Georg Philipp Telemann's 12 Fantasias for solo violin were published in Hamburg in 1735. This was one of several of Telemann's collections of music for unaccompanied instruments: twelve fantasias for solo flute and thirty-six for solo harpsichord were published in Hamburg in 1732–33, and a set of twelve fantasias for solo viola da gamba was published in the same city in 1735, but is lost.

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  • Georg Philipp Telemann's 12 Fantasias for solo violin were published in Hamburg in 1735. This was one of several of Telemann's collections of music for unaccompanied instruments: twelve fantasias for solo flute and thirty-six for solo harpsichord were published in Hamburg in 1732–33, and a set of twelve fantasias for solo viola da gamba was published in the same city in 1735, but is lost. The solo violin collection comprises the following works: Fantasia in B-flat major (Largo—Allegro—Grave—Si replica l'allegro) Fantasia in G major (Largo—Allegro—Allegro) Fantasia in F minor (Adagio—Presto—Grave—Vivace) Fantasia in D major (Vivace—Grave—Allegro) Fantasia in A major (Allegro—Presto—Allegro—Andante—Allegro) Fantasia in E minor (Grave—Presto—Siciliana—Allegro) Fantasia in E-flat major (Dolce—Allegro—Largo—Presto) Fantasia in E major (Piacevolumente—Spirituoso—Allegro) Fantasia in B minor (Siciliana—Vivace—Allegro) Fantasia in D major (Presto—Largo—Allegro) Fantasia in F major (Un poco vivace—Soave—Da capo un poco vivace—Allegro) Fantasia in A minor (Moderato—Vivace—Presto) Interestingly, this scheme does not resemble that of the twelve flute fantasies, which are arranged progressing roughly stepwise from A major to G minor. However, there seems to be some overarching structure implied: the first movement of Fantasia 7 subtly references the opening of the first fantasia in the collection, possibly indicating that Telemann conceived this work as two groups of 6 fantasias. He has, indeed, described the collection as "12 fantasias [... ] of which 6 include fugues and 6 are Galanterien", referencing by "fugues" the contrapuntal style of certain fantasias). Telemann's violin fantasias exhibit mastery of not only compound melodic lines, but also of idiomatic writing for violin, as Telemann himself was a self-taught violinist. Much of the music reveals the influence of Italian sonatas and concertos, but the typical tendency of German solo violin music to rely on polyphony is still present: fantasias 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10 all include fugues and employ much double-stopping.
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  • Georg Philipp Telemann's 12 Fantasias for solo violin were published in Hamburg in 1735. This was one of several of Telemann's collections of music for unaccompanied instruments: twelve fantasias for solo flute and thirty-six for solo harpsichord were published in Hamburg in 1732–33, and a set of twelve fantasias for solo viola da gamba was published in the same city in 1735, but is lost.
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  • 12 Fantasias for solo violin (Telemann)
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