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  1. Johann Joachim Quantz
    Johann Joachim QuantzGerman composer and flutist
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  2. Born30 January 1697 · Scheden, Germany
    Died12 July 1773 (aged 76) · Potsdam, Germany
    Occupationscomposer · flutist · flute maker
    Biography

    Quantz was born as Hanß Jochim Quantz in Oberscheden, near Göttingen, Lower Saxony, in the Electorate of Hanover. His father, Andreas Quantz, was a blacksmith who died when Hans was not yet 11; on his deathbed, … See more

    Works

    Few of Quantz's works were published during his lifetime. Most of them are for transverse flute, including more than 200 sonatas, around 300 concertos, including several for two flutes; around 45 trio sonatas (m… See more

    Further reading

    • Oleskiewicz, Mary. “Quantz’s Flute Quartets Lost and Found,” Flute Talk 24 (April 2005): 13–20.
    • Oleskiewicz, Mary. “Quantz’s Quatuors and Other Works Newly Discovered,” Early Music 31 (2003): 484–505.… See more

     
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