Antonio Lolli
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Antonio Lolli was an Italian violin
ist and composer
.
, Italy
, was one of the foremost Italian violinists of the 18th century. Between 1758 and 1774 he was solo violinist at the Stuttgart
court orchestra, a position that enabled him to undertake extensive concert tours to Vienna
, Paris
, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy. Tsarina Catherine II of Russia
invited him to a position in St. Petersburg. During that time, Lolli travelled to Warsaw
and toured Germany and Scandinavia. In 1794, he became primary conductor in Naples
.
Lolli died in Palermo
, Sicily, Italy in 1802.
s, of which the concerto no. 7 in C major was the most successful. Other works include six sonatas (duets) Op.9 for two violins (1785), three collections of six sonatas each for violin and bass (1760, 1769, 1767), and 36 Capriccios for solo violin, as well as the didactic L'école du violon en quatuor (1784).
His son, Filippo Lolli (b. 1773 in Stuttgart
, d. unknown) earned renown as a Cellist.
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....
ist and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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Life
Lolli, who was born ca. 1725 in BergamoBergamo
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, Italy
Italy
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, was one of the foremost Italian violinists of the 18th century. Between 1758 and 1774 he was solo violinist at the Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
court orchestra, a position that enabled him to undertake extensive concert tours to Vienna
Vienna
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, Paris
Paris
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, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy. Tsarina Catherine II of Russia
Catherine II of Russia
Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great , Empress of Russia, was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia on as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg...
invited him to a position in St. Petersburg. During that time, Lolli travelled to Warsaw
Warsaw
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and toured Germany and Scandinavia. In 1794, he became primary conductor in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
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Lolli died in Palermo
Palermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
, Sicily, Italy in 1802.
Works
Lolli published eight Violin concertoViolin concerto
A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin and instrumental ensemble, customarily orchestra. Such works have been written since the Baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up through the present day...
s, of which the concerto no. 7 in C major was the most successful. Other works include six sonatas (duets) Op.9 for two violins (1785), three collections of six sonatas each for violin and bass (1760, 1769, 1767), and 36 Capriccios for solo violin, as well as the didactic L'école du violon en quatuor (1784).
His son, Filippo Lolli (b. 1773 in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, d. unknown) earned renown as a Cellist.
External links
- Portrait of Lolli
- Antonio Lolli's Letters to Padre MartiniGiovanni Battista MartiniGiovanni Battista Martini , also known as Padre Martini, was an Italian musician.-Biography:Martini was born at Bologna....