London, where he set up a music publishing business with his father-in-law, Domenico Corri, and published many of his own works. The venture ran into debt and Dussek left his family and fled to Germany. He became Kapellmeister to Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, and when the prince died in battle, Dussek wrote his best-known piano ...
the repertory. Recommended Recording: Lucia di Lammermoor, soloists, Royal Opera House Chorus & Orchestra (cond) Richard Bonynge (Decca) Introduction | Early Romantic | Classical Personalities | Jan Ladislav Dussek | Early Romantic | Classical ...
hack post-horses.’ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Leading Exponents C.P.E. Bach J.C. Bach Christoph Willibald von Gluck Joseph Haydn Antonio Salieri Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Muzio Clementi Jan Ladislav Dussek Ludwig van Beethoven Johann Nepomuk Hummel Classical Style Classical compositions are charcterized by a prominent melody and harmonic accompaniment, and would often have been played out by a string ...
Harriet Abrams (1760–1822) sang in opera, oratorio and at private parties, while organizing concerts and publishing her own vocal music. Another English musician’s career was that of Sophia Dussek (1775–c. 1830). Born in Edinburgh into a musical family of Italian origin, she worked as both singer and pianist, marrying a musician from the well-known Dussek family. After ...
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