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Milton Babbitt

            born 1916

            Composer, Mathematician

                  Wikipedia Bio

 

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Babbitt, Milton

Composition for Four Instruments

fl clr vn vc

1948

Babbitt, Milton

Composition

va pf

1950

Babbitt, Milton

String Quartet #2

string quartet

1954

Babbitt, Milton

String Quartet #3

string quartet

1970

Babbitt, Milton

String Quartet #4

string quartet

1970

Babbitt, Milton

Arie da Capo

fl clr+bcl pf vn vc

1974

Babbitt, Milton

Concerti

vn tape w/ orch

1976

Babbitt, Milton

Dual

vc pf

1980

Babbitt, Milton

String Quartet #5

string quartet

1982

Babbitt, Milton

Melismata

vn

1982

Babbitt, Milton

Groupwise

pic+fl+afl vn va vc pf

1983

Babbitt, Milton

Four Play

clr vn vc pf

1984

Babbitt, Milton

The Joy of More Sextets

vn pf

1986

Babbitt, Milton

Souper

speaker, fl clr vn vc pf

1987

Babbitt, Milton

Play It Again Sam

va

1989

Babbitt, Milton

Soli e Duettini

vn va

1990

Babbitt, Milton

Septet, but Equal

2clr clr+bcl vn va vc pf

1992

Babbitt, Milton

String Quartet #6

string quartet

1993

Babbitt, Milton

Arrivals and Departures

2vn

1994

Babbitt, Milton

Triad

clr va pf

1994

Babbitt, Milton

Piano Quartet

piano quartet

1995

Babbitt, Milton

Quintet

string quartet and clr

1996

 

 

 

 

 

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

            1714 — 1788

            Composer, Theorist, Writer

 

             Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Bach, C.P.E.

2 Keyboard Sonatas with a Violin, W. 71-72

kbd w/ vn

1731

Bach, C.P.E.

Trio Sonata  (with J. S. Bach)

vn va bc

1731

Bach, C.P.E.

5 Trio Sonatas, W. 143-147

fl vn bc

1731

Bach, C.P.E.

Trio Sonata, W. 148

fl vn bc

1735

Bach, C.P.E.

Sonata, W. 138

vc w/ bc

1740

Bach, C.P.E.

Keyboard Sonata with a Violin, W. 73

kbd w/ vn

1745

Bach, C.P.E.

Sonata, W. 136

gamba bc

1745

Bach, C.P.E.

Trio Sonata, W. 149

fl vn bc

1745 ca

Bach, C.P.E.

Sonata, W. 137

gamba bc

1746

Bach, C.P.E.

2 Trio Sonatas, W. 150-151

fl vn bc

1747

Bach, C.P.E.

Sonata a 3, W. 154

fl/vn vn bc

1747

Bach, C.P.E.

Sonata a 2 Violini e basso, W. 155

2vn bc

1747

Bach, C.P.E.

Sonata, W. 161 #2

fl vn bc

1748

Bach, C.P.E.

2 Duets, W. 140-141

fl vn

1748

Bach, C.P.E.

Sonata, W. 161 #1

2vn bc

1749

Bach, C.P.E.

Cello Concerto, W. 170

vc w/ orch

1750 ca

Bach, C.P.E.

Cello Concerto, W. 171

vc w/ orch

1751 ca

Bach, C.P.E.

Cello Concerto, W. 172

vc w/ orch

1753 ca

Bach, C.P.E.

Keyboard Sonata with a Violin, W. 74

kbd w/ vn

1754

Bach, C.P.E.

Trio Sonata, W. 152

fl vn bc

1754

Bach, C.P.E.

Sinfonia, W. 156

2vn bc

1754

Bach, C.P.E.

Sonata, W. 157

2vn bc

1754

Bach, C.P.E.

Sonata, W. 158

2vn bc

1754

Bach, C.P.E.

Sinfonia for 3 Voices

2vn b/vc

1754 ca

Bach, C.P.E.

Trio Sonata, W. 153

fl vn bc

1755

Bach, C.P.E.

Trio Sonata, W. 159

2vn bc

1755

Bach, C.P.E.

Trio, W. 163

va bassRecorder kbd

1755

Bach, C.P.E.

Sonata, W. 160

2vn bc

1756

Bach, C.P.E.

12 Little Studies, W. 81

fl/vn kbd

1758

Bach, C.P.E.

8 Minuets, W. 189

2clr/hrn (bsn) 2fl 2vn bs

1762 ca

Bach, C.P.E.

6 Polonaises, W. 190

2clr 2vn bc

1762 ca

Bach, C.P.E.

4 Keyboard Sonatas with a Violin, W. 75-78

kbd w/ vn

1763

Bach, C.P.E.

12 Little Studies, W. 82

fl/vn kbd

1769

Bach, C.P.E.

3 Keyboard Sonatas with Violin and Cello, W. 90

kbd w/ vn vc

1775

Bach, C.P.E.

6 Keyboard Sonatas with Violin and Cello, W. 89

kbd w/ vn vc

1776

Bach, C.P.E.

4 Keyboard Sonatas with Violin and Cello, W. 91

kbd w/ vn vc

1777

Bach, C.P.E.

Arioso for Keyboard with a Violin, W. 79

kbd w/ vn vc

1781

Bach, C.P.E.

Keyboard Fantasy with a Violin, W. 80

kbd w/ vn vc

1787

Bach, C.P.E.

3 Quartets, W. 93-95

kbd fl va bs

1788

 

Writings:

Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen, 1753 Berlin

                      Eng. tr. Essay on the True Art of Playing on Keyboard Instruments, 1949 New York

 

 

 

 

 

Johann Christian Bach

            1735 — 1782

            Composer

 

     Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Within the Bach family, Johann Christian, studied with C.P.E. Bach in Berlin.  Further, he studied with Padre Martini in Bologna.

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Bach, J.C.

Violin Concerto

vn w/ orch

1762

Bach, J.C.

6 Trios, Op. 2

hpd w/ vn/fl vc

1763

Bach, J.C.

6 Trios, Op. 4

vn va bc

1763

Bach, J.C.

6 Quartets, Op. 8

fl/ob/vn vn va vc

1772

Bach, J.C.

6 Keyboard Sonates with a Violin, Op. 10

hpd w/ vn

1773

Bach, J.C.

6 Quintets, Op. 11

fl ob vn va bc

1774

Bach, J.C.

3 Quartets, 'Napier Collection'

fl/vn vn va vc

1776

Bach, J.C.

Quartet, Op. 14 #1

fl/ob/vn vn va vc

1776

Bach, J.C.

Sextet

ob 2hrn vn vc kbd

1777

Bach, J.C.

2 Trios, Op. 15, #1-2

hpd w/ vn

1778

Bach, J.C.

2 Keyboard Sonates with a Violin, Op. 15, #3-4

hpd w/ vn

1778

Bach, J.C.

6 Keyboard Sonates with a Violin, Op. 16

hpd w/ vn/fl

1779

Bach, J.C.

4 Keyboard Sonates with a Violin, Op. 18, #1-4

hpd w/ vn

1780

Bach, J.C.

4 Quartets, Op. 19

2fl va vc

1778 ca

Bach, J.C.

2 Quintets, Op. 22

fl ob vn va kbd

1785

 

 

 

 

 

Johann Sebastian Bach

            1685 — 1750

            Composer

 

          Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Bach

Fugue in G minor BWV 1026

vn hpd

1712 ca

Bach

Inventions

kbd

1720 ca

Bach

3 Sonatas and 3 Partitas for solo violin, BWV 1001-6

vn

1720

Bach

6 Suites for solo Cello, BWV 1007-12

vc

1720 ca (1718-23)

Bach

Brandenburg Concertos,  BWV 1046-51

concerto grossi

1721

Bach

Anna Magdelena Notebook

kbd

1725

Bach

6 Sonatas, BWV 1014-19

hpd w/ vn

1725 ca

Bach

Sonata in E minor, BWV 1023

vn bc

1725 ca

Bach

Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041

vn w/ orch

1730 ca

Bach

Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042

vn w/ orch

1730 ca

Bach

reconstructed 3 Violin Concerto in D major, from BWV 1064

3vn w/ orch

1730 ca

Bach

reconstructed Concerto in D minor, from BWV 1052

vn w/ orch

1735 ca

Bach

Double Violin Concerto, BWV 1043

2vn w/ orch

1731 ca

Bach

Concerto for three in A minor, BWV 1044

fl vn hpd w/ orch

1735 ca

Bach

Sonata in G major, BWV 1021

vn bc

1735 ca

Bach

Sonata in G major, BWV 1021

fl vn bc

1735 ca

Bach

Trio in F major, BWV 1040

fl vn bc

1735 ca

Bach

Sonata in A major, BWV 1025

vn hpd

1740 ca

Bach

Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080

kbd

1742 ca

 

 

 

 

 

Pierre Marie Baillot

           1771 — 1842

           Violinist, Teacher, Writer — Paris

 

            Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baillot studied with Polidori and others, but did not find initial success as a violinist.

 

Working in government and business, Baillot pursued the violin as a gentleman amateur.  Eventually, Baillot gained fame as violinist following a successful and acclaimed performance of a Viotti Concerto.  Baillot developed into an important violinist and professor at the Paris Conservatoire.  Baillot's students include Mazas, Dancla, Alard, Habeneck, and Capet.

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Baillot

6 Trios, Op. 1

2vn vc

1800

Baillot

Concerto #1, Op. 3

vn w/ orch

1802

Baillot

24 Caprices, Op. 2

vn

1802

Baillot

6 Trios, Op. 4

2vn vc

1803

Baillot

2 Airs Varies en Trio, Op. 5

2vn vc

1803

Baillot

Concerto #2, Op. 6

vn w/ orch

1804

Baillot

Concerto #3, Op. 7

vn w/ orch

1804

Baillot

3 Dus, Op. 8

2vn

1804

Baillot

Concerto #4, Op. 10

vn w/ orch

1805

Baillot

3 Quartets, Op. 34

string quartet

1805

Baillot

3 Trios, Op. 9

2vn vc

1805

Baillot

6 Airs Russes Varies, Op. 12

vn w/ vn

1806

Baillot

Concerto #5, Op. 13

vn w/ orch

1807

Baillot

Theme Varie, Op. 17

vn w/ orch

1807

Baillot

Air Russe, Op. 24

vn w/ orch

1807

Baillot

Quatour Brillant, 3 Airs Francais Varies, Op. 15

vn w/ vn va vc

1807

Baillot

Air Russe, Op. 14

vn w/ orch

1808

Baillot

Concerto #7, Op. 21

vn w/ orch

1809

Baillot

Concerto #8, Op. 22

vn w/ orch

1809

Baillot

Quatour Brillant, Air Russe Varie, Op. 11

vn w/ vn va vc

1810

Baillot

Quartet, 3 Airs Russes Varies, Op. 20

string quartet

1810

Baillot

Airs Varie en trio de Paisiello, Op. 19

2vn vc

1810

Baillot

Concerto #6, Op. 18

vn w/ orch

1811

Baillot

3 Dus, Op. 16

2vn

1811

Baillot

Quartet, Romance Variee et Airs Russe, Op. 23

string quartet

1813

Baillot

Quartet, Charmante Gabtielle, Air Varie, Op. 25

string quartet

1814

Baillot

Andante, Op. 26

vn

1814

Baillot

Airs de Gretry Varie en trio, Op. 33

2vn vc

1815

Baillot

Air de la Famile Suisse Varie, Op. 28

vn

1815

Baillot

Symphonie Concertante, Op. 38

2vn w/ orch

1816

Baillot

Andante, Op. 29

vn w/ orch

1817

Baillot

Menuet favori de Pugnani varie, Op. 36

vn w/ orch

1817

Baillot

Air 'Vive Henri IV' Varie, Op. 27

vn w/ orch

1817 ca

Baillot

3 Airs Varies, Op. 31

vn pf

1818

Baillot

Concerto #9, Op. 30

vn w/ orch

1820

Baillot

Sonate, Op. 32

vn pf

1820

Baillot

3 Nocturnes, Op. 35

vn pf

1821

Baillot

Quatour Brillant, Air Russe Varie, Op. 37

vn w/ vn va vc

1825

Baillot

3 Trios ou Sonates, Op. 39

2vn vc

1831

Baillot

24 Études, posthumous

vn w/ vn

1840 ca

Baillot

Adagio et Rondo, Op. 40

vn

1840 ca

Writings:

Méthode de Violon, 1803, by Baillot, Kreutzer, and Rode

 

L'Art du Violon, 1834, by Baillot

 

 

 

 

 

Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev

           1837 — 1910

           Composer, Teacher — Russian

                 Wikipedia Bio

 

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Balakirev

String Quartet, Op. 2

string quartet

1856

Balakirev

Octet, Op. 3

fl ob hrn vn va vc bs pf

1856

 

 

 

 

 

Balestrieri

           active 1750 — 1780

           Maker — Mantua

 

 

 

 

 

Samuel Barber

            1910 — 1981

            Composer, Baritone

                 

         Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Barber

Serenade, Op. 1

string quartet

1928

Barber

Violin Sonata, Op. 4 (lost)

vn pf

1928

Barber

Dover Beach for Voice and String Quartet

baritone voice w/ quartet

1931

Barber

Cello Sonata, Op. 6

vc pf

1932

Barber

String Quartet

string quartet

1936

Barber

Violin Concerto, Op. 14

vn w/ orch

1940

Barber

Cello Concerto, Op. 22

vc w/ orch

1945

 

 

 

 

 

Bela Bartok

            1881 — 1945

            Composer, Pianist — Hungarian

 

              Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Bartok

Violin Sonata

vn pf

1903 unpublished

Bartok

Violin Concerto #1

vn w/ orch

1908

Bartok

String Quartet #1, Op. 7

string quartet

1909

Bartok

2 portraits: Ideal & Grotesque, Op. 5

vn w/ orch

1911

Bartok

String Quartet #2, Op. 17

string quartet

1917

Bartok

Violin Sonata #1, 'Op. 21'

vn pf

1921

Bartok

Violin Sonata #2

vn pf

1922

Bartok

String Quartet #3

string quartet

1927

Bartok

Rhapsody #1

vn w/ orch

1928

Bartok

Rhapsody #2

vn w/ orch

1928

Bartok

String Quartet #4

string quartet

1928

Bartok

Rhapsody

vc pf

1929

Bartok

44 Duos

2vn

1931

Bartok

String Quartet #5

string quartet

1934

Bartok

Contrasts

clr vn pf

1938

Bartok

Violin Concerto #2

vn w/ orch

1938

Bartok

String Quartet #6

string quartet

1939

Bartok

Solo Sonata

vn

1944

Bartok

Viola Concerto

va w/ orch

1945

 

 

 

 

 

Alexander Batta

           1816 — 1900 ca

           Cellist, Composer

 

 

Batta studied with Platel.  Some of his Etudes continue in use.

 

 

 

 

 

Charles Nicolas Baudiot

           1773 — 1849

           Cellist, Composer, Teacher, Writer

 

 

Baudiot taught Norblin.

 

Writings:

Méthode de violoncelle et de Basse d'Accompagnement, Paris 1805

        written with Catel, Baillot, and Levasseur

 

Méthode in two volumes, Paris 1826 and 1828

        written with Norblin

 

 

 

 

 

Ludwig Bausch

           1805 — 1871

           Bow Maker — German

 

 

 

 

 

Antonio Bazzini

           1818 — 1897

            Violinist Brescian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Born in Brescia, Bazzini developed into a great virtuoso in the mold of Paganini.  Indeed, Paganini encouraged Bazzini to tour and focus on violin playing.  However, after many years of concertizing, Bazzini settled again in Brescia to compose.  Later, Bazzini taught composition at the Milan Conservatoire.  The opera composers Puccini and Mascagni were Bazzini's students.

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Bazzini

Gran duo concertante

vn pf

1840

Bazzini

String Quartet, Op. 7

string quartet

1840 ca

Bazzini

Violin Concerto #1, Concertino, Op. 14

vn w/ orch

1843

Bazzini

Violin Concerto #2, Grand Allegro de Concert, Op. 15

vn w/ orch

1845

Bazzini

L' Absence, Op. 22

 

1850 ca

Bazzini

La Ronde des lutins, scherzo fantastique, Op. 25

vn pf

1852

Bazzini

Violin Concerto #3, Hymne Triomphal, Op. 29

vn w/ orch

1855

Bazzini

Elégie, Op. 35 #1

vn pf

1860

Bazzini

Le Multeier, Op. 35 #3

vn pf

1860

Bazzini

Violin Concerto #4, Hymne Triomphal, Op. 38

vn w/ orch

1865

Bazzini

Violin Concerto #5, Concerto Militaire, Op. 42

vn w/ orch

1863

Bazzini

3 Morceaux en forme de sonate, Op. 44

vn pf

1863 ca

Bazzini

String Quartet in C major

string quartet

1864

Bazzini

String Quartet in F major

string quartet

1865

Bazzini

String Quartet in A major

string quartet

1866

Bazzini

Allegro Dramatico, Op. 51

vn w/ orch

1870 ca

Bazzini

Violin Sonata, Op. 55

vn pf

1872

Bazzini

String Quartet, Op. 75

string quartet

1893

Bazzini

String Quartet, Op. 76

string quartet

1879

Bazzini

String Quartet, Op. 79

string quartet

1892 ca

Bazzini

String Quartet, Op. 80

string quartet

1892

 

 

 

 

 

Amy Beach

            1867 — 1944

            Composer, Pianist

                  Wikipedia Bio

 

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Beach, Amy

Romance, Op. 23

vn pf

1893

Beach, Amy

Violin Sonata, Op. 34

vn pf

1896

Beach, Amy

Three Compositions, Op. 40

vn pf

1898

Beach, Amy

Invocation, Op. 55

vn pf/org vc

1904

Beach, Amy

Piano Quintet, Op. 67

piano quintet

1904

Beach, Amy

Theme and Variation, Op. 80

string quartet and fl

1916

Beach, Amy

Pastorale, Op. 90

fl vc pf

1921

Beach, Amy

Lento Espressivo, Op. 125

vn pf

1935 ca

Beach, Amy

Piano Trio, Op. 150

piano trio

1939

 

 

 

 

Charles Beare

            born 1937

            Maker, Dealer — London

 

 

Beare studied violin making with Sacconi in New York.

 

 

 

 

 

Hugo Becker

            1864 — 1941

            Cellist

 

 

Writings:

Finger and Bow Exercises and Scale Studies, 1900

 

Mechanik und Aesthetik des Violoncellspiels, 1929 Vienna

 

 

 

 

 

Ludwig van Beethoven

            1770 — 1827

            Composer, Pianist, Violist/Violinist

 

            Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beethoven studied the violin and viola with both Schuppanzigh and Franz Ries.

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Beethoven

3 Piano Quartets

pf/kbd vn va vc/bs

1785

Beethoven

Minuet

string quartet

1791 ca

Beethoven

Piano Trio

piano trio

1791 ca

Beethoven

fragment for a Violin Sonata in A

vn pf

1792 ca

Beethoven

fragment for a Violin Concerto in C

vn w/ orch

1792

Beethoven

Variations from Figaro

vn pf

1793

Beethoven

Rondo

vn pf

1794 ca

Beethoven

12 Minuets

2vn bc

1795

Beethoven

3 Piano Trios, Op. 1

piano trio

1795

Beethoven

String Trio, Op. 3

string trio

1794

Beethoven

String Quintet, Op. 4

string quintet

1795

Beethoven

6 German Dances

vn pf

1797

Beethoven

2 Cello Sonatas, Op. 5

vc pf

1797

Beethoven

Variations from Judas Maccabaeus

vc pf

1797

Beethoven

Serenade, Op. 8

string trio

1797

Beethoven

Variations from Die Zauberflöte, Op. 66

vc pf

1798

Beethoven

3 String Trios, Op. 9

string trio

1798

Beethoven

Romance in F, Op. 50

vn w/ orch

1798

Beethoven

Trio, Op. 11

vn/clr vc pf

1798

Beethoven

3 Violin Sonatas, Op. 12

vn pf

1798

Beethoven

Horn (or Cello) Sonata, Op. 17

hrn/vc pf

1801

Beethoven

6 Quartets, Op. 18

string quartet

1801

Beethoven

String Quintet, Op. 29

string quintet

1801

Beethoven

Violin Sonata, Op. 23

vn pf

1800

Beethoven

The Spring Sonata, Violin Sonata, Op. 24

vn pf

1801

Beethoven

12 Contredanses

2vn bc

1802

Beethoven

Septet, Op. 20

clr hrn bsn vn va vc bs

1802

Beethoven

Serenade, Op. 25

fl vn va

1802

Beethoven

Romance in G, Op. 40

vn w/ orch

1802

Beethoven

3 Violin Sonatas, Op. 30

vn pf

1802

Beethoven

Variations, Op. 44

piano trio

1804

Beethoven

Kreutzer Sonata, Violin Sonata, Op. 47

vn pf

1803

Beethoven

Trio, Op. 38

vn/clr vc pf

1803

Beethoven

Serenade, Op. 41

fl/vn pf

1803

Beethoven

Notturno, Op. 42

va pf

1803

Beethoven

Triple Concerto, Op. 56

piano trio w/ orch

1804

Beethoven

The Rasumovsky Quartets, 3 Quartets, Op. 59

string quartet

1806

Beethoven

Violin Concerto, Op. 61

vn w/ orch

1806

Beethoven

Cadenzas for the piano version of the Violin Concerto

pf

1807

Beethoven

Cello Sonata, Op.69

vc pf

1808

Beethoven

2 Piano Trios, Op. 70 (includes The Ghost)

piano trio

1809

Beethoven

The Harp Quartet, Op. 74

string quartet

1810

Beethoven

Sextet, Op. 81b

string quartet and 2hrn

1810

Beethoven

Quartet, Serioso, Op. 95

string quartet

1814

Beethoven

Violin Sonata, Op. 96

vn pf

1812, ?rv 1815

Beethoven

The Archduke, Piano Trio, Op. 97

piano trio

1814

Beethoven

2 Cello Sonatas, Op.102

vc pf

1815

Beethoven

Six National Airs and Variations, Op. 105

fl/vn pf

1819

Beethoven

Ten National Airs and Variations, Op. 107

fl/vn pf

1819

Beethoven

Variations, Op. 121a

piano trio

1803 ca, rv 1816

Beethoven

Fugue, Op. 137

string quintet

1817

Beethoven

Quartet, Op. 127

string quartet

1825

Beethoven

Quartet, Op. 132

string quartet

1825

Beethoven

Quartet, Op. 130

string quartet

1826, rv 1827

Beethoven

Grosse Fugue, Op. 133

string quartet

1826

Beethoven

Quartet, Op. 131

string quartet

1826

Beethoven

Quartet, Op. 135

string quartet

1827

 

 

 

 

 

Franz Benda

            1709— 1786

            Violinist, Composer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Son of Hans Benda, Franz Benda studied violin with the Graun brothers.

 

Writings:

Etudes de violon ou caprices, posthumous, Georg and Franz Benda

 

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Benda, Franz

Violin Concerto in C

vn w/ strings

1739

Benda, Franz

Violin Concerto in D

vn w/ strings

1740

Benda, Franz

Violin Concerto in A

vn w/ strings

1740

Benda, Franz

Violin Concerto in E

vn w/ strings

1750

Benda, Franz

6 Sonates, Op. 1

vn bc

1762

Benda, Franz

Violin Concerto in Eb

vn w/ strings

1762

Benda, Franz

Violin Concerto in F

vn w/ strings

1762

Benda, Franz

Violin Concerto in A

vn/fl w/ strings

1762

Benda, Franz

Violin Concerto in B

vn w/ strings

1762

Benda, Franz

Violin Concerto in G

vn/fl w/ strings

1763

Benda, Franz

Violin Concerto in G

vn/fl/va w/ strings

1763

Benda, Franz

Violin Concerto in E

vn w/ strings

1764

Benda, Franz

Violin Concerto in E

vn w/ strings

1764

Benda, Franz

6 Sonates

vn bc

1764

Benda, Franz

2 Trios

2vn bc

1766

Benda, Franz

Trio

vn fl bc

1773

Benda, Franz

100+ additional Violin Sonatas

vn bc

1740 - 1780

Benda, Franz

9 Duets

2vn

1770 ca

Benda, Franz

22 Duets

2vn

1770 ca

Benda, Franz

42 Caprices in Etude de violon... (published 1804 Leipzig)

vn

1770 ca

Benda, Franz

28 Caprices in Exercises progressive... (published 1814 Leipzig)

vn

1770 ca

Benda, Franz

2 Caprices... (in David's Hohe Schule 1867)

vn

1770 ca

 

 

 

 

 

Georg Benda

            1722— 1795

            Composer, Oboist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Son of Hans Benda and brother of the violinist Franz Benda, Georg Benda was the most successful composer from the Benda family.

 

 

Writings:

Etudes de violon ou caprices, posthumous, Georg and Franz Benda

 

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Benda, George

Scherzo Notturno

2vn w/ orch

1750

Benda, George

Trio Sonata

vn fl bc

1754

Benda, George

13 Violin Concerti

vn w/ orch

1762

Benda, George

6 Trio Sonatas

2vn bc

1762

Benda, George

4 Trio Sonatas

fl vn bc

1763

Benda, George

2 Sonatas

vn kbd

1767

Benda, George

Trio

2vn bc

1763

Benda, George

3 Duets

2vn

1775

Benda, George

Sonata

piano quintet

1776

Benda, George

2 Viola Concerti

va w/ orch

1778

Benda, George

Piano Quintet

piano quintet

1780

Benda, George

Sonatina

vn kbd

1788

Benda, George

Airs et Duos de la Loi Tartare

vn pf

1789

Benda, George

Sonata

vc bc

1780 ca

Benda, George

The Favorite Trio

fl/vn vn bc

1780 ca

Benda, George

8 Sonatas

vn/fl vn bc

1780 ca

 

 

 

 

 

Hans Benda

            Father of the Benda Brothers

 

 

Itinerant musician, weaver, and father of Franz, Johann, Georg, and Joseph Benda.

 

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Benda

Sonata

vn bc

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friedrich Benda

            1744— 1792

            Violinist, Composer

 

 

Son of Georg Benda.

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Benda

Sonata

vn bc

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antonin Bennewitz

            1833— 1926

            Violinist

 

 

Bennewitz studied at the Prague Conservatoire with Mildner, a Pixis student.  Bennewitz students include Ondricek, Sevcik, and Suk.

 

 

 

 

 

Alban Berg

            1885 — 1935

            Composer

            Disciple of Schoenberg

 

         Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Berg

Quartet, Op. 3

string quartet

1910

Berg

Chamber Concerto

vn pf w/ winds

1925

Berg

Adagio

clr vn pf

1926 ca

Berg

Lyric Suite

string quartet

1926

Berg

Violin Concerto

vn w/ orch

1935

 

 

 

 

Carlo Bergonzi

            1683 — 1747

            Maker — Cremona

                  Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

Luciano Berio

            born 1925

            Composer — Italian

 

             Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music for Strings:

Composer