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Francois Habeneck

            1781 — 1849

            Violinist, Conductor, Teacher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initially self-taught, Habeneck studied with Baillot and eventually succeeded him as professor at the Paris Conservatoire.  Habeneck's students include Leonard, Alard, and Sarasate.  Habeneck played in the Armingaud Quartet.

Writings:

Méthode théorique et pratique de violon.... , 1835 ca Paris

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Habeneck

3 Etudes or Caprices

vn

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ida Haendel

            born 1928

            Violinist

 

 

Ida Haendel studied violin with Carl Flesch.

 

 

 

 

 

George Frideric Handel

            1685 — 1759

            Composer, Organist, Violinist, Oboist

            The Great Hanover Master

 

        Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a very young child, Handel practiced keyboard in secret, against his father's strong opposition.  At seven years of age, Handel's talent came to the attention of the Duke of Saxe Weissenfels, who gently intervened with the father.  Now freed to openly study music, Handel became the student of the organist at the cathedral in Halle.  With Zachau, Handel studied organ, harpsichord, violin, oboe, and composition.

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Handel

Sonates for Treble Instruments, as Op. 1

treble solo w/ bc

1722 Amsterdam

Handel

Sonates for Treble Instruments, as Op. 1

treble solo w/ bc

1732 London

Handel

Sonates for 2 Treble Instruments, as Op. 2

2 trebles and continuo

1733 London

Handel

Concerto Grosso in Bb, #1 in Op. 3

2rec 2ob 2bsn vn w/ orch

1734 London

Handel

Concerto Grosso in Bb, #2 in Op. 3

2ob 2vn 2vc w/ orch

1734 London

Handel

Concerto Grosso in G, #3 in Op. 3

2fl/ob 2vn w/ orch

1734 London

Handel

Concerto Grosso in F, Original #4 in Op. 3

vn w/ orch

1734 London

Handel

Grand Concerto in G, #1 in Op. 6

2vn vc w/ orch

1740 London

Handel

Grand Concerto in F, #2 in Op. 6

2vn vc w/ orch

1740 London

Handel

Grand Concerto in e, #3 in Op. 6

2vn vc w/ orch

1740 London

Handel

Grand Concerto in a, #4 in Op. 6

2vn vc w/ orch

1740 London

Handel

Grand Concerto in D, #5 in Op. 6

2vn vc w/ orch

1740 London

Handel

Grand Concerto in g, #6 in Op. 6

2vn vc w/ orch

1740 London

Handel

Grand Concerto in Bb, #7 in Op. 6

2vn vc w/ orch

1740 London

Handel

Grand Concerto in c, #8 in Op. 6

2vn vc w/ orch

1740 London

Handel

Grand Concerto in F, #9 in Op. 6

2vn vc w/ orch

1740 London

Handel

Grand Concerto in d, #10 in Op. 6

2vn vc w/ orch

1740 London

Handel

Grand Concerto in A, #11 in Op. 6

2vn vc w/ orch

1740 London

Handel

Grand Concerto in b, #12 in Op. 6

2vn vc w/ orch

1740 London

Notes:

The traditional set of Six Violin Sonatas still commonly circulated was hobbled together from separate sources.  Three of these Sonatas were originally published in a larger collection labeled Op. 1, Sonates for Flute, Violin, or Oboe with Basso Continuo, published by Roger in Amsterdam, around 1722.  Walsh in England then republished the Op. 1 set in 1732 as Solos for a German Flute, a Oboe or Violin With Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord or Bass Violin.  But Walsh substituted different sonatas for #14 and #15 in the Roger set.  These two substitutes also became part of the later Six Violin Sonatas.  The  D major sonata was not published until it was introduced in the 19th century Handel-Gesellschaft as part its Op. 1.

 

 

 

 

 

John Harbison

            born 1938

            Composer, Conductor

 

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Harbison

Sinfonia

vn w/orch

1963

Harbison

Piano Trio

piano trio

1969

Harbison

Bermuda Triangle

vc(amped) sax org

1970

Harbison

Die Kürze

fl clr vn vc pf

1970

Harbison

Snow Country

string quartet and ob

1979

Harbison

Piano Quintet

piano quintet

1981

Harbison

Variations

clr vc pf

1982

Harbison

Songs of Solitude

vn

1985

Harbison

Twilight Music

vn hrn pf

1985

Harbison

Quartet #1

string quartet

1985

Harbison

Violin Concerto

vn w/orch

1980 rv 1987

Harbison

Quartet #2

string quartet

1987

Harbison

Fantasy Duo

vn pf

1988

Harbison

November 19, 1828

piano quartet

1988

Harbison

Viola Concerto

va w/ orch

1989

Harbison

Quartet #3

string quartet

1987

Harbison

14 Fabled Folk Songs

vn marimba

1992

Harbison

Suite

vc

1993

Harbison

Cello Concerto

vc w/ orch

1993

 

 

 

 

 

Roy Harris

            1889 — 1979

            Composer — American

 

          Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roy Harris studied composition with Nadia Boulanger.

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Harris

Impressions of a Rainy day (lost?)

string quartet

1925

Harris

Concerto

string quartet and clr pf

1926

Harris

Quartet #1

string quartet

1929

Harris

Concerto

string sextet

1932

Harris

Quartet #2

string quartet

1933

Harris

Four Minutes-20 Seconds

string quartet and fl

1934

Harris

Piano Trio

piano trio

1934

Harris

Poem (lost?)

vn pf

1935

Harris

Piano Quintet

piano quintet

1936

Harris

Quartet #3, 4 Preludes and Fugues

string quartet

1937

Harris

Soliloquy and Dance

va pf

1938

Harris

String Quintet

string quintet

1940

Harris

4 Charming Little Pieces

vn pf

1941

Harris

Violin Sonata

vn pf

1941

Harris

Elegy and Paen

va w/ orch

1948

Harris

Violin Concerto

vn w/ orch

1949

Harris

Cello Sonata

vc pf

1964

Harris

Childhood Memories of Ocean Moods

string quartet and bs pf

1966

Harris

Duo (revision of the Sonata)

vc pf

1968

 

 

 

 

 

Beatrice Harrison

            1892 — 1965

            Cellist

 

 

 

 

 

Lou Harrison

            born 1917

            Composer

 

         Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lou Harrison studied composition with Henry Cowell.

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Harrison

France 1917 - Spain 1937

string quartet and 2perc

1937

Harrison

Air

vn zheng gender

1940

Harrison

Fragment from Calamus

string quartet and Baritone

1946

Harrison

String Trio

string trio

1946

Harrison

Suite #2

string quartet

1948

Harrison

Suite

vc harp

1949

Harrison

Songs in the Forest

fl vn pf vib

1951

Harrison

Suite

vn pf w/ orch

1951

Harrison

Praise for the Beauty of Hummingbirds

fl 2vn celest perc

1952

Harrison

Concerto

vn 5perc

1959

Harrison

Concerto in Selendro

3kbd vn 2perc

1961

Harrison

Solo Sonata

vn

1962