§ Quantz on Performance - Dikmans on Historical Performance

# Johann Joachim Quantz on Performance ![[Quantz-unknown-artist.png]] Johann Joachim Quantz (1697–1773) – portraiat by unknown 18th-century artist --- ## Table of Contents - [[Quantz – Biography|Johann Joachim Quantz – Biography]] - Quantz’s story makes for fascinating reading and gives some insight into the life of an 18th-century musician. - My biography also discusses Quantz’s important legacy. - [[Quantz on the Art of Performance]] - *“Industry founded upon ardent love and insatiable enthusiasm for music must be united with constant and diligent inquiry, and mature reflection and examination.”* – Quantz: *Versuch* (1752) - [[Quantz on Good Delivery]] - *“Your principal goal must always be expression of the sentiment (passion), not quick playing.”* – Quantz: *Versuch* (1752) - Delivery is everything in rhetoric and oratory. - [[Quantz on Articulation]] - *“The tongue is the means by which we give animation to the execution of the notes upon the flute”* – Quantz: *Versuch* (1752). - Clear and varied articulation is at the heart of expressive playing. - [[Quantz on Ornamentation]] - *“In performance appoggiaturas are both ornamental and essential. Without appoggiaturas a melody would often sound very meagre and plain.’* – Quantz: *Versuch* (1752). - Source materials, demonstrations and exercises to work on. - [[Quantz on the Cadenza]] - *“The object of the cadenza is simply to surprise the listener unexpectedly once more at the end of the piece, and to leave behind a special impression in his heart.”* – Quantz: *Versuch* (1752) - [[Quantz on the Half Cadence]] - The **half cadence** (also known as an imperfect cadence) sometimes occurs at the end of a slow movement. It prepares for a return to the tonic at the start of the next movement. --- > [!link] Related Links > - [[Quantz - Adagio]] Music with audio demonstrations > - [[Quantz - Sarabande]] Music with audio demonstrations --- © Greg Dikmans