Andreas Romberg
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Andreas Jakob Romberg was a German
violinist and composer. Romberg learned the violin
from his musician
father Gerhard Heinrich Romberg and first performed in public at the age of six. In addition to touring Europe
, Romberg also joined the Münster Court Orchestra. Composer Bernhard Romberg
was his cousin.
He joined the court orchestra of the Prince Elector in Bonn
(conducted by the Kapellmeister
Andrea Luchesi
) in 1790, where he met the young Beethoven
. He moved to Hamburg
in 1793 due to wartime upheavals and joined the Hamburg Opera Orchestra. Romberg's first opera, 'Der Rabe', premiered there in 1794. He also composed his own setting of Messiah (Der Messias).
After a time in Paris
, Andreas settled in Hamburg where he became a central figure in the city's music
al life. In 1815 he succeeded Louis Spohr
as music director
at the court of the Duke, in Gotha, Thuringia
. He died there on November 10, 1821.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
violinist and composer. Romberg learned the violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
from his musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
father Gerhard Heinrich Romberg and first performed in public at the age of six. In addition to touring Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Romberg also joined the Münster Court Orchestra. Composer Bernhard Romberg
Bernhard Romberg
Bernhard Heinrich Romberg , was a German cellist and composer.-Life:Romberg was born at Dinklage. His father, Anton Romberg, played the bassoon and cello and gave Bernhard his first cello lessons. He first performed in public at the age of seven...
was his cousin.
He joined the court orchestra of the Prince Elector in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
(conducted by the Kapellmeister
Kapellmeister
Kapellmeister is a German word designating a person in charge of music-making. The word is a compound, consisting of the roots Kapelle and Meister . The words Kapelle and Meister derive from the Latin: capella and magister...
Andrea Luchesi
Andrea Luchesi
Andrea Luca Luchesi was an Italian composer.- Biography :Andrea Luchesi was born at Motta di Livenza, near Treviso the eleventh child of Pietro Luchese and Caterina Gottardi. The rather wealthy family descended from groups of noble families who had moved from Lucca to Venice in the 14th century...
) in 1790, where he met the young Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
. He moved to Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
in 1793 due to wartime upheavals and joined the Hamburg Opera Orchestra. Romberg's first opera, 'Der Rabe', premiered there in 1794. He also composed his own setting of Messiah (Der Messias).
After a time in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Andreas settled in Hamburg where he became a central figure in the city's music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
al life. In 1815 he succeeded Louis Spohr
Louis Spohr
Louis Spohr was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Born Ludewig Spohr, he is usually known by the French form of his name. Described by Dorothy Mayer as "The Forgotten Master", Spohr was once as famous as Beethoven. As a violinist, his virtuoso playing was admired by Queen Victoria...
as music director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
at the court of the Duke, in Gotha, Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
. He died there on November 10, 1821.
Selected Works
Among his compositions are:- String Quartets, Op. 1
- 3 Concertant Duos for 2 Violins, Op.4
- String Quintet, Op.23
- 3 String Quartets, Op.30
- 3 Flute Quintets, Op. 41
- Was bleibet und was schwindet, Op.42
- Te Deum Laudamus, Op.55
- 3 Concertant Duos for 2 Violins, Op.56
- Psalmodie, Op.65
- Dixit Dominus
- 3 Violin Sonatas