Sheet Music: Cantabile

TitleCantabile
from Sonata No. 5 in E minor
Opus numberQV 1:77
ComposerJohann Joachim Quantz (1697–1773)
InstrumentationFlute and bass instrument
KeyE minor
RangeD#4–C6
Time signature4/4
Tempo52 BPM
Performance time1:50
Difficulty levelintermediate
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Date added2014-08-03
Last updated2014-08-03
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Categories
Baroque, Sonatas, Written for Flute

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Sunday 3 August 2014

Tune of the Day: Cantabile by Quantz

from Sonata No. 5 in E minor

This is the highly-syncopated opening movement of Johann Joachim Quantz's Sonata No. 5 in E minor for flute and continuo. It is one of many works for flute that Quantz composed for his student and patron Frederick II, King of Prussia.

Other Movements from the same Work

1.Cantabile Flute & bass
2.Presto Flute & bass
3.Vivace Flute & bass