Concertos for Four Violins (Telemann)

Georg Philipp Telemann c. 1745, engraving by Georg Lichtensteger

Georg Philipp Telemann's Concertos for Four Violins (TWV 40:201–204; original title: Concertos à 4 Violini Concertati) is a set of four concertos for four violins without continuo. Each concerto has four movements.

Concertos

The four concertos are as follows.

Concerto in G major TWV 40:201

The four movements are:

1. Largo e staccato
2. Allegro
3. Adagio
4. Vivace

Concerto in D major TWV 40:202

The four movements are:

1. Adagio
2. Allegro 1
3. Grave
4. Allegro 2

Concerto in C major TWV 40:203

The four movements are:

1. Grave
2. Allegro
3. Largo e staccato
4. Allegro

Concerto in A major TWV 40:204

The four movements are:

1. Grave
2. Allegro
3. Adagio
4. Spirituoso

References

• Steven David Zohn (2015). Music for a Mixed Taste – Style, Genre, and Meaning in Telemann's Instrumental Works. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190247850.
• https://content.alfred.com/catpages/01-ADV7467.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOorqf36Hb3oX6tbCdeZOpj-5C7uwhJgpxtKBXYg6lsw8c-55TIQm

External links

• Concertos for Four Violins (Telemann): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project