The Telemann-Werke-Verzeichnis (Telemann Works Catalogue), abbreviated TWV, is the numbering system identifying compositions by Georg Philipp Telemann, published by Martin Ruhnke.
Georg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually settled on a career in music. He held important positions in Leipzig, Sorau, Eisenach, and Frankfurt before settling in Hamburg in 1721, where he became musical director of that city's five main church.
The prefix TWV is generally followed by a genre number, a letter indicating the key (in some cases), and a work number. The genre number indicates the general type or medium of the work. A major key is in upper case, a minor key in lower case. The second number is the work's number within the genre. For example, Telemann's Concerto polonois in B flat major for strings and basso continuo is TWV 43:B3. His Orchestral suite in D major is TWV 55:D18, and his Overture in G minor is TWV 55:g4.
Vocal works were catalogued in a similar way by Werner Menke in the Telemann-Vokalwerke-Verzeichnis (Telemann Vocal Works Catalogue), abbreviated TVWV. For example, Telemann's Johannes-Passion is TVWV 5:42. His Times of the Day cantata is TVWV 20:39.
- 1Genre numbering
- 1.1Vocal music (TVWV)
- 1.2Instrumental music (TWV)
Genre numbering[edit]
Genres of vocal works are numbered from 1 to 25, and usually prefixed by TVWV. Genres of instrumental works are numbered from 30 to 55.
The genres are numbered as follows:[1]
Vocal music (TVWV)[edit]
Sacred vocal (TVWV 1–15)[edit]
- Das ist je gewißlich wahr, TWV 1:183 (= BWV 141)
- Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch, TWV 1:634 (= BWV 218)
- Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebt, TWV 1:877 (= BWV 160)
- German Magnificat (cantatas) TWV 1:1104–1108
- Siehe, es hat überwunden der Löwe, TWV 1:1328 (= BWV 219)
- So du mit deinem Munde bekennest, TWV 1:1350 (first movement of this cantata, TWV 1:1350/1, reused as BWV 145/b, second movement of cantata Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen, BWV 145)
- Uns ist ein Kind geboren, TWV 1:1451[2][3]
- Wer ist der, so von Sodom kommt, TWV 1:1585 (first two movements of this cantata reused in the Passion pasticcio Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt)
- Oratorium zur Einweyhung der neuen St.-Michaelis-Kirche, TWV 2:12 [de]
- TVWV 3 – Cantatas for the ordination of preachers
- Cantatas for the ordination of preachers
- TVWV 4 – Cantatas for funerals
- Cantatas for funerals
- Mich vom Stricke meiner Sünden, TWV 5:1 = Telemann's Brockes Passion
- TVWV 6 – Sacred oratorios
- Sacred oratorios:
- TVWV 7 – Psalms
- Psalms
- Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt, TWV 8:10 (= BWV Anh. 160)
- TVWV 9 – Masses, Magnificat, and individual works
- Masses, Magnificat, and individual works
- TVWV 10 – Collections
- Collections
- TVWV 11 – Cantatas and serenades for weddings
- Cantatas and serenades for weddings
- De Danske, Norske og Tÿdske Undersaatters Glæde, TWV 12:10 [scores; commons; da; no][4]
- TVWV 13 – Works for political celebrations
- Works for political celebrations
- TVWV 14 – Compositions for schools in Hamburg and Altona
- Compositions for schools in Hamburg and Altona
- TVWV 15 – Oratorios and serenades for the Mayor
- Oratorios and serenades for the Mayor:
Secular vocal (TVWV 20–25)[edit]
- TVWV 20 – Secular cantatas
- Secular cantatas
- TVWV 21 – Operas and arias
- Operas and arias
- TVWV 22 – Contributions to operas by other composers
- Contributions to operas by other composers
- TVWV 23 – Prologues for operas
- Prologues for operas
- TVWV 24 – Secular oratorios
- Secular oratorios
- TVWV 25 – Pedagogical works, odes and songs
- Pedagogical works, odes and songs
Instrumental music (TWV)[edit]
Mixed collections:
- Der getreue Music-Meister [scores][5] (includes works listed in TWV 32 and 40–41, and works by other composers, e.g. BWV 1074)
- Essercizii musici [scores] (includes works listed in TWV 32 and 41–42)
- Tafelmusik (includes works listed in TWV 41–43, 50 and 53–55)
Music for keyboard instruments and lute (TWV 30–39)[edit]
- TWV 30 – Fugues for keyboard
- Fugues for keyboard
- TWV 31 – Chorale preludes
- Chorale preludes
- Suite in A major, TWV 32:14 [scores] (= BWV 824, No. 47 in Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)
- 36 Fantasias for Harpsichord, TWV 33:1–36 [scores]
- TWV 34 – Minuets for harpsichord
- Minuets for harpsichord
- TWV 35 – Individual pieces for harpsichord
- Individual pieces for harpsichord (Einzelstücke)
- TWV 36 – Collection of manuscripts
- Collection of manuscripts (Sammelhandschrift)
- TWV 37 – Lustiger Mischmasch
- Lustiger Mischmasch
- TWV 39 – Works for lute
- Works for lute
Chamber music (TWV 40–45)[edit]
- Six Sonates sans basse, TWV 40:101–106
- Second livre de duo pour deux violons, fluttes ou hautbois, TWV 40:124–129 [scores][6]
- Sei Duetti per due Flauti, TWV 40:130–135[7]
- Sonata for Two Violins, Viola and Violono, TWV 40:200 [scores][8]
- Methodical Sonatas [commons]
- TWV 42 – Chamber music for 2 instruments with basso continuo
- Chamber music for 2 instruments with basso continuo
- TWV 43 – Chamber music for 3 instruments with basso continuo
- Chamber music for 3 instruments with basso continuo
- TWV 44 – Chamber music for 4 or more instruments with basso continuo
- Chamber music for 4 or more instruments with basso continuo
- TWV 45 – Polish dances from the Rostock manuscript
Music for orchestra (TWV 50–55)[edit]
- TWV 50 – Symphonies, divertimenti, marches
- Symphonies, divertimenti, marches
- Violin Concerto in G minor, TWV 51:g1 [scores] (arranged by Bach for solo harpsichord as BWV 985 [scores])[9]
- Oboe d'amore Concerto in G major, TWV 51:G3 [scores]
- TWV 52 – Concertos for 2 instruments and orchestra
- Concertos for 2 instruments and orchestra:
- TWV 53 – Concertos for 3 instruments and orchestra
- Concertos for 3 instruments and orchestra
- TWV 54 – Concertos for 4 or more instruments and orchestra
- Concertos for 4 or more instruments and orchestra
- Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth, TWV 55:C3 = Water Music (Telemann)
- Concert Suite in D major, TWV 55:D6 [commons]
- Burlesque de Quixotte, TWV 55:G10 [scores]
Notes[edit]
- ^Klassika, 'Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) Works sorted by TWV (Telemann-Werke-Verzeichnis)' (German)
- ^Spitta's Johann Sebastian Bach: Vol. I, pp. 487–491 (English version)
- ^RISM No. 454600660; RISM No. 450004696; RISM No. 230001286; RISM No. 250005337
- ^RISM No. 00000990063936
- ^RISM No. 00000990063956 – facsimiles: VM7-3878 at Gallica (BNF397929328); Mus.2392.B.1 at SLUB; M B/4987 at Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg [de]
- ^RISM No. 00000990063985
- ^RISM No. 452513545
- ^RISM No. 450002808
- ^Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerti nach Vivaldi u.a. - III at www.crescendo-music.com
References[edit]
- Werner Menke: Thematisches Verzeichnis der Vokalwerke von Georg Philipp Telemann.
- Band 1. Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt 1983, ISBN3-465-01512-6
- Band 2. Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt 1983, ISBN3-465-01583-5
- Martin Ruhnke: Georg Philipp Telemann: Thematisch-Systematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke.
- Band 1. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1984, ISBN3-7618-0655-8
- Band 2. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1992, ISBN3-7618-1043-1
- Band 3. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1999, ISBN3-7618-1398-8
External links[edit]
- List of works by Georg Philipp Telemann: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Georg Philip Telemann Catalogue TWV (French)
Artist Biography by Rovi Staff
Georg Philipp Telemann was born in Magdeburg, the son of a Lutheran deacon who died in 1685, leaving the mother to raise their three children alone. The youth showed remarkable talent in music, but was temporarily discouraged in his chosen pursuit by Puritan Lutherans, who told Telemann's mother that he would turn out no better than 'a clown, a tightrope walker or a marmot-trainer.' In opposition to his mother's wishes, Telemann continued to study in secrecy until she relented, allowing him to train under the highly respected Kantor Benedict Christiani, at the Old City School. Outside of some early lessons in reading tablature, Telemann was self-taught and was capable of playing the flute, violin, viola da gamba, oboe, trombone, double bass, and several keyboard instruments. Telemann began to write music from childhood, producing an opera, Sigismundus, by age 12.
Telemann was sent away to Zellerfeld in 1694; at the age of 20, the composer resolved to study law in Leipzig, but a chance meeting in Halle with 16-year-old Georg Friedrich Handel appears to have drawn him back to music. Telemann began writing cantatas for a church in Leipzig and quickly became a local celebrity. In 1702, he was named director of the Leipzig Opera, and over the next three years he wrote four operas specifically for this company.
Early on, Telemann's career is marked by sharp contrasts, both professionally and personally; Kapellmeister in Sorau, now part of Poland, in 1705, he only served three years before moving on to the court in Eisenach (1708-1712). Waptrick free sa gospel music downloads. In 1712 Telemann accepted an appointment in Frankfurt to the post of Kapellmeister at the Church of the Barefoot Friars and as director of municipal music. In 1709 Telemann married Amalie Eberlin, who died in childbirth during the first year of their union. In 1714 Telemann married Maria Katharina Textor, whose gambling addiction was so bad the citizens of Hamburg took up a collection in order save the couple from bankruptcy. Later Telemann's second spouse would abandon him in favor of a Swedish military officer.
In 1721 Telemann's opera, Der geduldige Socrates was performed in Hamburg. That same year, Hamburg's officials awarded Telemann the positions of Kantor of the Johanneum and musical director of the city's principal churches. In doing so Telemann accepted the responsibility of writing two cantatas for every Sunday, a new Passion setting annually and of contributing music to a wide variety of liturgical and civic events. Telemann readily met these obligations and in 1722 accepted the directorship of the Hamburg Opera, serving until its closure in 1738.
Telemann was also one of the first composers to concentrate on the business of publishing his own music, and at least forty early prints of his music are known from editions which he prepared and sold himself. These published editions were in some cases extremely popular and spread Telemann's fame throughout Europe; in particular the Der Getreue Musik Meister (1728), Musique de Table or Tafelmusik (1733) and the 6 Concerts et 6 Suites (1734) were in wide use during Telemann's own lifetime.
Starting in the 1740s until about 1755, Telemann focused less on composition, turning his attentions to the study of music theory. He wrote many oratorios in the mid-1750s, including Donnerode (1756), Das befreite Israel (1759), and Die Auferstehung und Himmelf채hrt Jesu (1760). Telemann's long life ended at the age 86 in 1767.
Georg Philipp Telemann was considered the most important German composer of his day and his reputation outlasted him for some time, but ultimately it was unable to withstand the shadow cast by the growing popularity of his contemporary, Johann Sebastian Bach. Telemann enormous output, perhaps the largest of any classical composer in history, includes parts of at least 31 cantata cycles, many operas, concertos, oratorios, songs, music for civic occasions and church services, passion, orchestral suites and abundant amounts of chamber music. While many of these works have been lost, most still exist, and the sheer bulk of his creativity has made it difficult for scholars and performers alike to come to terms with. The inevitable revival of interest in Telemann did not arrive until the 1920s, but has grown exponentially ever since, and with the twenty first century in full swing more of Telemann's music is played, known, understood and studied than at any time in history.