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Post AC wrap up and Friday Music suggestion! 7/11/14
11 years ago
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First of all, a big THANK YOU to all who stopped by 
's dealer's table to say hello to me at AC! I hope to see your faces again at future conventions! We will almost certainly be at MFF (unless it happens to coincide with another mini winter vacation in Florida!) so I hope to see some new and familiar faces there as well! There would be no classicalfurs group without the encouragement and support that I've received over these past few weeks, so really, thank you for the support, fans!
For today's music suggestion, I've picked the Symphony in C major, Op.13/16 No. 5, by Carl Stamitz
The eldest son of Johann Stamitz, Carl Stamitz (1745-1801) was a violinist and composer of the pre-classical era. He was born in Mannheim, Germany and in addition to his father's training, he also worked very closely with Christian Cannabich who succeeded Johann Stamitz's position as leader of the Mannheim orchestra.
From Wikipedia:
"By the time he was seventeen, Stamitz was employed as a violinist in the court orchestra. In 1770, he resigned from his post and began travelling. As a travelling virtuoso on the violin, the viola and viola d'amore, Stamitz often accepted short-term engagements, but never managed to gain a permanent position with one of the European princes or in one of the orchestras of his time.
In 1770 he went to Paris, where he went into service with Louis, Duke of Noailles, who made him his court composer. He also appeared in the Concerts Spirituels, sometimes together with his brother Anton, who had probably come to Paris with him. With Paris as his base, he made frequent concert tours to a number of German cities: on 12 April 1773 he appeared in Frankfurt am Main; a year later he was in Augsburg; and in 1775 he ventured as far as the Russian capital, Saint Petersburg. In 1777 he dwelt for a time in Strasbourg where Franz Xaver Richter was music director. During the years 1777 and 1778 he was successful in London, one of many Austro-German musicians, such as Carl Friedrich Abel, J. C. Bach and in his last years Joseph Haydn, to be drawn there. His stay in London was possibly facilitated through his contact with Thomas Erskine, Earl of Kellie (1753–1781), who had received lessons from Carl’s father Johann during a tour of the continent. Between 1782 and 1783, Stamitz gave concerts in The Hague and in Amsterdam. In 1785 he returned to Germany to appear in concerts in Hamburg, Lübeck, Braunschweig, Magdeburg and Leipzig. In April 1786 he made his way to Berlin, where on 19 May 1786 he participated in the performance of Handel's Messiah, under the baton of Johann Adam Hiller.
Stamitz gradually descended into poverty. After his death in November 1801, a substantial number of tracts on alchemy were found in his library. Because of this it is thought that he dabbled in attempts of gold-making."
Stylistically, Stamitz's music is not too far removed from the works of the young Mozart, or those of Haydn's middle period. Stamitz's works are characterized by regular periods and appealing melodies, with the voices quite often led in thirds, sixths and tenths. The writing for the solo instruments is idiomatic and virtuosic, but not excessively so.
The opening movements of Stamitz's concertos and orchestral works are regularly constructed in sonata form, with an extensive double exposition. Their structure is additive in nature and does not exhibit the thematic development that is considered typical of the Viennese classical style. The middle movements are expressive and lyrical, sometimes called 'Romance' and usually constructed according to the Liedform (ABA, ABA' or AA'B). The final movement is often (and in the concertos almost always) a French-style rondo.
I. Grave-Allegro assai
II. Andante grazioso
III. Allegro
Unfortunately, the Symphony in C major seems to be somewhat obscure on the internet, so the links above are actual download links to MP3s of the individual movements.
If you like what you're hearing, you can buy the CD that includes this symphony HERE
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Viva la Classical!
svelto
's dealer's table to say hello to me at AC! I hope to see your faces again at future conventions! We will almost certainly be at MFF (unless it happens to coincide with another mini winter vacation in Florida!) so I hope to see some new and familiar faces there as well! There would be no classicalfurs group without the encouragement and support that I've received over these past few weeks, so really, thank you for the support, fans!For today's music suggestion, I've picked the Symphony in C major, Op.13/16 No. 5, by Carl Stamitz
The eldest son of Johann Stamitz, Carl Stamitz (1745-1801) was a violinist and composer of the pre-classical era. He was born in Mannheim, Germany and in addition to his father's training, he also worked very closely with Christian Cannabich who succeeded Johann Stamitz's position as leader of the Mannheim orchestra.
From Wikipedia:
"By the time he was seventeen, Stamitz was employed as a violinist in the court orchestra. In 1770, he resigned from his post and began travelling. As a travelling virtuoso on the violin, the viola and viola d'amore, Stamitz often accepted short-term engagements, but never managed to gain a permanent position with one of the European princes or in one of the orchestras of his time.
In 1770 he went to Paris, where he went into service with Louis, Duke of Noailles, who made him his court composer. He also appeared in the Concerts Spirituels, sometimes together with his brother Anton, who had probably come to Paris with him. With Paris as his base, he made frequent concert tours to a number of German cities: on 12 April 1773 he appeared in Frankfurt am Main; a year later he was in Augsburg; and in 1775 he ventured as far as the Russian capital, Saint Petersburg. In 1777 he dwelt for a time in Strasbourg where Franz Xaver Richter was music director. During the years 1777 and 1778 he was successful in London, one of many Austro-German musicians, such as Carl Friedrich Abel, J. C. Bach and in his last years Joseph Haydn, to be drawn there. His stay in London was possibly facilitated through his contact with Thomas Erskine, Earl of Kellie (1753–1781), who had received lessons from Carl’s father Johann during a tour of the continent. Between 1782 and 1783, Stamitz gave concerts in The Hague and in Amsterdam. In 1785 he returned to Germany to appear in concerts in Hamburg, Lübeck, Braunschweig, Magdeburg and Leipzig. In April 1786 he made his way to Berlin, where on 19 May 1786 he participated in the performance of Handel's Messiah, under the baton of Johann Adam Hiller.
Stamitz gradually descended into poverty. After his death in November 1801, a substantial number of tracts on alchemy were found in his library. Because of this it is thought that he dabbled in attempts of gold-making."
Stylistically, Stamitz's music is not too far removed from the works of the young Mozart, or those of Haydn's middle period. Stamitz's works are characterized by regular periods and appealing melodies, with the voices quite often led in thirds, sixths and tenths. The writing for the solo instruments is idiomatic and virtuosic, but not excessively so.
The opening movements of Stamitz's concertos and orchestral works are regularly constructed in sonata form, with an extensive double exposition. Their structure is additive in nature and does not exhibit the thematic development that is considered typical of the Viennese classical style. The middle movements are expressive and lyrical, sometimes called 'Romance' and usually constructed according to the Liedform (ABA, ABA' or AA'B). The final movement is often (and in the concertos almost always) a French-style rondo.
I. Grave-Allegro assai
II. Andante grazioso
III. Allegro
Unfortunately, the Symphony in C major seems to be somewhat obscure on the internet, so the links above are actual download links to MP3s of the individual movements.
If you like what you're hearing, you can buy the CD that includes this symphony HERE
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Viva la Classical!
svelto