Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)

Sinfonia/Overture in D major to "Cantata zu einer Taffel-Music" 1727

BeRI 34

Print

1. Largo [Grave]
2. Presto - Adagio

  • Year of composition: not later than 1727
  • Work category: Orchestral works in several movements
  • Duration: Approx. 5-10 min
  • Detailed duration: Duration uncertain

Instrumentation

ob I+II, vn I+II, vla, basso

Location for score and part material

Handwritten material can be found at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket (Ro:30 a-b) and at the Lund University Libraries (LUB:Eng no. 261)

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Ro:4

Literature

Bengtsson, Ingmar: J. H. Roman och hans instrumentalmusik (1955)

Description of work

1. Largo [Grave; the material shows altering tempo markings] D major 4/4 (C)
2. Presto D major 4/4 (C) - Adagio D major 3/4

Links

Ro:4
Ro:30a
Ro:30b
LUB:Eng no. 261

Work comment

"Cantata
Zu einer Taffel-Music
Zum
Eintritt des 1727 Jahres
bey der
Königl. Taffel
Abgesungen. 
die Poesie von Hr Major von Köppen." (according to the cover page)

Movement no. 8 is identical to movement no. 44 of the Golovin Music [BeRI 1:44] (however transposed to E minor), and no. 10 is identical to movement no. 35 of the same work [BeRI 1:35]. See separate post for BeRI 1.

See also separate post for the cantata (HRV 601).