(Joo-sep’-pa Tär-te’-ne) 1692–1770 Italian composer and theorist Tartini was born in Pirano and studied law at Padua, where he was appointed primo violino e capo di concerto (‘first violin and concertmaster’) at the Basilica in 1721. In 1728 he founded a school of violinists there which became known as the Scuola della Nazioni (‘School of Nations’), as it attracted students from ...
and only received their due respect after his death. Recommended Recording: Harpsichord Sonatas, Andreas Staier (Teldec or Deutsche Harmonia Mundi) Introduction | Late Baroque | Classical Personalities | Giuseppe Tartini | Late Baroque | Classical ...
(Jo-van’-ne Bat-tes’-ta Ve-ot’-te) 1755–1824 Italian violinist and composer The most influential violinist between Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770) and Paganini, Viotti is considered the founder of modern violin playing. He studied with Gaetano Pugnani and played in the royal chapel orchestra at Turin for five years (in the back desk of the first violins), before going on tour with his teacher. Viotti moved ...
pizzicato (‘plucking’) and muted playing. His best-known violin concertos are the programmatic ‘Four Seasons’, their gently lyrical slow movements showing the influence of the operatic aria. The Italians Locatelli and Tartini also wrote virtuoso violin concertos, while J. S. Bach wrote solo concertos for violin and for harpsichord; his famous ‘double’ Concerto in D minor for two violins includes a ...
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