PNM A 199

Introducing the undiscovered music for viola d'amore in manuscript PNM A 199, Sturm und Drang music for viola d'amore

Update 25 May 2023

"ich weiß wieviel Arbeit es kosten die alten Manuskripte zu bearbeiten. Super tolle Arbeit Tom!!! Vielen, vielen Dank!!!"

 

As of 25st March 2023, all the scores for this fifty-two works in Ms A 199 are finished and available for free download below.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LATEST AND MOST ACCURATE SCORES IN THE SINGLE SCORE FILES IN THE CONTENTS SECTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

In addition to pdf files for the score and the two parts, I have included a link to a musescore file. I hope with the musescore file any player can make any changes to the score that they prefer, for example, they can change clefs or create scordatura parts. In particular, violists d'amore who prefer alto clef can change the viola d'amore parts to alto clef.

 

 

The links to the individual scores and parts are in the table of contents below.

 

Now that I have all the scores posted individually, I have put all the separate pdf scores together:

 

Complete score for all of the Duos and Solos in PNM A 199

Complete Duos and Solos, viola d'amore part

Complete Duos from PNM A 199, violoncello and vda 2 parts

Errata to the complete score and parts:

March 30th 2023, Duo 11 was edited, latest version in the single files in Contents below!

 

April 29th 2023, Duo 8 in c was edited and revised. latest version in the single work files in Contents below.

 

May 17th 2023, Duo 18 has also been slightly revised.

 

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Here is a link to a draft essay about the edition.

 

Here is a Google translatation of the comments about A 199 from Viola d'amore Bibliographie by Michael and Dorothea Jappe:

"It cannot be determined who composed this music, which has all the characteristics of late classical viola d'amore playing, such as avoiding empty strings in third passages in favor of constant (fifth) grips, playing in all keys up to 4 sharps and 3 flats despite the same D major tuning. It is true that No. 31 is identical to La Chasse, by Pater Antonius Irenäus Hrácžek (1725-1777), which is popular with players, but the source material is again quite dubious. Even if at first glance there are no noticeable differences in the style of the individual duets, it cannot be overlooked that sometimes the individual movements of a number do not fit together in terms of tonality: it could well be a collection of pieces by different composers with the same scoring. The frequent Latin expressions (such as tarde) indicate an origin from monastic circles. The special designation of the left hand positions is interesting: eighth note = 2nd position, 32nd note = 3rd position etc. Return to the 1st position is indicated with 0. On the other hand, the setting of the accidentals to determine the key is often very wrong, not only in the scordatura notation but also in the bass part. Although their instrument is not explicitly stated, it is definitely the cello due to the double stops and chords. The duets for two viole d'amores immediately follow the 33 duos with violoncello, without the change of instrument being indicated in the 2nd part. However, the type of double stops and the change between bass clef and scordatura notation leave no doubt about the instrumentation. The second part of the last two duets has evidently been lost, according to the Oberimmer's notation these cannot be solo pieces. Solo pieces are scattered individually between numbers 28 and 35. (Some of these are also summarized as 4 Partes calanderica in a modern copy, also in Prague N.M., A 374. For the Lament, the lowest string is tuned to Bb, the allegro moderato bears the annotation inquantum humana fragilitas admittit, which probably means (to play) as much as human imperfection allows, i.e. as well as one can.In fact, several pieces in this collection are technically quite demanding."

 


PNM A 199 Contents


Duos for viola d’amore and violoncello:


1 Duo in D Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Tempo moderato

Menuetto

(Allegro)


2 Duo in G Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Tempo moderato

Menuetto

Allegro


3 Duo in A Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Allegro moderato

Adagio

Allegro

 

4 Duo in E Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

(Tempo moderato)

Menuetto

Allegro


5 Duo in Bb Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Allegro moderato

Menuetto

Allegro


6 Duo in Eb Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) vda (pdf) vlc (pdf)

Tempo moderato

Menuetto

Allegro


7 Duo in F  score (musescore) score (pdf) vda (pdf) vlc (pdf)

Tarde

Menuetto

Allegro  (positions are indicated with flags in Ms)


8 Duo in c minor Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Tempo moderato

Menuetto

Allegro



9 Duo in F Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) VdA (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Cantabile Tarde

Allegro moderato (in C)


10 Duo Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Tarde in Bb (Allegro moderato Tarde in Vlc.)

Tarde in G


11 Duo Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Affectuoso in Eb

Allegro moderato in e minor

 

12 Duo Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Allegro moderato in D

Allegro moderato in A

 

13 Duo in G Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Allegro moderato

Menuetto

Variazzione


14 Duo in Bb Score (pdf) Score (Musescore) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Allegro moderato

Menuetto

Allegro


15 Duo in G Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Allegro moderato

Menuetto

Allegro


16 Duo in E Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

(key signatures missing or incorrect in both parts!)

Allegro moderato

Menuetto

Allegro


17 Duo in C Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Allegro moderato

Menuetto

Allegro

 

Variazioni (in D) Score (musescore) Score (pdf) vda (pdf) vlc (pdf)


18 Duo in A  Positions indicated with flags, finger extensions, interesting work. Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Andante

Adagio

Allegro


19 Duo  Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Amoroso, Calando in D

Tarde (in Bb)

Tempo di Menuetto (in C)


20 Duo in A Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Andante

Menuetto

Allegro


21 Duo in F, Nocturno Affectuoso Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

(Tempo moderato)

Menuet

Adagio

Allegro


22 Duo in G

Allegro moderato/ Moderato Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Viola d'amore, Violoncello N.B. This work has extended passages in multiple stops that I cannot see how to execute.

 

23 Duo in F score (musescore) score (pdf) viola d'amore part (pdf) violoncello part (pdf)

Tempo moderato/Moderato allego Note: this duo has accurate articulations and slurs.


24 Duo in D Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Allegro Presto/Allegro moderato


25 Duo in D Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Allegro moderato


26 Duo in Bb Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Allegro moderato/Tempo moderato


27 Duo in A Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Allegro moderato


28 Duo in Bb Pastorella Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Allegro moderato

Menuetto Tempo Gusto (sic)



Lamento Sine Fletu (solo in Bb) (retuning) score (Musescore) viola d'amore solo (pdf)



29 Solo: Inquantum humana Fragilitas admittit in C

Allegro moderato Score (musescore) Vda solo (pdf)


Echo Tarde (solo) in D Score (Musescore) Viola d'amore (pdf)

Affectuoso (these two movements do not directly follow Echo in the Ms and may be solos orphaned of their original basso part)

Cantabile


30 Duo in G Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vla (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Andante

Adagio

Tempo di Menuetto


Affectuoso in F, (solo?) These two movements are included in Echo Tarde

Cantabile in A (solo?)

 

31 Duo in D, also known as Sonata 12 by Hrácžek, with precisely indicated dynamic effects.

Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vla (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Allegro moderato

Adagio

Allegro Presto

 

Pars Calanderica in Bb (solo vda) Score (musescore) Score (pdf)

Menuett Calend.


32 Duo in A Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Tempo moderato

Menuetto

Allegro


33 Duo in C, Pastorel. Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

(Pastorella)

Menuetto

Allegro


34 Duo in D Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vlc (pdf)

Tempo moderato

Minuetto

Allegro Presto

 

 

 

 

The Duos for two violas d’amore


35 Duo in D Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda 1 (pdf) Vda 2 (pdf) This is a carefully notated work.

Allegro

Menuetto

Allegro



36 Duo in D Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda (pdf) Vda 2 (pdf)

Tempo moderato

Menuetto

Allegro


37 Duo in G Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda I (pdf) Vda II (pdf)

Allegro moderato

Menuetto

Allegro

 

38 Duo in Bb Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda 1 (pdf) Vda 2 (pdf)

Allegro moderato

Menuetto

Allegro


39 Duo in D Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda 1 (pdf) Vda 2 (pdf)

Tempo moderato/Allegro tempo moderato

Menuetto

Allegro moderato


40 Duo in Eb Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda 1 (pdf) Vda 2 (pdf) An extended serious work.

(Variat.)

Menue.


41 Duo in F, Pastorella Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda 1 (pdf) Vda 2 (pdf)

Allegro moderato

Menuetto

Allegro


42 Duo in D Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda 1 (pdf) Vda 2 (pdf)

Tempo moderato (lots of harmonics in vda 2)

Adagio (Lamantation - in pencil)

Allegro (left hand pizz in vda 2)

 

43 Duo in D, Horologium Boemicum

Tarde Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda 1 (pdf) Vda 2 (pdf)


44 Duo in C Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda 1 (pdf) Vda 2 (pdf)

Allegro

Variationi

Allegro


45 Duo in Bb Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda 1 (pdf) Vda 2 (pdf)

Tempo moderato

Adagio

Allegro Presto

 

46 Duo in F Score (Musescore) Score (pdf) Vda 1 (pdf) Vda 2 (pdf)

Allegro moderato

Adagio/Andante

Allegro Presto


47 Duo in G score (musescore) score (pdf) vda 1 (pdf) vda 2 (pdf)

Allegro moderato

Adagio (con Sardini in vda 2 - (?))

Tempo di Menuetto


48 Duo in D, score (musescore) score (pdf) vda 1, vda 2

Adagio-Allegro

Adagio

Allegro

 

The final two duos exist only in the first Vda partbook and are not part of this edition


49 Duo in D

Andante

Menuetto

Menuetto

Allegro


50 Duo in A

Tempo moderato

Thema and variations