Spirituoso from Fantasia No. 6, TWV 40:31 (complete movement)

• Keep the dotted pairs distinct from the flowing triplets.
• Give each trill a clear attack without disturbing the quarter-note pulse.

Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)

Selection: Complete Spirituoso from the G-major fantasia for solo viola da gamba; Scherzando and Dolce omitted.

Sources: Serna (2025, CC BY-SA 4.0), Tuttle (2020, CC BY 4.0) and Hamburg first edition (1735); slurs and the cautionary trill-auxiliary accidental omitted. Recorder adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.

Transposition: Gamba original raised one octave for soprano (E4–D6); alto adds a perfect fourth (A4–G6).

Notes Used: E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, C5, C#5, D5, E5, F5, F#5, G5, G#5, A5, B5, C6, D6

Notes Used: A4, B4, C5, D5, E5, F5, F#5, G5, A5, Bb5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F6, G6

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: G major (1 sharp: F#)

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: C major (no sharps or flats)

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Spirituoso