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DIRECTORY / LIBRARY
OF FAMOUS HISTORICAL
CELLISTS
Volume I
(up to 1789)
DIRECTORIO / BIBLIOTECA
DE VIOLONCELLISTAS
HISTORICOS FAMOSOS
Volumen I
(hasta 1789)
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DIRECTORY / LIBRARY
OF FAMOUS HISTORICAL CELLISTS
PRESENTATION:
Throughout history a number of interesting books have been published on the Cello – its
origins, the performers, the makers/luthiers, and the repertoire. However, when
reference is made to cellists they are almost always classified and organized according to
national music ‘schools’. There has always been a necessity to see a real list of those
contemporary cellists in each era in chronological form, with details of professional
positions or activities, and this is exactly what johnstone-music offers with this unique
presentation.
IMPORTANT PRELIMINARY NOTE:
Many people will probably simply browse with curiosity through this wonderful list of
cellists who had such important careers in their time. However, it’s always a good idea to
be able to do an easy search for a particular cellist that interests you! All individual
inclusions of this library of cellists are in chronological order, following the order of the
year of death. Why this method, and not by the more commonly used birth-year as a
guide? Well, some cellists were child prodigies and already famous in their teens, whilst
others took several decades before establishing themselves. Some enjoyed a very long
life, such as Pau Casals, and were very active after reaching 65 years old – others
unfortunately did not even reach 65 years old (or a few even to barely half this number).
That is to say that sometimes cellists of a same birth year often did not coincide
musically at all. Therefore this present system is probably a much more accurate guide of
their real working periods and their musical influences.
The chances are that you will probably not know exactly where to find the cellist you are
searching for, though you probably know his/her musical period.
Therefore, each volume gives all names with life-spans of a particular period at the
beginning in alphabetical order, and from this you will be easily able to ascertain the
relevant years for a more detailed entry. If the cellist that you are looking for is not
where you imagine it to be, then try the previous or following period/volume. Enjoy!
The order of text information is as follows: it should be obvious to follow!
Name :
Dates :
Country:
Positions:
Premieres given-Dedications received:
Music/Publications:
Friendships:
Anecdotes:
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DIRECTORIO / BIBLIOTECA DE VIOLONCELLISTAS
HISTORICOS FAMOSOS
PRESENTACIÓN:
A lo largo de la historia se han publicado un número de libros interesantes sobre el
violoncello – sus orígenes, los intérpretes, sus lutieres y su repertorio. Sin embargo,
cuando se hace referencia a los violoncellistas, están casi siempre clasificados y
organizados según las ‘escuelas nacionales’ de violoncello. Siempre ha existido una
necesidad de ver una lista real de los cellistas contemporáneos en cada época de forma
cronológica (con sus respectivas posiciones o actividades), y esto es exactamente lo que
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NOTA IMPORTANTE PRELIMINARIA:
Probablemente mucha gente va a ojear con cierta curiosidad esta lista maravillosa de
violoncellistas quienes tuvieron unas carreras tan importantes en su tiempo. Sin
embargo, es una buena idea poder hacer una búsqueda fácil para un violoncellista en
particular que te interesa. Todas las inclusiones individuales de esta biblioteca cellística
están en orden cronológico,siguiendo el año de fallecimiento del cellista. ¿Y por qué este
método, y no el sistema más común del año de nacimiento? Pues, algunos violoncellistas
fueron prodigios y ya celebres casi de adolescentes, mientras que otros necesitaban
varias décadas antes de establecer sus nombres. Algunos disfrutaron de una vida muy
larga, como Pau Casals, y fueron muy activos después de cumplir 65 años – otros no
llegaban desgraciadamente ni a los 65 años de edad (algunos incluso apenas a la mitad de
este número).
Con todo esto queremos decir que algunas veces violoncellistas nacidos en el mismo año
no coincidieron musicalmente para nada. Por tanto, este sistema utilizado es
probablemente una guía mucho más fiel de sus periodos reales de trabajo y de sus
influencias musicales.
Probablemente no vas a saber exactamente dónde encontrar el violoncellista que buscas,
aunque tal vez sabrás de su época musical.
Así que el índice en cada volumen da todos los nombres (y fechas) al principio en orden
alfabético, y de esto puedes averiguar fácilmente los años relevantes e ir a su entrada más
detallada. Si el/la violoncellista que estás buscando no está donde lo imaginas, prueba el
periodo/volumen anterior o posterior ¡Disfrútalo!
El orden de información en los textos es el siguiente: ¡debería ser fácil de seguir!
Nombre:
Fechas:
País:
Posiciones:
Estrenos efectuados - Dedicatorias recibidas:
Música/Publicaciones:
Amistades:
Anécdotas:
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VOLUME I
Cellists with year of death in period up to 1788
VOLUMEN I
Violoncellistas con año de fallecimiento hasta 1788
CELLISTS:
Dall’ABACCO, (Evaristo) Felice (1675 – 1742)
ABEL, Christian Ferdinand (1682 – 1761)
ALBOREA, Francesco (1691 – 1739)
AMADEO, Filippo (1665 – c. 1725)
ANTONIOTTI, Giorgio (1682 – 1776)
BARRIERE, Jean-Baptiste (1707 – 1747)
BAUMGARTEN, Johann Baptist (1723 – 1782)
BERNHARD, Christian (1673 – 1751)
BERTEAU, Martin (1700 – 1771)
BLAINVILLE, Charles Henri (1711 – 1769)
BONONCINI Giovanni Maria (1642 - 1678)
CALDARA, Antonio (1670 – 1736)
CANAVASSO, Giovanni Battista (1713 – 1784)
CAPORALE, Andrea (1700 – 1746)
CERVETTO, Giacomo B. (1682 – 1783)
COSTANZI, Giovanni Battista (1704 – 1778)
DALL’OGLIO, Guiseppe (c.1700 – 1771)
EYSEL, Johann Philipp (1698 – 1763)
DE FESCH, Wilhelm (1687 – c.1757)
FILTZ, Anton (1730 – 1760)
FIORE, Angelo Marie (c.1660 – 1723)
GABRIELLI, Domenico (1651 – 1690)
GALLI, Domenico (1650 - 1697)
GASPARINI, Quirino (???? – 1770)
GIRAUD, François Joseph (???? – c. 1788)
GRAZIANI, Carlo (1725 – 1787)
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HEBDEN, John (1712 – 1765)
HEXTEL, Johann Christian (1699 – 1754)
HIMMELBAUER, Wenzel (1725 - 1764)
JACCHINI, Giuseppe (c. 1663 – 1727)
LANZETTI, Salvatore (c.1710 – 1780)
LEO, Leonardo de (1694 – 1744)
LITERES CARRION, Antonio Literes (1673 – 1747)
MARA, Ignace (c.1721 – 1783)
PASQUALINI, Marc’Antonio (1614 – 1691)
PAXTON, William (1737 – 1781)
PERRONI, Giovanni (1688 – 1748)
PORRETTI, Domenico (1720 – 1783)
SCHETKY, Johann Georg (1740 – 1778)
STRUCK (or STUCK) (1682 – 1755)
TRIEMER, Johann Sebald (c.1700 – 1762)
VANDINI, Antonio (Lotavio) (1690 – 1778)
VITALI, Giovanni Battista (1632 — 1692)
WERNER, ?. (???? (early 18th c.) – 1768)
Incomplete dates :
ABIOSTI, Attilio (1660 - ????)
BELLA, Domenica della (???? - ????)
BIEDAL, ?. (???? - ????)
GALEOTTI, Stefano (or Salvatore) (c. 1700 - ????)
GRAUL, Markus Heinrich (???? {1st half 18th C.} - ????)
JOANNINI di Violoncello (???? - ????)
PARASISI, ?. (???? - ????)
Curiosities:
DUKE of East and PRINCE of Modena (1660 – 1694) – aristocrat
DUKE of Maddaloni - Domenico Marzio Caraffa (early to mid 18th century) –
aristocrat
EMPEROR (CZAR) PETER II Aleksejevitsj OF RUSSIA (1715 - 1730) –
royalty/emperor
FACCO, Giacomo (1676 – 1753) – composer and performing musiciam
FREDERICK, Prince of Wales (1707 – 1751) – royalty
GUIGNON, JEAN PIERRE (1702 – 1775) – violinist, abandoned cellist
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Cellists
Giovanni Maria Bononcini ‘Buononcini’
1642 – 1678
Italy (later Austria)
Cellist Imperial Kapelle (Vienna). Later involved in Operatic productions in
Vienna.
Anecdotes:
* Pupil of father, then Colonna (Bologna).
Domenico Gabrielli ‘Dominic of the Cello’
1651 – 1690
Italy
Member Orchestra of the Church of San Petronio (Bologna), Accademia
Filarmonica of Bolgna (member, later president). Court of Duke Francesco II
d’Este of Modena..
Music/Publications: Own original works for cello
Marc’Antonio Pasqualini
1614 – 1691
Italy (later Britain)
Music/Publications: Own original compositions
Anecdotes:
* Valued as a concert artist of repute around 1645
Giovanni Battista Vitali
1632 — 1692
Italy
Founding member in the Academia Filarmonica of Bologna, Chapel San
Petronio (Bologna)
Anecdotes:
* Cellist, violinist and composer, father to violinist Tomaso Antonio Vitali..
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Domenico Galli
1650 - 1697
Italy
Music/Publications: Own original pieces, including solo unaccompanied 12 sonatas (with
unusual string tuning Bb, F, C, G) which were probably inspired by his association
with Gabrielli.
Angelo Marie Fiore
c.1660 – 1723
Italy
Member Church Orchestra ‘Madonna della Steccata’. Cellist and composer at the
Parma court.
Music/Publications: Own original works
Filippo Amadeo ‘Sigr Pippo’ or ‘Pippo del Violoncello’
1665 – c. 1725
Italy (later Britain)
Member Orchestra of Cardinal Ottoboni. Accademia di Santo Cecilia. Later
worked with Handel and Bonocini in London.
Anecdotes:
* Glowing contemporary reports as to his playing
* in London he was Principal cello of the Royal Academy of Music Opera Orchestra (N.B.
not the conservatoire, but an association of noblemen, supported by the king, founded in
1719 for the promotion of Italian opera).
Giuseppe Jacchini
c. 1663 - 1727
Italy
Member orchestra at the Church of San Petronio in Bologna. Member Accademia
Filarmonica of Bologna.
Music/Publications: Own original works for cello – chamber music published 1701.
Perhaps he wrote first known cello concerto in existence ?
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Antonio Caldara
1670 – 1736
Italy
Maestro di cappella, Mantua. Patronage from Charles VI of Austria (pretender to
Spanish throne).
Music/Publications: Own original works.
Francesco Alborea ‘Francischello’
1691 – 1739
Italy (later Austria)
Imperial chamber musician, Vienna.
Anecdotes:
* Naples cellist. an early cello virtuoso at a time when many still favored the Gamba. His
extraordinary performances led to the viola de gamba almost entirely disappearing from
Italian orchestras by 1730.
* A direct influence on the young French school – Barrière, Berteau, Duport (senior) etc.
(Evaristo) Felice dall’Abacco
1675 – 1742
Italy (later Germany and Holland)
Music/Publications: Own original pieces (for cello, including one withdate of 1748)
Anecdotes:
* Cellist from Verona.
Leonardo de Leo
1694 – 1744
Italy
Composer, cellist, organist of the Neapolitan school.
Music/Publications: Own original works include 6 cello concertos (along with those
Jacchini the oldest concertos in existence !)
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Andrea Caporale
1700 - 1746
Italy
Worked under Handel in London (invited by Porpora).
Dedication:
rd
Handel – composed for him the cello solo in opera ‘Deidamia’ (3 Act).
Music/Publications:
Own original compositions, including 6 cello sonatas and 18 solos .
Anecdotes:
* probably born in Naples.
* Came to London in 1735. Was very successful there, on occasions rivalling Cervetto (the
son).
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Antonio Literes Carrión
1673 – 1747
Spain
Service of Spanish court.
Music/Publications: own original works, including Spanish zarzuelas (light operas)
Anecdotes:
* Majorcan violinist and cellist, though known as bass violist.
Jean-Baptiste Barrière
1707 (1705?) – 1747
France
Member Academie Royale de Musique (Opera). Patronage by King Louis XV
Music/Publications: Many own original works
Anecdotes:
* one of the co-founders of the ‘French’ school of cello playing.
Giovanni Perroni
1688 – 1748
Italy
Service Parma ducal court. Milan – Court orchestra (‘maestro di cappella’) at St.
Maria delle Grazie.
Music/Publications: Own original works
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Christian Bernhard
1673 – 1751
Germany
Cellist and court musician, Berlin. Service of Chapel Margrave Christian, Cöthen.
Johann Christian Hextel
1699 – 1754
Germany
Service of Eisenach Kapelle. Concert Director at Eisenach. Concert Director at the
Court of Strelitz.
Music/Publications: many own original compositions, but only 6 violin sonatas were
published.
Anecdotes:
* pupil of Hesse.
B. Struck (or Stuck)
1682 – 1755
Italy (of a German family) (later lived Germany, France)
Service of the Countess of Lemos in Naples. Paris in the service of the Duke of
Orléans. Member Paris Opera Orchestra. “Musicien ordinaire” of the Royal
Chapel Patronage by Louis XIV.
Music/Publications: commissioned by Louis XIV, to produce theatrical compositions
(wrote a long list of ballets and operas specially for Court festivities. Little or no
compositions for cello.
Anecdotes:
* Important for helping implant the Italian school in France.
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Wilhelm de Fesch
1687 – c.1757
Holland (later Britain)
Organist Antwerp Cathedral.
Music/Publications: Own original works, including interesting cello sonatas.
Anton Filtz
1730 – 1760
Germany
Music:
* Works included cello concertos.
Anecdotes:
* Gifted cellist and composer.
* Died young
Christian Ferdinand Abel
1682 – 1761
Germany
Court of Cöthen (principal player)
Anecdotes:
* Virtuoso on both viola da gamba and the cello.
* Inspired J.S. Bach to write the ‘Suites’ for cello in c. 1720.
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Johann Sebald Triemer
c.1700 – 1762
Germany (later Holland)
Member Hamburg Theatre Orchestra. Later worked in Almaar and Amsterdam.
Music/Publications: Own original works (6 sonatas published in Amsterdam)
Anecdotes:
* Studied cello in Weimar and Paris (and composition under Boismortier).
Johann Philipp Eysel
1698 – 1763
Germany
Music/Publications: Own original works.
Wenzel Himmelbauer
1725 - 1764
Bohemia (later Austria)
Music/Publications: Own original works.
Anecdotes:
* Noted for quality of bowing stroke, and as an excellent sight-reader.
John Hebden
1712 – 1765
Britain
Principal cello AND principal bassoon Orchestra of Vauxhall Gardens (London).
Music/Publications: : Own original works, including 6 Concertos for Strings, which
formerly had fame not only in Britain but also in Germany.
Anecdotes:
* An equal ability cellist and bassoonist.
* at first organized professional music in the York area before moving to London.
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?. Werner
???? (early 18th c.) – 1768
Bohemia
Musician in the Crusaders' Church, Prague.
Music/Publications: Own original works, including cello concertos.
Anecdotes:
* Considered excellent player – rumoured that in his time no foreign cellist ventured/dared
to play in Prague !
Charles Henri Blainville
1711 – 1769
France
Maitre de Musique in Paris.
Music/Publications: Own original works, including 2 symphonies (but no cello
repertoire).
Anecdotes:
* Gave musical tuition to the Marquise de Villeroy.
Quirino Gasparini
???? – 1770
Italy
Distinguished cellist, but chiefly known as composer of church music (no cello pieces are
known by him)
Guiseppe Dall’Oglio
c.1700 – 1771
Italy
Imperial Service of St, Petersburg. Court of Warsaw, patronage by King Augusto
of Poland.
Anecdotes:
* Brother of composer and violinist Domenico Dalloglio
* gave 29 years service to the Russian emperor.
* the Polish king held him in very esteem, conferring him the position of ‘Ambassador’ to
the Venetian Republic.
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Martin Berteau Founder of the French cello school
1709 — 1771
France
Important teacher, and also composer
Music/Publications: own original music, including 4 cello concertos, and sonatas
Anecdotes:
* from Valenciennes
* Said to have abandoned the viola da gamba after having heard the cellist Francischiello,
for the good fortune of future generations of cellists !
* was the teacher of Cupis, Tilliere, Ernest A. Janson and Jean-Pierre Duport
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Giorgio Antoniotti
1682 – 1776
Italy
Music/Publications: Own original pieces, plus a harmony treatise.
Antonio (Lotavio) Vandini
1690 – 1778
Italy (later Czech)
Principal cello Church of St. Anthony (Padua). Principal cello Bergamo Cathedral
Orchestra. Prague in service of Count of Kinsky. Returned to Padua.
Dedications:
2 cello concertos by Tartini.
Music/Publications:
Own original works, including 2 well-known cello sonatas. One of first cellists to
regularly use ‘thumb position’ !
Friendships: Tartini.
Giovanni Battista Costanzi
1704 – 1778
Italy
Service of Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni. Cellist at S. Luigi dei Francesi in Rome. He
was also maestro di capella at various churches in Rome: Madonna di Loreto in
1742, and S. Marco e S. Maria in Vallicella. Maestro di cappella of the Cappella
Giulia (Rome).
Music/Publications: many own original works
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Johann Georg Schetky
1740 – 1778 (another source gives 1824)
Germany (later Britain)
Member Darmstadt Orchestra. Patronage of J.C. Bach.
Music/Publications: Own original compositions, including many cello concertos. Some
works were ‘scholastic’ but not a cello method as such.
Salvatore Lanzetti
c.1710 - 1780
Italy
Profesor Naples Conservatori di Santa Maria di Loreto. Musician of the Chapel of
the ‘Serenísima Republica’, Lucca. Service of the Turin court. Service of King of
Sardinia (with title of ‘virtuoso’).
Music/Publications: Own original cello compositions, and an important cello method:
some works were published in Holland.
Anecdotes:
* Pupil Naples Conservatory.
* died in Turin
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William Paxton
1737 – 1781
Britain
Music/Publications: Many own original pieces
Anecdotes:
* Celebrated cellist in London.
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Johann Baptist Baumgarten
1723 – 1782
Germany
Music/Publications:
Own original works, including various cello concertos. Also a cello method.
Giacomo B. Cervetto
1682 - 1783
Italy (later Britain)
Cellist London Drury Lane Theatre (later artistic director).
Music/Publications: Own original works
Anecdotes:
* One of first empresarios/managers in music. Lived to 101 years old.
Domenico Porretti
1720 – 1783
Cellist Capilla Real (Madrid)
Italy (later Spain)
Music/Publications: Own original works, including 24 cello concertos.
Anecdotes:
* Domenico Porretti was the father of Joaquina, Boccherini’s second wife.
* His playing was admired by the famous singer Farinelli.
Ignace Mara
c.1721 – 1783
Bohemia
Chamber cellist to King of Prussia (Frederick II).
Music/Publications: Own original works (remained in manuscript).
Anecdotes:
* Esteemed cellist in Berlin circles.
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Giovanni Battista Canavasso
1713 – 1784
Italy
Miembro Royal Chapel, Paris.
Music/Publications: published various sonatas for the cello
Anecdotes:
* born in Turin, with his brother also a professional violinist (who joined him in Paris).
* was also known as Canavas or Canavaz.
* member of Royal Chapel from 1735-55.
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Carlo Graziani
1725 – 1787
Italy
Member Court Orchestra of Prussian king. Tutor/Instructor to the Crown Prince
of Prussia (later to be Frederick William II).
Music/Publications:
Own original works, published in Berlin (1780) and afterwards in Paris. These
include various sonatas, a concerto and a caprice.
Anecdotes:
* When the French violoncellist, Duport (the elder), came to Berlin, in 1773, Graziani lost
his post at the Prussian Court ! He died in Potsdam in 1787.
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François Joseph Giraud
???? – c. 1788
France
Member Paris Opera Orchestra. Chamber musician to King (Académie Royale de
Musique), Paris. Member Concert Spiritual.
Music/Publications: Own original works. He composed, in conjunction with Berton, the
ballet- opera of " Deucabon et Pyrrha," which was performed in 1755, and
considered his most successful work. In 1762, he composed an opera alone. Also
wrote 6 cello sonatas, interesting slow movements, but less so the faster movements.
Anecdotes:
* in royal service 1752-76.
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Incomplete (here alphabetical names):
Attilio Abiosti
1660 - ????
Italy (later Germany, Britain)
Kapellmeister to the Elector of Brandenberg (Berlin).
Music/Publications:
Own original compositions, including operas (but apparently no cello works)
Anecdotes:
* A Dominican monk (the pope granted him a dispensation from the rule of his order, as
without it, being a Dominican, he was forbidden to meddle with anything connected with
the theatre.
* Also an accomplished performer on the viola d’amore.
Domenica della Bella
???? - ????
Italy
Music/Publications:
Own original compositions (publ. In Venice 12 sonatas for two violins and cello)
?. Biedel
???? - ???? (at least 1740)
Instructor of the Emperor Peter II (St. Petersburg). Member Russian Court Band.
Anecdotes:
* Also a fencing expert – instruction to Emperor included both cello and fencing !
Stefano (or Salvatore) Galeotti
c. 1700 - ????
Italy
Also worked in England, France and Holland.
Music/Publications: wrote sonatas for the cello
Anecdotes:
* also known as ‘Galliot’.
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Markus Heinrich Graul
???? (1st half 18th C.) - ????
Member Royal Orchestra at Berlin.
Music/Publications: Own original compositions (not published)
Anecdotes:
* living and working In Berlin during the 1760s.
Joannini di Violoncello
???? - ????
Italy (later Russia)
Kapellmeister at St. Petersburg (appointed 1759)
?. Parasisi
???? - ????
Italy
Member Italian Opera Orchestra at Breslau
Anecdotes:
* Contemporary reports speak of ‘extraordinary artist’ (1727)
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CURIOSITIES! / LOS CURIOSOS!
DUKE of East and PRINCE of Modena
1660 – 1694
Italy
Enthusiastic supporter of the then ‘new’ cello. He even commissioned/bought a
Stradivarius cello !
Frederick, Prince of Wales, c.1724
Portrait by Jacopo Amigoni. 1735
Frederick, Prince of Wales
1707 – 1751
(House of Hannover)
Frederick, who became Prince of Wales in 1729, was a genuine lover of music who played
the cello. He is depicted as a cellist in an oil portrait by Philip Mercier of Frederick and his
sisters, now part of the National Portrait Gallery collection. He, for example,
commissioned the Scottish poet James Thomson to write Rule, Britannia, which was later
set to music by Thomas Arne!
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EMPEROR (CZAR) PETER II Aleksejevitsj OF RUSSIA
1715 - 1730
He was only on the throne from 1727 – 30, but the young emperor took lessons in the cello,
from Riedel (of Silesia). Riedel also taught him fencing !
Giacomo Facco
1676 – 1753
Italy (later Spain)
Composer, keyboard-player, violinist and cellist. Worked at the Spanish Court (Capilla
Real, and taught the future kings King Luis I and King Carlos III).
Own original works, including 6 cello duo suites which were important because: 1) they are
the first works known for cello written in Spain, and 2) the works treat the two cellos
equally as a duo, very unusual for the time !
Jean Pierre Guignon
1702 – 1775
Italy (later France)
At first a cellist, but switched to violin and abandoned the cello ! Later in service of king
Louis XIV ‘Violons du Roi’’
Duke of Maddaloni - Domenico Marzio Caraffa
(early to mid 18th century)
Italy
Took cello playing seriously, and was probably a student of Franciscello. A sinfonia (for
cello and harpsichord) was dedicated to him from Pergolesi.
Leo also dedicated him 6 cello concertos.
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Interactive sections: Diary, News, Contact, Suggestions, a quick survey,
comments etc. Also a section of useful tools for musicians. Leave your
opinions, and receive free publicity of any performance of a work or
arrangement of David Johnstone, with links to your web page (or that of
the organizers), if desired.
Worthwhile exploring !
www.johnstone-music.com
johnstone-music
¡VISITA!
johnstone-music
es una interesante y muy activa página Web del
violoncellista, compositor y arreglista DAVID JOHNSTONE – un sitio Web
altamente valorada entre los músicos hispano-parlantes de muchos países.
- Toda la información está también ofrecida en inglés -
¿Qué te puede ofrecer la web www.j-music.es ?
Hay muchas partituras ofrecidas para DESCARGA GRATUITA - estas
partituras, obras no publicadas por una editorial, incluyen piezas para los
instrumentos de cuerdas (violín, viola, violoncello y contrabajo), vientos (flauta,
oboe, clarinete, fagot), metales, piano y acordeón. La música de cámara está bien
presente, y no solo representada por dúos, tríos y cuartetos, sino también por
grupos más grandes hasta obras para orquesta de cuerdas (adecuadas ambas para
orquestas de jóvenes y profesionales).
Adicionalmente hay una gran sección de descargas gratuitas de
transcripciones para violoncellistas (música clásica y popular), con solos, y
piezas para los grupos de violoncellos desde dúos hasta orquestas de
violoncellos.
Al mismo tiempo, un buen número de las obras más importantes de Johnstone están
publicadas por ‘Creighton’s Collection’ y para ver estás un PDF especial está
disponible en la página principal, también de LIBRE DESCARGA.
Dos secciones inusuales de artículos (también con descargas gratuitas)
sobre temas musicales generales, y del mundo del violoncello, escritos por
un amplio abanico de músicos profesionales, los cuales son interesantes
colaboradores. También un Directorio/Biblioteca con información sobre
Violoncellistas Históricos Famosos (unos 600 cellistas presentes), y listas
cronológicas detalladas del repertorio general del violoncello para
recitales.
Los contenidos ‘normales’ – biografías, actuaciones, extractos de audio
(unos 50), imágenes, enlaces, grabaciones, formaciones de música de
cámara, proyectos actuales, lista de composiciones, ventas de CDs etc. La Web se completa con secciones interactivas: Agenda, Noticias,
Sugerencias, Encuesta breve, comentarios etc. También una sección de
herramientas útiles para músicos. Dejad vuestras opiniones, y añadir
publicidad gratuita de cualquier actuación vuestra de una obra o arreglo de
David Johnstone, con enlaces a vuestras Webs, o la de los organizadores, si
lo deseáis.
¡¡ Merece la pena investigar !!
www.j-music.es
johnstone-music
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