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Quantz's Solfeggi
Far more than a simple book of exercises, Quantz’s Solfeggi can be understood as a rare surviving record of real flute lessons, almost “a record of the lessons” Frederick the Great received from Quantz between 1729 and 1741, and shows that these instrumental solfeggi were inspired by earlier vocal training traditions.
In that light, the collection is best approached not as a modern method or an ordinary étude book, but as a practical workshop in how to think, hear, and speak on the traverso.
The Amadeus edition used here as a reference preserves a hybrid pedagogical world: short studies stand beside repertoire fragments, dance types, stylistic miniatures, articulation syllables, and highly specific performance instructions, revealing a system in which technique and music are never separated.
Far more than a simple book of exercises, Quantz’s Solfeggi can be understood as a rare surviving record of real flute lessons, almost “a record of the lessons” Frederick the Great received from Quantz between 1729 and 1741, and shows that these instrumental solfeggi were inspired by earlier vocal training traditions.
In that light, the collection is best approached not as a modern method or an ordinary étude book, but as a practical workshop in how to think, hear, and speak on the traverso.
The Amadeus edition used here as a reference preserves a hybrid pedagogical world: short studies stand beside repertoire fragments, dance types, stylistic miniatures, articulation syllables, and highly specific performance instructions, revealing a system in which technique and music are never separated.
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Pick one technique and one musical focus, or leave either row on “All”.
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Technique: All · Musical: All · 94 pages
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What is inside these pages
As you spend time with the Solfeggi, three things gradually become clear. Articulation shapes everythingThe markings you see — marqué, stark, nicht, schwach — are not details. They change how the music speaks. Each note has a weight, a direction, a place in the phrase. This is very close to what Quantz describes: sound is shaped through articulation. Technique lives inside patterns Many pages are built on repeating figures and long chains of notes. They are extremely flexible:
Style is already there You will come across:
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How to use this in practice
Keep it simple.
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What develops over time
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A single sheet, twelve steps, and a completely different way of looking at a Baroque score.
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