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1651? 1659? — 1690
Cellist — Bologna
Dominic of the Cello
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Gabrielli, Domenico |
Balletti, Gighe, Correnti, Alemande, e Sarabande, Op. 1 |
vn violone and ad lib vn |
1684 Bologna |
|
Gabrielli, Domenico |
Ricercari per violoncello solo |
vc, vc bc |
1689 Bologna |
|
Gabrielli, Domenico |
2 Sonate a Violoncello solo con bc |
vc bc |
1680 ca |
1554? 1557? — 1612
Composer, Organist — Bologna
active 1700 — 1735
Maker — Naples
Father of Nicolo and Gennaro Gagliano.
active 1740 — 1780
Maker — Naples
Alessandro Gagliano's son, and father of Ferdinando and Giuseppe Gagliano.
active 1740 — 1780
Maker — Naples
Alessandro Gagliano's son.
active 1770 ca — 1800 ca
Maker — Naples
Nicolo Gagliano's son.
active 1770 ca — 1800 ca
Maker — Naples
Nicolo Gagliano's son.
Ivan Galamian
1903 — 1981
Violinist, Teacher, Writer
Juilliard Professor
Galamian studied violin with Lucien Capet in Paris. Settling in America, Galamian taught at the Curtis Institute and Juilliard. Galamian's students include Rabin, Zuckerman, Perlman, Zukofsky, Laredo, Steinhardt.
Writings:
Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching, 1962 New Jersey
Contemporary Violin Technique, Vol. I, Scale and Arpeggio Exercises, with Neumann, 1963 New York
Contemporary Violin Technique, Vol. II, Double and Multiple Stops, with Neumann, 1966 New York
Pierre Gaviniès
1728 — 1800
Violinist, Composer — Paris
Gaviniès became the first violin professor at the founding of the new Paris Conservatoire. Reportedly described by Viotti as the 'French Tartini', Gaviniès performed with a fiery emotion, full tone, and perfect execution. As a young man, Gaviniès was imprisoned for a year in consequence of an improper affair with a lady of the French court. Gaviniès students included Baudron, Capron, Guénin, Paisible, and Leduc.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Gaviniès |
6 Sonatas, Op. 1 |
vn bc |
1760 |
|
Gaviniès |
Recueil d'airs à 3 parties |
2vn va/vc |
1763 |
|
Gaviniès |
6 Sonatas, Op. 3 |
vn bc |
1764 |
|
Gaviniès |
6 Violin Concerti, Op. 4 |
vn w/ orch |
1764 |
|
Gaviniès |
2 Suites sur des Noëls |
vn w/ orch |
1765 ca |
|
Gaviniès |
3 Solo Sonatas (including 'Le Tombeau de Gaviniès) |
vn |
1770 ca |
|
Gaviniès |
6 Sonatas, Op. 5 |
vn bc |
1774 |
|
Gaviniès |
Les Vingt-quatre Matinées (24 Etude Caprices) |
vn |
1794 |
Francesco Saverio Geminiani
1687 — 1762
Violinist, Composer, Writer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Geminiani |
12 Sonati, Op. 1 |
vn violone hpd |
1716 London |
|
Geminiani |
6 Concerti Grossi, Op. 2 |
2vn va vc, 2vn bc |
1732 |
|
Geminiani |
6 Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 |
2vn va vc, 2vn bc |
1732 |
|
Geminiani |
12 Sonati, Op. 4 |
vn bc |
1739 London |
|
Geminiani |
6 Sonati, Op. 5 |
vc bc |
1746 Paris |
|
Geminiani |
6 Sonati, Op. 5 |
vn bc |
1746 The Hague |
|
Geminiani |
6 Concerti Grossi, Op. 7 |
2 fl bsn 2vn va vc, 2vn va bc |
1746 |
|
Geminiani |
The Rules of Playing in a True Taste, Op. 8 |
|
1748 |
|
Geminiani |
The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9 |
vn |
1751 |
|
Geminiani |
Guida Armonica Op. 10 |
|
1752 |
|
Geminiani |
The Art of Accompaniament Op. 11 |
|
1756 |
Writings:
The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9, 1751
Rules for Playing in a True Style, Op. 8, 1748
Guida Armonica, Op. 10, 1752
The Art of Accompaniment, Op. 11, 1756
George Gershwin
1898 — 1937
Composer, Pianist, Conductor
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Gershwin |
Lullaby |
string quartet |
1920 |
|
Gershwin |
Short Story (arr. w/ Dushkin) |
vn pf |
1925 |
Felice Giardini
1716 — 1796
Violinist, Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Giardini |
6 Sonates, Op. 1 |
vn bc |
1751 |
|
Giardini |
6 Duets, Op. 2 |
2vn |
1751 |
|
Giardini |
6 Sonates, Op. 3 |
vn/fl hpd |
1751 |
|
Giardini |
6 Sonates, Op. 4 |
vn bc |
1756 |
|
Giardini |
12 Sonates, Op. 6 |
vn bc |
1756 |
|
Giardini |
6 Solos, Op. 7 |
vn bc |
1759 |
|
Giardini |
12 Sonates, Op. 10 |
vn bc |
1765 |
|
Giardini |
6 Quintets, Op. 11 |
vn va vc vc/bs hpd |
1767 |
|
Giardini |
6 Duets, Op. 13 |
2vn |
1767 |
|
Giardini |
6 Duets, Op. 14 |
vn vc |
1769 |
|
Giardini |
6 Solos, Op. 16 |
vn bc |
1772 |
|
Giardini |
6 Trios, Op. 17 |
string trio |
1773 |
|
Giardini |
6 Solos, Op. 19 |
vn bc |
1770 |
|
Giardini |
6 Trios, Op. 20 |
string trio |
1778 |
|
Giardini |
6 Quartets, Op. 21 |
vn va vc hpd, 2vn va hpd |
1779 |
|
Giardini |
6 String Quartets, Op. 22 |
string quartet |
1780 |
|
Giardini |
6 Quartets, Op. 23 |
vn vn/va/ob va vc |
1782 |
|
Giardini |
6 Quartets, Op. 25 |
vn vn/fl/ob va vc |
1783 |
|
Giardini |
6 Trios, Op. 26 |
string trio |
1784 |
|
Giardini |
6 Trio Sonatas, Op. 28 |
2vn bc |
1790 |
|
Giardini |
6 String Quartets, Op. 29 |
string quartet |
1790 |
|
Giardini |
6 Trio Sonatas, Op. 30 |
2vn bc |
1790 |
|
Giardini |
2 Sonates, Op. 31 |
vn hpd/pf |
1791 |
Alberto Ginastera
1916 — 1983
Composer — Argentine
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Ginastera |
Pampeana #1, Rhapsody, Op. 16 |
vn pf |
1947 |
|
Ginastera |
String Quartet #1, Op. 20 |
string quartet |
1948 |
|
Ginastera |
Pampeana #2, Rhapsody, Op. 21 |
vc pf |
1950 |
|
Ginastera |
String Quartet #2, Op. 26 |
string quartet |
1958 |
|
Ginastera |
Piano Quintet, Op. 29 |
piano quintet |
1963 |
|
Ginastera |
Violin Concerto, Op. 30 |
vn w/ orch |
1963 |
|
Ginastera |
Cello Concerto #1, Op. 36 |
vc w/ orch |
1968 |
|
Ginastera |
String Quartet #3, Op. 40 |
string quartet |
1973 |
|
Ginastera |
Puneña #2, Op. 45 |
vc |
1976 |
|
Ginastera |
Cello Sonata, Op. 49 |
vc pf |
1979 |
|
Ginastera |
Cello Concerto #2, Op. 50 |
vc w/ orch |
1981 |
Joseph Gingold
Born 1909
Violinist, Teacher
Joseph Gingold studied violin with Auer and Ysaÿe. Gingold's students include Silverstein, Laredo, Bell, and many other active artists.
Philip Glass
Born 1937
Composer — American
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Glass |
String Quartet #1 |
string quartet |
1966 |
|
Glass |
Head On |
piano trio |
1967 |
|
Glass |
Strung Out |
amped vn |
1967 |
|
Glass |
Violin Solo Music from 'Einstein on the Beach' |
vn |
1975 |
|
Glass |
Fourth Series, pt 3 |
clr vn |
1979 |
|
Glass |
String Quartet #2, Company |
string quartet |
1983 |
|
Glass |
String Quartet #3, Mishima |
string quartet |
1985 |
|
Glass |
Prelude to the Endgame |
bs 4timp |
1986 |
|
Glass |
Violin Concerto |
vn w/ orch |
1987 |
|
Glass |
String Quartet #4, Boczak |
string quartet |
1989 |
|
Glass |
String Quartet #5 |
string quartet |
1992 |
Alexander Konstantovich Glazunov
1865 — 1936
Russian Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Glazunov |
Quartet #1, Op. 1 |
string quartet |
1882 |
|
Glazunov |
Quartet #2, Op. 10 |
string quartet |
1884 |
|
Glazunov |
5 Novelettes, Op. 15 |
string quartet |
1886 |
|
Glazunov |
Elegie, Op. 17 |
vc pf |
1887 |
|
Glazunov |
2 Morceaux, Op. 20 |
vc w/ orch |
1888 |
|
Glazunov |
Quartet #3, Slavonic, Op. 26 |
string quartet |
1888 |
|
Glazunov |
Meditation, Op. 32 |
vn pf |
1891 |
|
Glazunov |
Suite, Op. 35 |
string quartet |
1891 |
|
Glazunov |
String Quintet, Op. 39 |
cello quintet |
1892 |
|
Glazunov |
Elegie, Op. 44 |
va pf |
1893 |
|
Glazunov |
Quartet #4, Op. 64 |
string quartet |
1894 |
|
Glazunov |
Quartet #5, Op. 70 |
string quartet |
1898 |
|
Glazunov |
Chant du Ménéstrel, Op. 71 |
vc w/ orch |
1900 |
|
Glazunov |
Violin Concerto, Op. 82 |
vn w/ orch |
1904 |
|
Glazunov |
Mazurka-oberek |
vn pf, vn w/ orch |
1917 |
|
Glazunov |
Quartet #6, Op. 106 |
string quartet |
1921 |
|
Glazunov |
Elegy in Memory of Belyayev, Op. 105 |
string quartet |
1928 |
|
Glazunov |
Quartet #7, Hommage au passé, Op. 107 |
string quartet |
1930 |
|
Glazunov |
Concerto-Ballata, Op. 108 |
vc w/ orch |
1931 |
Reinhold Glière
1875 — 1956
Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Glière |
String Sextet, Op. 1 |
string sextet |
1900 |
|
Glière |
String Quartet #1, Op. 2 |
string quartet |
1900 |
|
Glière |
Romance, Op. 3 |
vn pf |
1902 |
|
Glière |
Ballad Op. 4 |
vc pf |
1902 |
|
Glière |
String Octet, Op. 5 |
string octet |
1900 |
|
Glière |
String Sextet, Op. 7 |
string sextet |
1902 |
|
Glière |
String Quartet #2, Op. 20 |
string quartet |
1905 |
|
Glière |
2 Pieces, Op. 32 |
bs pf |
1908 |
|
Glière |
8 Pieces, Op. 39 |
vn vc |
1909 |
|
Glière |
12 Easy Pieces, Op. 45 |
vn vc |
1909 |
|
Glière |
12 Pieces, Op. 51 |
vc pf |
1910 |
|
Glière |
10 Duos, Op. 53 |
2vc |
1911 |
|
Glière |
7 Instructive Pieces, Op. 54 |
vn pf |
1911 |
|
Glière |
String Quartet #3, Op. 67 |
string quartet |
1928 |
|
Glière |
String Quartet #4, Op. 83 |
string quartet |
1946 |
|
Glière |
Cello Concerto |
vc w/ orch |
1946 |
|
Glière |
Violin Concerto |
vn w/ orch |
1956 |
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
1804 — 1857
Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Glinka |
String Quartet |
string quartet |
1824 |
|
Glinka |
Sonata |
va pf |
1828 |
|
Glinka |
String Quartet |
string quartet |
1830 |
|
Glinka |
Divertimento on Themes of Bellini |
string quartet and bs |
1832 |
|
Glinka |
Serenata |
va vc bs hrn bsn harp pf |
1832 |
Christoph Willibald Gluck
1714 — 1787
Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Gluck |
6 Sonatas |
2vn bc |
1746 |
Matteo Gofriller
1659 — 1742
Maker — Venetian
1720 Violin
Károly Goldmark
1830 — 1915
Violinist, Composer
Goldmark studied violin with Boehm at the Vienna Conservatoire.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Goldmark |
Piano Trio, Op. 4 |
piano trio |
1859 |
|
Goldmark |
Quartet, Op. 8 |
string quartet |
1860 |
|
Goldmark |
Quintet, Op. 9 |
string quintet |
1862 |
|
Goldmark |
Suite, Op. 11 |
vn pf |
1869 |
|
Goldmark |
Violin Sonata, Op. 25 |
vn pf |
1874 |
|
Goldmark |
Violin Concerto, Op. 28 |
string quartet |
1877 |
|
Goldmark |
Piano Quintet, Op. 30 |
piano quintet |
1880 ca |
|
Goldmark |
Piano Trio, Op. 33 |
piano trio |
1880 |
|
Goldmark |
Cello Sonata, Op. 39 |
vc pf |
1892 |
|
Goldmark |
Suite, Op. 43 |
vn pf |
1893 |
|
Goldmark |
Romanze |
vn pf |
1913 |
|
Goldmark |
Ballade |
vn pf |
1913 |
|
Goldmark |
Piano Quintet, Op. 54 |
piano quintet |
1916 |
Henryk Górecki
born 1933
Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Górecki |
Variations, Op. 4 |
vn pf |
1956 |
|
Górecki |
Sonatina in one movement, Op. 8 |
vn pf |
1956 |
|
Górecki |
Sonata, Op. 10 |
2vn |
1957 |
|
Górecki |
Chorale in the Form of a Canon |
string quartet |
1961 |
|
Górecki |
Genesis I: Elementi, Op. 19 #1 |
string trio |
1962 |
|
Górecki |
3 Little Pieces, Op. 37 |
vn pf |
1977 |
|
Górecki |
Lullabies and Dances, Op. 47 |
vn pf |
1982 |
|
Górecki |
Music of the Larks, Op. 53 |
clr vc pf |
1986 |
|
Górecki |
Quartet #1, Already it is Dusk, Op. 62 |
string quartet |
1988 |
|
Górecki |
Quartet #2, Quasi Una Fantasia, Op. 64 |
string quartet |
1991 |
|
Górecki |
Little Fantasia, Op. 73 |
vn pf |
1997 |
Francois-Joseph Gossec
1734 — 1829
Composer, Violinist, Bassist
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Gossec |
6 Sonatas, Op. 1 |
2vn bc |
1753 |
|
Gossec |
6 Sonatas, Op. 2 |
2(vn/fl) bc |
1754 |
|
Gossec |
6 Duets, Op. 7 |
2vn |
1765 |
|
Gossec |
6 Trios, Op. 9 |
2vn bc and ad lib 2hrn |
1766 |
|
Gossec |
6 Quartets, Op. 14 |
vn/fl vn va vc/bs/bc |
1769 |
|
Gossec |
6 Quartets, Op. 15 |
2vn va vc/bs/bc |
1772 |
|
Gossec |
3 Duets, Op. 31 |
vn vc |
1791 |
Enrique Granados
1867 — 1916
Composer, Pianist
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Granados |
Piano Trio |
piano trio |
1894 |
|
Granados |
Piano Quintet |
piano quintet |
1895 |
|
Granados |
Trova |
vc pf |
1915 |
active 1685 — 1726
Maker — Milan
Grancino taught violin making to Testore.
1704 ca — 1759
Composer
1703 ca — 1771
Violinist, Composer
The violinist among the Graun brothers, Johann studied with Pisendel and Tartini. J. S. Bach sent his son, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach to study with Graun.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Graun |
6 Sonatas |
vn bc |
1726 |
Edvard Grieg
1843 — 1907
Composer — Norwegian
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Grieg |
Violin Sonata #1, Op. 8 |
vn pf |
1865 |
|
Grieg |
Intermezzo |
vc pf |
1866 |
|
Grieg |
Violin Sonata #2, Op. 13 |
vn pf |
1867 |
|
Grieg |
March: At the Matching Game |
vn pf |
1867 |
|
Grieg |
Quartet, Op. 27 |
string quartet |
1870 ca |
|
Grieg |
Cello Sonata, Op. 36 |
vc pf |
1883 |
|
Grieg |
Violin Sonata #3, Op. 45 |
vn pf |
1887 |
Arthur Grumiaux
1921 — 1986
Violinist
Arthur Grumiaux studied violin with Enescu.
Friedrich Wilhelm Grützmacher
1832 — 1903
Cellist, Composer, Transcriber
Grützmacher studied cello with Dreschler. Later, Grützmacher played in the David String Quartet. Grützmacher put forward a 'Boccherini's Concerto in b-Flat', pastiched from four different sources, which is still played today.
Writings:
Daily Exercises, 1909
Hohe Schule des Violoncellspiels, 1891 Leipzig
Giovanni Battista Guadagnini
1711 ca — 1786
Maker — Piacenza, Milan, Cremona, Parma, Turin
With the dealer Count Cozio di Salabue, Guadagnini made the first attempt at a written history of violin making
1626 — 1698
Maker — Cremona
Andrea, an aprentice of Nicolo Amati, was the first of the great Guarneri family of makers. Andrea was the father of Peter of Mantua and Filius Andrea Guarneri.
Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri a.k.a. Del Gesu
1698 — 1744
Maker — Cremona
Del Gesu
Known as 'Del Gesu', Bartolomeo Guarneri is the only true rival to Stradivarius. Many of history's greatest players have favored a 'Del Gesu' instrument. The sons of 'Filius Andrea', Del Gesu and his brother 'Peter of Venice', were the third generation of Guarneri makers.
Famous violins:
The Ole Bull, 1744
The De Beriot, 1744 ca
The Canon, 1742, Paganini's violin
The Alard, 1742
The Lord Wilton, 1742 (played by Menuhin)
The Spagnoletti, 1734
The Kreisler, 1733
The Vieuxtemps
Pietro Guarneri a.k.a. Peter of Venice
1695 — 1762
Maker
Peter of Venice
The sons of Filius Andrea, Peter of Venice and Del Gesu, , were the third generation in the Guarneri family of makers.
Pietro Giovanni Guarneri a.k.a Peter of Mantua
1655 — 1720
Maker
Peter of Mantua
Peter of Mantua and his brother Filius Andrea, the sons of Andrea Guarneri, were the second generation in the great Guarneri family of makers.
Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Guarneri a.k.a. Filius Andrea
1666 — 1739
Maker — Cremona
Filius Andrea
Filius Andrea and his brother Peter of Mantua, the sons of Andrea Guarneri, were the second generation in the great Guarneri family of makers. Filius Andrea was father to Peter of Venice and the great Del Gesu.
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