A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers. 1.09
appeared at concerts, and was appointed 'cellist to the Prince de Laval-Mont-morency, a position he retained for four years. He then returned to Meiningen and became chamber musician and later (1798) Conzertmeister. His compositions are four sonatas for 'cello and bass, Op. 1; Three concertos for 'cello and orchestra, Op. 2, 3, 4. >
Krommer, Franz, born at Ramenitz, Moravia, May 17th, 1760, died in Vienna, January 8th, 1831. Excellent fiddler and composer, pupil of his uncle, Antoine Krommer, a singing master at Turas, Hungary. He became violinist to Count Ayrum at Simonthurn, Hungary, and two years afterwards director of the orchestra; Choirmaster at Fiinfkirchen (1790), Kapellmeister of the Karoly Regiment (1793), then entered the service of Prince Grassalkovics at Vienna, and in 1814 succeeded Kozeluch as Court Kapellmeister. Krommer's compositions are numerous; those for the fiddle family are as follows :—Concertos for violin ; Quintets for two violins, two violas and 'cello ; String quartets ; Trios for violin, viola and bass; Duos for two violins, concertos, quintets, quartets, and duets for various other instruments, symphonies, etc.
'Kudelski, Karl Matthias, born in Berlin, November 17th, 1805, died at Baden-Baden, October 3rd, 1877. Per-
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Dictionary Fiddlers Prince Laval-Mont-morency Meiningen Conzertmeister Three Franz Ramenitz Moravia May Vienna January Antoine Krommer Turas Hungary Count Ayrum Simonthurn Hungary Choirmaster Fiinfkirchen Kapellmeister Karoly Regiment Prince Grassalkovics Vienna Kozeluch Court Kapellmeister Quintets String Trios Duos Kudelski Karl Matthias Berlin November Baden-Baden October His Concertos Baden
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