Ji art / Georg Czarth

Sonata a flauto traverso, e basso continuo

Copyright Loc Chahine

NOTE
The manuscript This edition of George Czarth s Sonata for flute and b.c. in d minor was based on a manuscript from Gieddes Samling (Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen) I,12 mu 6210.1528, ff. 138145. This is a Urtext edition: all indications which are not in the manuscript are put into brackets. In the two first movements, the bass has no figures. They appear only in the final allegro. We have not supplied to this lack. The composer Ji art (or Georg Czarth) is a Czech composer, flutist and violonist. His name has been written in several ways: art (the original Czech orthograph), Czart(h), Czard, or Zart(h). In German, the word zart means gentle, tendre; but art is a vernacular variety of ert, meaning devil. art was born in the region of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. He was first taught music by Luk Lorenz, who was later the teacher of Stamic. Around 1725, art is in Vienna; he studies violin and flute. There he meets Frantiek (Franz) Benda, with whom he decides to go to Poland. They join the Polish Royal Band. In 1734, they both accept an offer from Johann Joachim Quantz to become members of a band run by the young Prussian Prince Frederick. Around 1750, he leaves the orchestra of Frederick the Great and joins one of the best orchestra in Europe: the Mannheim court orchestra. After Stamic s death, in 1757, he becomes conductor. He stays in Mannheim till his death.

SONATA
Cantabile
Flauto traverso Basso continuo
5

2 4

2 4

9 3

13

17

21

p p f f

f f

p p

pp pp

25

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29

SONATA

33

p p
36

f f

40

44

p
(

p)

f f

47

p
50

f)

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Allegro con moto

2 4
5

2 4

11

16

20

p
25

pp
30

pp

f f

35

6
40

SONATA

45

50

54

58

62

67

72

SONATA
76

79

83

p)
(

pp p) pp

88

f)
(

f) p) f)

Allegro

2 4
6

2 4

12

18

6 5

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24

SONATA

6 5
30

6 5

6 5 4

6 4
35

6 4

4 2

6 4

6 4

4 2

6
41

4 6 2
1.

4 2
2.

4 2

7 6

6 6 5

p)

6
47

6 5

f)

53

4 2
60

4 6 2

65

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71

f
78

f
84

89

95

100

105

1.

2.

7 6

6 5

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