Allegro Assai - Music

Flute Sonata No. 277 In D Major Qv. 142 I. Allegro Assai by Johann Joachim Quantz

Johann Joachim Quantz

Artist Biography For Johann Joachim Quantz

Johann Joachim Quantz January 30 1697–July 12 1773 Was A German Flutist Flute Maker And Composer. He Was Born In Oberscheden Near Göttingen Germany And Died In Potsdam. Quantz Began His Musical Studies As A Child With His Uncle His Father - A Blacksmith - Died When Quantz Was Young Later Going To Dresden And Vienna. It Was During His Time As Musician To Frederick Augustus II Of Poland That He Began To Concentrate On The Flute Performing More And More On The Instrument. He Gradually Became Known As The Finest Flautist In Europe And Toured France And England. He Became Flute Teacher Flute Maker And Composer To Frederick II Of Prussia Frederick The Great In 1740. He Was An Innovator In Flute Design Adding Keys To The Instrument To Help With Intonation Playing In Tune For Example. Although Quantz Wrote Many Pieces Of Music Mainly For The Flute Including Around 300 Flute Concertos He Is Best Known Today As The Author Of Versuch Einer Anweisung Die Flöte Traversiere Zu Spielen 1752 A Treatise On Flute Playing. It Is Of Great Interest Today As A Source Of Information On Performance Practice And Flute Technique In The 18th Century. Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Johann_Joachim_Quantz