Shall we ensemble? - Op.15-Quintet

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Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
(1689-1755)

Six Concertos No.1 Op.15-1 (Quintet)
Six Concertos No.2 Op.15-2 (Quintet)
Six Concertos No.3 Op.15-3 (Quintet)
Six Concertos No.4 Op.15-4 (Quintet)
Six Concertos No.5 Op.15-5 (Quintet)
Six Concertos No.6 Op.15-6 (Quintet)

Six Concertos No.1 Op.15-1 (Quintet)
This piece is one of six concertos Op.15 originally written for 5 Flutes. It consists of three movements,
I. Adagio, peaceful and pastoral,
II. Allegro, strepitoso with impressive unison passages,
III. Allegro.
Movement III sounds like a chat by five females. Unison passages might mean agreements.

liink to ACORDO SHEET MUSIC (whole scores can be browsed.)
for 5 Flute (original) 5 Violins 4 Violins & Viola 4 Violins & Cello
3 Violins & 2 Violas 3 Violins, Viola & Cello 2 Violins, 2 Violas & Cello

I. Adagio

56(half note/minute)

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II. Allegro

116(crotchet/minute)

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III. Allegro

72(dotted crotchet/minute)

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Six Concertos No.2 Op.15-2 (Quintet)
This piece is one of six concertos Op.15 originally written for 5 Flutes. It consists of three movements.
I. Allegro, mirthful.
II. Largo, graceful. Players would enjoy slow harmony-transitions.
III. Allegro, fast and galant.

I. Allegro

114(crotchet/minute)

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II. Largo

48(half note/minute)

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III. Allegro

80(dotted crotchet/minute)

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442Hz:

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Six Concertos No.3 Op.15-3 (Quintet)
This piece is one of six concertos Op.15 originally written for 5 Flutes. It consists of three movements,
I. Allegro, II. Adagio, III. Allegro. Exchanging figures (recurring fragments) between parts is very pleasing to play.

I. Allegro

116(crotchet/minute)

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II. Adagio

62(crotchet/minute)

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442Hz:

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III. Allegro

112(crotchet/minute)

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442Hz:

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Six Concertos No.4 Op.15-4 (Quintet)
This piece is one of six concertos Op.15 originally written for 5 Flutes. It consists of three movements,
I. Adagio, II. Allegro, III. Allegro. The melody of I is beautiful and a little bit melancholic. Unison passages are used continually and effectively in II & III.

I. Adagio

62(crotchet/minute)

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II. Allegro

118(crotchet/minute)

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442Hz:

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III. Allegro

58(dotted crotchet/minute)

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442Hz:

444Hz:

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Six Concertos No.5 Op.15-5 (Quintet)
This piece is one of six concertos Op.15 originally written for 5 Flutes. It consists of three movements. I. Allegro is bright and full of delight.　In II. Affettuoso, the repeated motif suggests a meaningful conversation. In III. Allegro, the same motif is used. It is enjoyable to play this music with imaging the contents of conversations.

I. Allegro

112(crotchet/minute)

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II. Affettuoso

50(half note/minute)

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III. Allegro

110(crotchet/minute)

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Six Concertos No.6 Op.15-6 (Quintet)
This piece is one of six concertos Op.15 originally written for 5 Flutes. It consists of three movements. I. Adagio is full of solemn air and players would enjoy slow harmony-changes.　 II. Allegro is enjoyable to communicate each other. III. Allegro is fast but settled.