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GRE2
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edited by Michael Hofmeister
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We have little information about the origins of the cantata Tu parti idolo mio. The source of the manuscript tells us that Greber already was Kapellmeister of Karl Philipp - see below. Krüger suggests, relying on the watermarks, that the cantata was composed during the Neuburg period around 1717. The flute part of Tu parti idolo mio definitely was written for a particular flute virtuoso. It might, for instance, have been composed for one of his colleagues - the later Mannheim list of 1723 shows nine oboe- (and flute!) players in the Elector's orchestra.. It is certain, though, that the flute part is remarkably virtuosic. Strangely, however, the text does not seem to be quite compatible with the music. The theme of the abandoned woman (donna abbandonata) usually finds its expression either in a Lamento or a Furioso. The text also gives no hint of pastoral or arcadian scenery and no bird-metaphors justify the fluttering figures of the flute, which on the other hand make this cantata a very appealing and unique piece. Tu parti idolo mio has the most typical structure of an Italian cantata of the early 18th century: Recitativo - Aria - Recitativo - Aria.
It cannot be said for certain for which kind of instrument this virtuosic Flauto part was written. Anyway the cantata's key, G major, seems not to be very comfortable for the usual recorder, which is an F-instrument. On the other hand, the type of virtuosic passages may not always seem appropriate for a traverso.. Maybe a flageolet was intended (an instrument Händel used for the famous Augeletti-Aria in his Rinaldo (1711), only some years after Greber left London). Or another type of flute in G or D. For today's performances, though, either a recorder or a flauto traverso can be used, and maybe even a sopranino recorder could be a good choice.
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GRE2
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204025
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edited by Michael Hofmeister
