This work comprises the following: • Fantasia in A major (Vivace – Allegro) • Fantasia in A minor (Grave – Vivace – Adagio – Allegro) • Fantasia in B minor (Largo – Vivace – Largo – Vivace – Allegro) • Fantasia in B major (Andante – Allegro – Presto) • Fantasia in C major (Presto – Largo – Presto – Dolce – Allegro – Allegro) • Fantasia in D minor (Dolce – Allegro – Spirituoso) • Fantasia in D major (Alla francese – Presto) • Fantasia in E minor (Largo – Spirituoso – Allegro) • Fantasia in E major (Affettuoso – Allegro – Grave – Vivace) • Fantasia in F minor (A Tempo giusto – Presto – Moderato) • Fantasia in G major (Allegro – Adagio – Vivace – Allegro) • Fantasia in G minor (Grave – Allegro – Grave – Allegro – Dolce – Allegro – Presto) The collection is arranged by
key, progressing more or less stepwise from A major to G minor. Telemann deliberately avoided keys that are impractical on the one-key flute, i.e. B major, C minor, F minor and F major. There are two ways to view the overall structure of the collection: one way, in which the work is divided into two parts, is suggested by the fact that Fantasia 7 begins with a
French overture, indicating a start of a new section. This device was also later used by
Johann Sebastian Bach in Variation 16 of his
Goldberg Variations. Another was proposed by scholar
Wolfgang Hirschmann: there are four modal groups of three fantasias: major-minor-minor, major-major-minor, major-minor-major, and minor-major-minor. ==References==