Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von - Concerto in D major

Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von
Concerto C major

for
Oboe, 2 horns,
2 violins, viola and bass

Edition notes:

Source: Fürstliche Hofbibliothek Thurn-und Taxis, Regensburg, shelfmark Dittersdorf 30.

Copy of parts from around 1780 with 8 parts.

Oboe Obligato - Violino primo - Violino Secondo - Corno Primo in D - Corno Secondo in D - Alto Viola - Basso Continuo - Basso Ripieno.

The title page reads: top left Ditters 30, next to it: Concerto in D (key added later) below à Oboe obligato (clarino, added later, difficult to read), Violino Primo Violino Secondo II Violini rip. (there are no parts for this) II Corni in D: Violetta e Basso cont. and Basso ripieno (added later). Below Incipit, the first two bars of violin 1 of movement 1. To the left of Basso cont. Del Sigr. Carlo Ditters: 46.S and the library stamp at bottom left.

3 movements: Allegro C - Adagio C - Allegro assai ₵

There are some corrections and deletions in the oboe part. At the end of movement 1 there are 7 staves with cadence drafts, all crossed out, most of which can be restored. There are also corrections with references in movement 2. The final version for bars 17 to 20 can be found in the lowest stave on the page. The last two bars are 3 staves above. In movement 3 there are only a few corrections within the bars. After 'Il Fine' there are 5 staves with draft cadences, all of which have been made unrecognizable. On the following page there are again draft cadences, of which 5 staves appear to be recoverable. The cadenza written underneath was probably played, as it is not crossed out. For the edition, I have chosen the draft from oboe part page 6, 5th system from the top for movement 1. For movement 2, page 13 of the manuscript, staves 3 and 4, as it is written in the key of G major, and for movement 3 the cadenza staves 6 and 7 mentioned above, which is not crossed out. In the cadenza for movement 3, I changed the note c to b at the second crotchet ascent towards the end of the cadenza, which seemed more logical to me.

In violin 1 and 2, there are more than 10 alterations of the accompanying notes in each part of movement 2. In horn 2, movement 1, bar 129, half note quarter note and quarter rest should be meant. In the ms. the crotchet note and crotchet rest are interchanged. In the last bar of movement 1, a dotted note should be meant on m. 2 instead of 2 equal 8th notes.

In the alto viola part, the notes in movement 1, bar 25, should be a instead of g. Here the copyist has confused bass clef and alto clef.

Altered or added dynamics are in brackets, as are accidental changes. Adjusted slurs are indicated with a dotted line.

Score & 7 parts / 86 pages