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Perhaps one of the reasons Georg Philipp Telemann's Viola concerto in G major is so popular is the felicitous way in which it bridges the gap between high Baroque style and the style galant that swept through the musical world towards the end of Telemann's life. The light, elegant style galant, of course, was a reaction to what were seen as the ponderous, exceedingly academic Baroque, so it would seem that very little common ground could be found between the two. But Telemann bridged the gap, mixing the styles to create effective contrasts and a lovely unity. Certainly the layout of the concerto is thoroughly Baroque, with four movements arranged slow-fast-slow-fast in the manner of the sonata da chiesa. The Largo first movement opens with a rich, wistful melody and develops it with restraint, almost deference. Telemann puts many of the viola's solo passages in its lower register, taking advantage of the uniquely rich timbres to be found there. The sighing melody continues in the same vein, melody, except for one brief, quicker cadenza that sounds almost like a revelation. The next movement, an Allegro, shows the influence of the style galant decisively, with a light-hearted, graceful melody developed in a pleasingly uncomplicated way. Nothing much is expected from the violist technically, but the contrast between soloist and orchestra is handled well, with the violist often playing against the high strings. The Andante which follows features a sorrowful melody which fits well into both the upper and lower registers of the viola, leading to some gorgeous sounds and, as in the first movement, a small, surprising cadenza. The concerto closes with an exuberant Presto, whose main melody is developed with elan and gusto by the viola for most of its length. Once again, there is no academic pedantry or tricky counterpoint here, just joy in the melody and the music. This is the only viola concerto Telemann is known to have written, and on the evidence of this one it would have been to our gain had he written more.

Parts/Movements

1. Largo
2. Allegro
3. Andante (mi mineur)
4. Presto

Telemann Viola Concerto Pdf

Concerto by Georg Philipp Telemann. This page was last edited on 18 January 2019, at 22:41. All structured data from the main, Property, Lexeme, and EntitySchema namespaces is available under the Creative Commons CC0 License; text in the other namespaces is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Telemann Viola Concerto In G Major Pdf Reader Suzuki Book 4: Telemann Concerto in G Major, 2nd Mvt, Allegro I use the International Music, Milton Katims edition. Videos for my students Brian Clement.

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