Antonín Vranický
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Antonín Vranický (June 13, 1761 – August 6, 1820), was a famous Czech violin
ist and composer
of the 18th century. He was the brother of Pavel Wranitzky.
He was a pupil of Mozart, Haydn and Albrechtsberger
, as mentioned in a letter from Pavel Wranitzky to the music publisher André
.
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...
of the 18th century. He was the brother of Pavel Wranitzky.
He was a pupil of Mozart, Haydn and Albrechtsberger
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger was an Austrian musician who was born at Klosterneuburg, near Vienna.He originally studied music at Melk Abbey and philosophy at a Benedictine seminary in Vienna and became one of the most learned and skillful contrapuntists of his age...
, as mentioned in a letter from Pavel Wranitzky to the music publisher André
Johann Anton André
Johann Anton André was a German composer and music publisher.André wrote operas, symphonies, masses, and lieder, as well as a still unfinished Lehrbuch der Tonsetzkunst in two volumes...
.
With opus number
- Op. 1 Three string quartets. Published by HofmeisterFriedrich Hofmeister MusikverlagFriedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag is a publisher of classical music, founded by Friedrich Hofmeister in Leipzig in 1807. Early listings included composers Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt. Hofmeister was the first to publish Mahler's Second Symphony. Pedagogical works, such as...
around 1803. (These dates not necessarily those of their first editions- more likely republications.) - Op. 2 Three string quartets. (in C, F and B♭) Published in Vienna by Magazin du Musique around 1790. (Duke University Library has a copy.)
- Op. 4 Three string quartets.
- Op. 5 Six string quartets. Published by André, around 1800.
- Op. 6 Sonatas for violin with the accompaniment of a bass (A copy is in a library in the Hague.)
- Op. 7 Variations for 2 violins. (Published by André in 1807. For source see op. 6.)
- Op. 8 String quintets (with two cellos). Of these no. 2 in G minor was republished in a collection of classical string quintets by Schott in Mainz in 2005, along with quintets by Franz KrommerFranz KrommerFranz Krommer was a Czech composer of classical music, whose seventy-year life began the year of the death of George Frideric Handel and ended a few years after that of Ludwig van Beethoven.-Life:The main events of his life were somewhat as follows:* From 1773 to 1776,...
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and Francesco Zanetti. André published the set as "Drei Quintetten fûr eine Violine, zwei Violen und zwei Violoncelle ... 8tes. Werk." in 1802. - Op. 9 Duos for 2 violins. (Published in 1804 by Imbault. See op. 6.)
- Op. 10 String quintet for violin, two violas and two cellos. (published 1803, republished 1996)
- Op. 11. Concerto (no. 7?) for violin in C major. Published by Duhan in 1804. Republished in a more recent edition in 1958 by Český hudební fond in Prague.
- Op. 20 Three duos for two violins (republished by Walhall in Magdeburg, in 2002)'
- Op. 56 Two sonatas for violin with bass
Possibly without opus number
- "Musique du carrousel éxécuté par la noblesse de Vienne" (about 1803.)
- Twenty variations for two violins. (published in 1791 in Vienna by Magazin de musique)
- CassatioDivertimentoDivertimento is a musical genre, with most of its examples from the 18th century. The mood of the divertimento is most often lighthearted and it is generally composed for a small ensemble....
in F majorF majorF major is a musical major scale based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat . It is by far the oldest key signature with an accidental, predating the others by hundreds of years...
for five violas or four violas and bassoon (Rarities for Strings Publications in Bristol, Conn., 1979.) - Duet for violin and cello in C minor. (Medici Music Press in Bellingham, Washington, c1985. Edited by T. Donley Thomas.)
- Duet for violin and cello in G minor. (Medici Music Press in Bellingham, Washington, c1985.)
- Symphonies including
- Symphony in C minor, C4, edited by edited by Eva Hennigov�-Dubov� and published in "The Symphony in Hungary", The Symphony, 1720-1840. Series B ; v. 12. New York : Garland Publishing, Inc., 1984.
- Symphony in D, also edited by Eva Hennigová, released in the series Maestri antichi boemi in 1976.
- Symphony in C major from 1796 Aphrodite recorded by Vladimír VálekVladimír VálekVladimír Válek is a Czech conductor.He was the Principal Conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic from 2004 until 2007, when he was succeeded by Peter Feranec.-External links:*...
and the Dvorak Chamber Orchestra.
- Trio for two oboes and English horn in C major. Modern publisher: Basel, Switzerland : Edition Kneusslin, c1982. (Has been recorded.)
- Echo-Sonate : D-Dur : für 4 Flöten (in C) = for 4 flutes (in C) (modern publisher: Zimmermann in Frankfurt, 2000)
- Trio in E flat nos. 1-3, for violin, viola and horn (Hanz Pizka Edition in Kirchheim, 1997)
- Concertos in A and in B♭ for violin and orchestra. (The latter published in piano reduction in 1944 by Artia, the former, in an edition edited by Jindřich FeldJindrich FeldJindřich Feld was a Czech composer of classical music.-Biography:Feld was born into a musical family, his father a well-known professor of violin at the Prague Conservatory which followed the tradition of Otakar Ševčík, the master of Jan Kubelík. His mother was a violinist...
, was published in 1933 by Z. Vlk in Prague as "concerto no. 14" suggesting that there may be at least 12 others still. - A violin concerto in B♭ for violin by Antonin Vranicky - as "Anton Wranitzky"- was published by Musica Antiqua Bohemica in 1965 in piano reduction.
- Concerto in D minorD minorD minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. In the harmonic minor, the C is raised to C. Its key signature has one flat ....
for violoncello and orchestra. - Concerto in C majorC majorC major is a musical major scale based on C, with pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature has no flats/sharps.Its relative minor is A minor, and its parallel minor is C minor....
for two violas and orchestra. Recorded several times, score released in 1958 by Praha : Český hudenbní fond, 1958 edited by E. Hradecký. - Concerto for violin and cello with orchestra. Recorded by Musica Bohemica. http://www.musicabohemica.eu/en/discography.html
- A sextetSextetA sextet is a formation containing exactly six members. It is commonly associated with vocal or musical instrument groups, but can be applied to any situation where six similar or related objects are considered a single unit....
for fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, oboeOboeThe oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
, violinViolinThe 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....
, two violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
s and celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is... - XII variazioni per il violino solo supra la canzonetta Ich bin liederlich du bist liederlich (published in 1798)
- At least six concertante string quartets which may not have an opus number ("concertante" quartets) (played by the Martinů quartet) to add to the above. (Recorded.)
- MassMass (music)The Mass, a form of sacred musical composition, is a choral composition that sets the invariable portions of the Eucharistic liturgy to music...
in E♭ (recorded in 1985.) - Possibly an octet partitaPartitaPartita was originally the name for a single instrumental piece of music , but Johann Kuhnau and later German composers used it for collections of musical pieces, as a synonym for suite.Johann Sebastian Bach wrote two sets of Partitas for different instruments...
for winds (woodwinds and horns) in F major once ascribed to Joseph HaydnJoseph HaydnFranz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...
. - Quintet for Oboe, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in G minor
Further reading
- Trojanova, Jaromira. Pavel a Antonín Vraničtí : personální bibliografie. Series: Universita J. E. Purkyne v Brne. bKnihovna. tV�berovy seznam ; 194. Brno : Universitn� knihovna, 1975.