Heinrich Ludwig

VETTER
Sonata in D Major
for Viola d’amore and Clavier

Score/Keyboard
Edited by Gregory Stanton
Obligatto clavier part
composed by Hans-Helmut Schad
 f o rwa r d
Heinrich Ludwig Vetter began his career as an oboist in a military band,
and later became concertmaster for the Prince of Anhalt in Homburg.
He settled in Hanau in 1800 and died in 1819. His compositions for
viola d’amore were purchased from his eldest daughter Carolina that
year by Frederich Wiese, and subsequently ended up in the National
Library in Lisbon.
The manuscript of the present work is titled Sonata in D# a Viola
d’amore Solo e Basso, Composte Vetter, No. 1. No other sonatas by Vetter
have been found. His surviving works for viola d’amore include a trio
with violin and ’cello (no. 10), a divertimento for two violas d’amore,
six duos with flute or violin, three quartets (nos. 5, 10 and one unnum-
bered), and a Schule.
The sonata is technically challenging, with rapid passage work and
left-hand pizzicato. The last movement is a set of variations on the aria
“Nel cor piú non mi sento” from the opera La Molinara by Giovanni
Paisiello. Beethoven also composed a set of variations on this music.
The opera first toured Germany in 1793, so this sonata was probably
composed after that.
As the bass part has been lost, Hans-Helmut Schad has composed
an obbligato clavier part in its place. A more traditional reconstruction
of the bass part, without realization, has been published by Michael
and Dorothe Jappe, Cornetto, 2007.

Gregory Stanton
Toluca Lake, 2021
 Sonata in D Major
for viola d’amore and clavier Heinrich-Ludwig Vetter

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   

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        
67

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
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    
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3

   
3
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
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      
71

        
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     
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           
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        
           
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     
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    


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    
  

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
 
79

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   

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  
     
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83

    


     
              
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          
6

      
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    


 
     
86

      
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   

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     

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89

   
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 
92

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   
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   
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     

   
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
          
 
96

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
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      
   
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                       


        
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100

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    

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106

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          
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
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110

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   
112


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           
    


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115

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118

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121

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
     
124

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   
9

             
          
Adagio


          
  
     
   


       
dolce

   
 

       
       
dolce



                        
     
5

 
 
   

  


                       

 

 
     


            





  
      


       
9

 
  

              
   

 
                
        

        

    
   
          
            


 
12 3

   

     
 
      
 


  
 

  
           
    
     
10

                   
           

       


   
   
16


   
           
      
dolce

 

             
        
dolce

        
                     


        
21


   
       
   


         
  
   

   



 



  

  


  
                        
Minore

   


        
26

     
       
       
                
    
        

       
  
  

              
     


    
31

 
 

                             
dolce

             
     
          
   
    
        
11

      
       
 


 
36


  
      
 
     
                 
         
  
               
   


 

  
                 



  
       
41




  
                
   
     
     
 

        
            


                  
Majore

             


               
45


   
     
     
 
         
    
dolce

   


      
            
dolce

        

                 
     


    
50

     
         
   


           
      
    

             
 
 
 
12


                           
    
Andante con Variationi

      


     
 
       
                      
dolce

      
                     
   
         
                
  
dolce

 


                           
 
         
  
8

       
          
                    
sotto voce

   
  
      
          
    

    
 

   
         
   
sotto voce

      

          
                


        
15

   
 
       



                            


              
 
        

    

 
     
 

  


    
            
 
  
Variation I

            


 
 
  
                   
 

3


3

    
               
     
3 3

3 3 3
                
          
13

           


          
24

    
    
           
        


          

     
3 3

  
3
3


                      


      
   

      
27


 
 3   
              
         
            

          
     
   
         
  

      
               


              

31

 
 
         
             
   
 
    
      
    
  


 
                               


  
      
34

  
          
                                
      3
     
   
 
 

    
3 3

3
               
14

         


    
    
38




   
           
     
   
3


          
    
    
   
3

         
      
Variation II

     


   
        

    
                   
    
 
   
       
 

  
       
        

    





43

   
     

            
 
   
   
     

  
                      
            


      
45

  

            
  
        
  
    
            
    
  
 
15

 
     
               



    
48

  
     
        
     


  

              
  
      
 

    

     
    


 
                  

  
51



     
                    
     
  


   
         
     



 

  
                    
         


     
 
54

  
    
                        


    
    
            
  

   
     



              

       
     


      
  
58



              
    
        
 
             
     
  
         

16

  
      
               
Variation III

                 


           
       
    

                
     
  
   
              
   

        
             
           


                          
66

    
    
  
                  

  
      
                  
 
 

           
 
   
                  
                             

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71

      
     
   
                      
 
 

  
     
 
            
   

     
           
  
               

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                   
76

         
     
 
                   
   
    
   
               
 
 
          
17

                 
Variation IV

 

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 

   
    
                      

    
                  
   

                      

 

  

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
84

       

       
    

 


                                    
   

           
  
         




   
89

     
        
               


 
                 
     

 
                     

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   
93

 
               
            

           
    
  
        
   
 
                 
 
    
18

                            
 


  
97



          
                      
  

                         
 


                   
            
Variation V

           

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
            
         
3


3

  
      
        
  
3 3

 
                                     
3



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  
103


   
         
      
 
   
   



      
    
      
  

                  
                           


     
        
106

 

      
              
3

     
 
   
 
           
     
3

  
 19

                           


      
 
109


       
 
           
             
3

  
3

 
  
  
        

 

   
  



                        
 


              
 
     

112

   

   3    
        
                
  
 
         3             
               


   
                                
                 




115


 
       
          
         
  
      
     
    
 
 


                  
                    
                
118

 
      
      



 

  
    

   

   
         
3

     
20 Variation VI

 
                     
  


    

         
      
  
      
      
  

      
                        




123

 
 
            
                
dolce

  
   
         dolce
          
   

           
                  


         
126

 

  
     
 
    
 

   



  

 
    

     
          
    
    

                     


        
129


   
      
       
    
 
             
    
 21

               
  


              
    
131


     
    

    
 
  
     
   
      
 

                
                      


     
133


  
    
   dolce

     


 


   
 
    
      
 


    
 

 

      

      


   
135

  

  
                      


         
 
dolce


         
            
 

            
  
                  


      
138

  
                  
         
  
         
     