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M…
Violist
Writings:
Modern Viola Method
Giovanni Paolo Maggini
1590 ca — 1632 ca
Maker
The leading Brescian master.
Biagio Marini
1587 — 1665
Violinist, Composer — Brescian
Touring even to Düsseldorf and Brussels, Marini actively performed throughout northern Italy, Brescia, Padua, Milan, Ferrara, Parma, and Venice. Early in his career, Marini played under Monteverdi at Saint Marks in Venice.
Marini's music, like Biber's, shows that from the earliest days the violin lent itself to technical display. Marini makes ample use of effects, scordatura, and double stops.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Marini, Biagio |
Affetti Musicali, Op. 1 |
1-2vn bc |
1617 Venice |
|
Marini, Biagio |
Per le musiche di camera concerti, a 4-6, Op. 7 |
4-6 instruments |
1624 Venice |
|
Marini, Biagio |
Sonate, Symphonie... e retornelli, a 1-6, Op. 8 |
1-6 instruments |
1629 Venice |
|
Marini, Biagio |
Compositioni varie per musica de camera, Op. 13 |
2-5voice 2vn bc |
1641 Venice |
|
Marini, Biagio |
Salmi per tutte le solennità dell'anno concertati nel moderno stile, Op. 18 |
1-3voice vn bc |
1653 Venice |
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg
1718 — 1795
Theorist
Writings:
Abhandlung von der Fuge, 1753-54
'Treatise on the Fugue'
Martin Marsick
1848 — 1924
Violinist, Teacher
Marsick studied violin with Massart, Leonard, and Joachim. Later Marsick became violin professor at the Paris Conservatoire. Marsick's students include Thibaud, Enescu, and Flesch.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Marsick |
Rêverie, Op. 4 |
vn pf |
1879 |
|
Marsick |
2 Morceaux, Op. 6 |
vn pf |
1879 |
|
Marsick |
3 Pièces, Op. 8 |
vn pf |
1882 |
|
Marsick |
2me Rêverie, Op. 15 |
vn w/ pf/string quartet |
1885 |
|
Marsick |
Songe, Op. 16 |
vn w/ pf/orch |
1891 |
|
Marsick |
Tarantelle, Op. 19 |
vn pf |
1897 |
|
Marsick |
Nocturne, Op. 20 |
vn pf |
1897 |
|
Marsick |
Poeme de mai: Rêve, Espoirs, Tendre aveu, Op. 21, Op. 22, Op. 23 |
vn pf |
1898 |
|
Marsick |
Poeme d'été, Op. 24 |
vn pf |
1900 |
|
Marsick |
Eureka! J'ai trouvé |
vn |
1906 |
|
Marsick |
Quatour, Op. 43 |
piano quartet |
1913 |
|
Marsick |
La Grammaire du violon |
vn |
1924 |
Padre Martini a.k.a Giovanni Battista Martini
1706 — 1959
Theorist, Teacher, Violinist — Bologna
Writings:
Esemplare o sia saggio fondamentle prattico di contrappunto fugato, 1775
A Fundamental and Practical Essay on Fugal Counterpoint
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Martini, 'Padre' G. B. |
Violin Concerto in F |
vn w/ orch |
|
|
Martini, 'Padre' G. B. |
Cello Concerto |
vc w/ orch |
|
|
Martini, 'Padre' G. B. |
Concertante |
vn ob vc w/ orch |
|
Bohuslav Martinu
1890 — 1959
Composer, Violinist
While known as composer, Martinu did work as a violinist, and he violin studied with Suk.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Martinu |
The Three Riders |
string quartet |
1903 ca |
|
Martinu |
Church Festival |
fl 3vn va 2vc db |
1907 |
|
Martinu |
Elégie |
vn pf |
1909 |
|
Martinu |
Romance |
vn pf |
1910 |
|
Martinu |
Concerto |
vn pf |
1910 |
|
Martinu |
Piano Quintet |
piano quintet |
1911 |
|
Martinu |
Berceuse |
vn pf |
1911 |
|
Martinu |
Adagio |
vn pf |
1911 |
|
Martinu |
2 Nocturnes |
string quartet |
1912 |
|
Martinu |
Andante |
string quartet |
1912 |
|
Martinu |
Phantasie |
vn pf |
1912 |
|
Martinu |
Quartet |
string quartet |
1917 |
|
Martinu |
Quartet #1, The French |
string quartet |
1918 |
|
Martinu |
Sonata in C |
vn pf |
1919 |
|
Martinu |
String Trio #1 |
string trio |
1923 |
|
Martinu |
Quartet |
clr hrn vc drum |
1924 |
|
Martinu |
Concertino |
vc w/ wind orch |
1924 |
|
Martinu |
Concerto da camera |
clr hrn drum vc |
1924 |
|
Martinu |
Nonet |
string trio and pf wind quintet |
1925 |
|
Martinu |
Quartet #2 |
string quartet |
1925 |
|
Martinu |
Sonata in d |
vn pf |
1926 |
|
Martinu |
Duo #1 |
vn vc |
1927 |
|
Martinu |
Impromptu |
vn pf |
1927 |
|
Martinu |
La revue de cuisine |
clr bsn tpt vn vc pf |
1927 |
|
Martinu |
String Quintet |
string quintet |
1925 |
|
Martinu |
Quartet #3 |
string quartet |
1929 |
|
Martinu |
5 pièces brèves |
vn pf |
1929 |
|
Martinu |
Etude faciles |
2vn |
1930 |
|
Martinu |
Ariette |
vn/vc pf |
1930 |
|
Martinu |
Violin Sonata #1 |
vn pf |
1930 |
|
Martinu |
4 Nocturnes |
vc pf |
1930 |
|
Martinu |
6 Pastorales |
vc pf |
1930 |
|
Martinu |
Suite Miniature |
vc pf |
1930 |
|
Martinu |
Cello Concerto #1 |
vc w/ orch |
1930 rv1955 |
|
Martinu |
Piano Trio #1 |
piano trio |
1930 |
|
Martinu |
Sonatina |
2vn pf |
1930 |
|
Martinu |
Les rondes |
ob clr bsn 2vn pf |
1930 |
|
Martinu |
7 Arabesques, Etudes rhythmiques |
vn/vc pf |
1931 |
|
Martinu |
Concerto for Quartet |
string quartet w/ orch |
1931 |
|
Martinu |
Sonata |
2vn pf |
1932 |
|
Martinu |
String Sextet |
string sextet |
1932 |
|
Martinu |
Violin Sonata #2 |
vn pf |
1932 |
|
Martinu |
Serenade #1 |
clr hrn 3vn va |
1932 |
|
Martinu |
Serenade #2 |
2vn va |
1932 |
|
Martinu |
Serenade #3 |
ob clr 4vn vc |
1932 |
|
Martinu |
String Sextet |
string sextet |
1932 |
|
Martinu |
2 Concertinos |
piano trio w/ orch |
1933 |
|
Martinu |
Piano Quintet #1 |
piano quintet |
1933 |
|
Martinu |
Violin Concerto #1 |
vn w/ orch |
1933 |
|
Martinu |
String Trio #2 |
string trio |
1934 |
|
Martinu |
4 Intermezzos |
vn pf |
1937 |
|
Martinu |
Sonata |
fl vn pf |
1937 |
|
Martinu |
Trio |
fl vn bsn |
1937 |
|
Martinu |
Sonatina |
vn pf |
1937 |
|
Martinu |
Quartet #4 |
string quartet |
1937 |
|
Martinu |
Quartet #5 |
string quartet |
1938 |
|
Martinu |
Cello Sonata #1 |
vc pf |
1939 |
|
Martinu |
Promenades |
fl vn hpd |
1939 |
|
Martinu |
Bergerettes |
piano trio |
1939 |
|
Martinu |
Cello Sonata #2 |
vc pf |
1941 |
|
Martinu |
Variations on a Theme of Rossini |
vc pf |
1942 |
|
Martinu |
Madrigal-Sonata |
fl vn pf |
1942 |
|
Martinu |
Piano Quartet |
piano quartet |
1942 |
|
Martinu |
5 Madrigal Stanzas |
vn pf |
1943 |
|
Martinu |
Violin Concerto #2 |
vn w/ orch |
1943 |
|
Martinu |
Piano Quintet #2 |
piano quintet |
1944 |
|
Martinu |
Violin Sonata #3 |
vn pf |
1944 |
|
Martinu |
Trio |
fl vc pf |
1944 |
|
Martinu |
Cello Concerto #2 |
vc w/ orch |
1945 |
|
Martinu |
Fantasia, Theremin |
string quartet and ob pf |
1945 |
|
Martinu |
Rhapsodie Tchéque |
vn pf |
1945 |
|
Martinu |
Quartet #6 |
string quartet |
1946 |
|
Martinu |
Quartet #7, Concerto de camera |
string quartet |
1947 |
|
Martinu |
Quartet |
ob vn vc pf |
1947 |
|
Martinu |
Mazurka-Nocturne |
ob 2vn vc |
1949 |
|
Martinu |
Symphonia Concertante |
ob bsn vn vc w/ orch |
1949 |
|
Martinu |
Duo #1, 3 Madrigals |
vn va |
1950 |
|
Martinu |
Duo #2 |
vn va |
1950 |
|
Martinu |
Piano Trio #2 |
piano trio |
1950 |
|
Martinu |
Piano Trio #3 |
piano trio |
1951 |
|
Martinu |
Serenade |
string trio and 2clr |
1951 |
|
Martinu |
Stowe Pastorals |
5rec clr 2vn vc |
1951 |
|
Martinu |
Cello Sonata #3 |
vc pf |
1952 |
|
Martinu |
Viola Sonata |
va pf |
1955 |
|
Martinu |
Duo #2 |
vn vc |
1958 |
|
Martinu |
Pièce |
2vc |
1959 |
|
Martinu |
Musique de chambre #1 |
clr vn va vc harp pf |
1959 |
|
Martinu |
Nonet |
string trio and db wind quintet |
1959 |
|
Martinu |
Variations on a Slavic Folksong |
vc pf |
1959 |
Lambert Joseph Massart
1811 — 1892
Violinist, Teacher — Belgium School
Studied privately with Kreutzer, and became a greatly influential violin professor at the Paris Conservatoire. Among his students were the famous virtuosos, Henryk Wieniawski, Pablo Sarasate, and Fritz Kreisler. Further, he produced a generation of significant teachers, including Marsick.
Writings:
L'Art de travaillier les Etudes de Kreutzer
Etudes pour le Violon
Jacques-Féréol Mazas
1781 — 1849
Violinist
Mazas studied violin with Baillot.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Mazas |
Violin Concerto |
vn w/ orch |
1809 |
|
Mazas |
Etudes Brillante, Op. 36 |
vn |
|
|
Mazas |
6 Duets, Op. 39 |
2vn |
|
|
Mazas |
6 Little Duets, Op. 46 |
2vn |
|
|
Mazas |
12 Little Duets, Op. 38 |
2vn |
|
|
Mazas |
Bibliothéque du violiste: I, Op. 60 |
vn w/ pf,vn,various |
|
|
Mazas |
Bibliothéque du violiste: II, Op. 61 |
vn w/ pf,vn,various |
|
|
Mazas |
Bibliothéque du violiste: III, Op. 62 |
vn w/ pf,vn,various |
|
|
Mazas |
Bibliothéque du violiste: IV, Op. 63 |
vn w/ pf,vn,various |
|
|
Mazas |
Bibliothéque du violiste: V, Op. 64 |
vn w/ pf,vn,various |
|
|
Mazas |
Bibliothéque du violiste: VI, Op. 65 |
vn w/ pf,vn,various |
|
|
Mazas |
Bibliothéque du violiste: VII, Op. 66 |
vn w/ pf,vn,various |
|
|
Mazas |
Bibliothéque du violiste: VIII, Op. 67 |
vn w/ pf,vn,various |
|
|
Mazas |
12 Little Duets, Op. 70 |
2vn |
|
|
Mazas |
L'école du violoniste |
vn |
1839 |
Writings:
Méthode de violon suivie d'un traité des sons harmoniques d'après le système de Paganini, Op. 34, 1830 Paris
Méthode complète de violon
Traité des sons harmoniques en simple double cordes , Op. 33
Lambert Meerts
1800 — 1863
Violinist
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Meerts |
12 Studies |
vn |
|
Felix Bartholdy-Mendelssohn
1809 — 1847
Composer, Pianist, Conductor, Revivalist, Teacher, Writer
Like Beethoven, Mendelssohn's music making stands on thoroughly grounded classical foundations, but points forward to romanticism. Mendelssohn exerted a huge influence through composing, conducting, and by founding the Leipzig Conservatory. Mendelssohn promoted the modern practice of performing a mix of new and historical works. Mendelssohn collaborated and performed with his good friend, violinist, Ferdinand David.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Mendelssohn |
Allegro |
vn pf |
1820 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Andante |
vn pf |
1820 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Movement |
vn pf |
1820 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Fugue |
vn pf |
1820 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Piece |
vn pf |
1820 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Minuet |
vn pf |
1820 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Theme and Variations |
vn pf |
1820 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Trio |
vn va pf |
1820 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Violin Sonata in F |
vn pf |
1820 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Violin Sonata in d |
vn pf |
1820 |
|
Mendelssohn |
3 Fugues |
vn pf |
1820 |
|
Mendelssohn |
15 Fugues |
string quartet |
1821 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Piano Quartet in d |
piano quartet |
1822 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Piano Quartet #1, Op. 1 |
piano quartet |
1822 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Violin Concerto in d |
vn w/ strings |
1822 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Double Concerto |
vn pf w/ strings |
1823 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Quartet in Eb |
string quartet |
1823 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Violin Sonata, Op. 4 |
vn pf |
1823 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Piano Quartet #2, Op. 2 |
piano quartet |
1823 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Viola Sonata in c |
va pf |
1824 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Piano Sextet, Op. 110 |
string quartet and db pf |
1824 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Piano Quartet #3, Op. 3 |
piano quartet |
1825 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Octet, Op. 20 |
double quartet |
1825 |
|
Mendelssohn |
String Quintet #1, Op. 18 |
viola quintet |
1826 rv1832 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Fugue, Op. 81 #4 |
string quartet |
1827 |
|
Mendelssohn |
String Quartet #2, Op. 13 |
string quartet |
1827 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Variations Concertante, Op. 17 |
vc pf |
1829 |
|
Mendelssohn |
String Quartet #1, Op. 12 |
string quartet |
1829 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Assai tranquillo |
vc pf |
1835 |
|
Mendelssohn |
String Quartet #3, Op. 44 #1 |
string quartet |
1838 |
|
Mendelssohn |
String Quartet #4, Op. 44 #2 |
string quartet |
1838 |
|
Mendelssohn |
String Quartet #5, Op. 44 #3 |
string quartet |
1838 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Violin Sonata in F |
vn pf |
1838 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Cello Sonata #1, Op. 45 |
vc pf |
1838 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Piano Trio #1, Op. 49 |
piano trio |
1839 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Cello Sonata #2, Op. 58 |
vc pf |
1843 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Capriccio, Op. 81 #3 |
string quartet |
1843 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Violin Concerto, Op. 64 |
vn w/ orch |
1844 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Piano Trio #2, Op. 66 |
piano trio |
1845 |
|
Mendelssohn |
String Quintet #2, Op. 87 |
viola quintet |
1845 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Songs without Words, Op. 109 |
vc pf |
1845 |
|
Mendelssohn |
String Quartet #6, Op. 80 |
string quartet |
1847 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Andante Sostenuto and Variations, Op. 81 #1 |
string quartet |
1843 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Scherzo, Op. 81 #2 |
string quartet |
1843 |
Gian Carlo Menotti
born 1911
Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Menotti |
4 Pieces |
string quartet |
1936 |
|
Menotti |
Trio for a House-warming party |
fl vc pf |
1936 |
|
Menotti |
Violin Concerto |
vn w/ orch |
1952 |
|
Menotti |
Concerto for three trios |
pf harp perc - ob clr bsn - vn va vc - w/ orch |
1970 |
|
Menotti |
Suite |
2vc pf |
1973 |
|
Menotti |
Fantasia |
vc w/ orch |
1983 |
|
Menotti |
Cantilena e scherzo |
string quartet and harp |
1977 |
|
Menotti |
Bass Concerto |
db w/ orch |
1983 |
|
Menotti |
Trio |
vn clr pf |
1996 |
Yehudi Menuhin
1916 — 1999
Violinist, Writer, Teacher
child of the world
Menuhin studied violin with Persinger and Enescu.
Writings:
Violin: Six Lessons with Yehudi Menuhin (1971)
Unfinished Journey, 1977 London
The Complete Violinist, 1986 New York
Menuhin and Primrose: Violin and Viola, 1976 London
Vencenzio Merighi
born 1795
Cellist
Founder of the Lombardian School
Merighi became professor at the Milan Conservatoire, teaching Alexander Pezze, Gugliemo Quarenghi, and Alfredo Piatti.
Olivier Messiaen
1908 — 1992
Composer, Organist
An ornithologist, Messiaen sometimes incorporates bird song. After graduating from the Paris Conservatoire with four first prizes, Messiaen worked as Organist at La Trinité church in Paris for more than 40 years. His compositions often reflect a deeply religious nature.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Messiaen |
La mortdu nombre |
soprano tenor vn pf |
1930 |
|
Messiaen |
Fugue sur un sujet de Georges Hüe |
4 part |
1931 |
|
Messiaen |
Theme and Variations |
vn pf |
1932 |
|
Messiaen |
Mass |
8soprano 4vn |
1933 |
|
Messiaen |
Fnatasie |
vn pf |
1933 |
|
Messiaen |
Quartet for the End of Time |
clr vn vc pf |
1940 |
|
Messiaen |
Chant donné |
4 part |
1953 |
|
Messiaen |
Piece |
piano quintet |
1991 |
|
Messiaen |
Concert à quatre |
fl ob vc pf w/ orch |
1992 |
Darius Milhaud
1892 — 1974
Composer
One of ‘Les Six’. Jazz influenced. Taught in alternating years at Mills College and the Paris Conservatoire. Milhaud was one of the founders of the Aspen Music Festival. Milhaud's composition students included Steve Reich and Morton Subotnik. As opposed to atonality, Milhaud favors polytonality as a "tonal, melodic antidote to the disintegration of the diatonic system".
The 2 quartets of 1948 are composed to be played separately or together as counterpoint.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Milhaud |
Sonata #1, Op. 3 |
vn pf |
1911 |
|
Milhaud |
Sonata, Op. 15 |
vn pf |
1914 |
|
Milhaud |
Le Printemps, Op. 18 |
vn pf |
1914 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #1, Op. 5 |
string quartet |
1912 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #2, Op. 16 |
string quartet |
1915 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #3, Latil, Op. 32 |
string quartet and voice |
1916 |
|
Milhaud |
Violin Sonata #2, Op. 40 |
vn pf |
1917 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #4, Op. 46 |
string quartet |
1918 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #5, Op. 64 |
string quartet |
1920 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #6, Op. 77 |
string quartet |
1922 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #7, Op. 87 |
string quartet |
1925 |
|
Milhaud |
Impromptu, Op. 91 |
vn pf |
1926 |
|
Milhaud |
Violin Concerto #1, Op. 93 |
vn w/ orch |
1927 |
|
Milhaud |
3 caprices de Paganini, Op. 97 |
vn pf |
1927 |
|
Milhaud |
Viola Concerto #1, Op. 108 |
va w/ orch |
1929 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #8, Op. 121 |
string quartet |
1932 |
|
Milhaud |
Cello Concerto #1, Op. 136 |
vc w/ orch |
1934 |
|
Milhaud |
Concertino de Printemps, Op. 135 |
vn w/ chamber orch |
1934 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #9, Op. 140 |
string quartet |
1935 |
|
Milhaud |
Suite, Op. 157b |
clr vn pf |
1936 |
|
Milhaud |
Concerto, Op. 197 |
fl vn w/ orch |
1939 |
|
Milhaud |
Le reine de Saba, Op. 207 |
string quartet |
1939 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #10, Op. 218 |
string quartet |
1940 |
|
Milhaud |
Sonatina, Op. 221 |
2vn |
1940 |
|
Milhaud |
Sonatine à 3, Op. 221b |
string trio |
1940 |
|
Milhaud |
Sonatina, Op. 226 |
vn va |
1941 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #11, Op. 232 |
string quartet |
1942 |
|
Milhaud |
Suite anglaise, Op. 234 |
harmonica/vn w/ orch |
1942 |
|
Milhaud |
4 visages, Op. 238 |
vn va |
1941 |
|
Milhaud |
Sonata #1, Op. 240 |
va pf |
1944 |
|
Milhaud |
Air, Op. 242 |
va w/ orch |
1944 |
|
Milhaud |
Sonata #2, Op. 240 |
va pf |
1944 |
|
Milhaud |
Elégie, Op. 251 |
va pf |
1945 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #12, Op. 252 |
string quartet |
1945 |
|
Milhaud |
Cello Concerto #2, Op. 255 |
vc w/ orch |
1945 |
|
Milhaud |
Danses de Jacaremirim, Op. 256 |
vn pf |
1945 |
|
Milhaud |
Sonata, Op. 257 |
vn hpd |
1945 |
|
Milhaud |
Duo, Op. 258 |
2vn |
1945 |
|
Milhaud |
Farandoleurs, Op. 262 |
vn pf |
1946 |
|
Milhaud |
Violin Concerto #2, Op. 263 |
vn w/ orch |
1946 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #13, Op. 268 |
string quartet |
1946 |
|
Milhaud |
String Trio, Op. 274 |
string trio |
1947 |
|
Milhaud |
Quartets #14 and #15, separate or as Octet, Op. 291 |
string quartet, octet |
1949 |
|
Milhaud |
Les rêves de Jacob, dance suite, Op. 294 |
string trio and ob db |
1949 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #16, Op. 303 |
string quartet |
1950 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #17, Op. 307 |
string quartet |
1950 |
|
Milhaud |
String Quartet #18, Op. 308 |
string quartet |
1950 |
|
Milhaud |
Concertino d'été, Op. 311 |
va w/ orch |
1951 |
|
Milhaud |
Quintet #1, Op. 312 |
piano quintet |
1951 |
|
Milhaud |
Quintet #2, Op. 316 |
piano quintet |
1952 |
|
Milhaud |
Sonatina, Op. 324 |
vn vc |
1953 |
|
Milhaud |
Quintet #3, Op. 325 |
viola quintet |
1953 |
|
Milhaud |
Suite cisalpine, Op. 332 |
vc w/ orch |
1954 |
|
Milhaud |
Viola Concerto #2, Op. 340 |
va w/ orch |
1955 |
|
Milhaud |
Quintet #4, Op. 350 |
cello quintet |
1956 |
|
Milhaud |
String Sextet, Op. 368 |
string sextet |
1958 |
|
Milhaud |
Violin Concerto #3, Concert Royal, Op. 373 |
vn w/ orch |
1958 |
|
Milhaud |
Symphonie Concertante, Op. 376 |
bsn hrn tpt db w/ orch |
1959 |
|
Milhaud |
Sonata, Op. 377 |
vc pf |
1959 |
|
Milhaud |
Sonatina, Op. 378 |
va pf |
1959 |
|
Milhaud |
Sonatina Pastorale, Op. 383 |
vn |
1960 |
|
Milhaud |
Concert de chambre, Op. 389 |
string quintet and wind quintet pf |
1961 |
|
Milhaud |
String Septet, Op. 408 |
string quartet and va vc db |
1964 |
|
Milhaud |
Piano Quartet, Op. 417 |
piano quartet |
1966 |
|
Milhaud |
Piano Trio, Op. 428 |
piano trio |
1968 |
|
Milhaud |
Hommage à Igor Stravinsky, Op. 435 |
string quartet |
1971 |
|
Milhaud |
Etudes, Op. 442 |
string quartet |
1973 |
Nathan Milstein
1903 — 1992
Violinist
Odessa virtuoso
Milstein studied violin with Stoliarsky, Ysaÿe, and Auer.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Milstein |
Paganiniana |
vn |
1954 |
Wilhelm Bernhard Molique
1802 — 1869
Violinist, Composer
Molique studied violin with Spohr and Rovelli.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Molique |
Violin Concertino, Op. 1 |
vn w/ orch |
1822 |
|
Molique |
3 Duos, Op. 2 |
2vn |
1824 |
|
Molique |
Violin Concerto #1, Op. 4 |
vn w/ orch |
1827 |
|
Molique |
Violin Concerto #2, Op. 9 |
vn w/ orch |
1831 |
|
Molique |
Violin Concerto #3, Op. 10 |
vn w/ orch |
1832 |
|
Molique |
Violin Concerto #4, Op. 14 |
vn w/ orch |
1839 |
|
Molique |
String Quartet #1, Op. 16 |
string quartet |
1841 |
|
Molique |
String Quartet #2, Op. 17 |
string quartet |
1841 |
|
Molique |
3 String Quartets, #3 #4 #5, Op. 18 |
string quartet |
1843 |
|
Molique |
Duo Concertant, Op. 20 |
vn pf |
1844 |
|
Molique |
Violin Concerto #5, Op. 21 |
vn w/ orch |
1841 |
|
Molique |
Grand Duo, Op. 24 |
vn pf |
1845 |
|
Molique |
Piano Trio #1, Op. 27 |
piano trio |
1846 |
|
Molique |
String Quartet #6, Op. 28 |
string quartet |
1847 |
|
Molique |
Violin Concerto #6, Op. 30 |
vn w/ orch |
1846 |
|
Molique |
Duo Concertant, Op. 33 |
vn pf |
1857 |
|
Molique |
Quintet, Op. 35 |
fl vn 2va vc |
1848 |
|
Molique |
String Quartet #7, Op. 42 |
string quartet |
1854 |
|
Molique |
String Quartet #8, Op. 44 |
string quartet |
1853 |
|
Molique |
Cello Concerto, Op. 45 |
vc w/ orch |
1853 |
|
Molique |
Piano Trio #2, Op. 52 |
piano trio |
1858 |
|
Molique |
Piano Quartet, Op. 71 |
piano quartet |
1870 |
Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville
1711 — 1772
Composer, Violinist
The son of an Organist, Mondonville rose to become director of the Paris Concert Spirituel from 1755 to 1762.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Mondonville |
6 Sonates, Op. 1 |
vn bc |
1733 Paris |
|
Mondonville |
Sonates en trio, Op. 2 |
2(vn/fl) bc |
1734 Paris |
|
Mondonville |
6 Sonates for Harpsichord with Violini accompaniment, Op. 3 |
hpd w/ vn |
1734 Lille |
|
Mondonville |
6 Sonates, Les sons harmoniques, Op. 4 (includes the earliest) chart of harmonics) |
vn bc |
1738 Lille |
|
Mondonville |
Concert de violon avec chant |
vn voice bc |
1747 |
|
Mondonville |
Piéces de clavecin avec voix ou violon, Op. 5 |
kbd w/ vn/voice |
1748 |
|
Mondonville |
Concert de violon avec voix |
vn voice w/ orch chorus |
1752 |
Domenico Montagnana
1687 — 1750
Maker, Venice
Bartolomeo Montalbano
17th Century
Violinist, Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Montalbano |
Sinfonia #4 |
vn organ |
1629 Bologna |
Claudio Monteverdi
1567 — 1643
Composer, Viol/Violin player — Cremona, Venice
Notably, Monteverdi lived and worked in the time and region where the violin emerged. While not particularly a violin composer, Monteverdi stands at center of a major transformation of music from the world of Zarlino and viols, to the world of violins.
Terming the earlier methods prima prattica, Monteverdi developed and championed a new style termed seconda prattica. Monteverdi and his cohorts in seconda prattica initiated a wave of changes leading away from the 16th century 'chest of viols' and toward the current symphony orchestra built around the violin family. Further, a powerful element of dramatic human emotion is integral to the seconda prattica, carrying forward from Monteverdi's opera L'Orfeo to Berg's Lulu.
Thomas Morley
1557 — 1602
Composer, Theorist — English
Writings:
‘A Plain and Easy Introduction’
Moritz Moszkowski
1854 — 1925
Composer, Pianist
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Moszkowski |
5 Waltzes, Op. 8 |
vn pf |
1875 ca |
|
Moszkowski |
Serenata, Op. 15 |
vn pf |
1875 ca |
|
Moszkowski |
Concertstücke, Ballade, Op. 16 |
vn w/ orch/pf |
1880 ca |
|
Moszkowski |
Spanish Dances, Op. 21 |
vn pf |
1880 ca |
|
Moszkowski |
Stücke, Op. 29 |
vc pf |
1885 ca |
|
Moszkowski |
Violin Concerto, Op. 30 |
vn w/ orch |
1885 |
|
Moszkowski |
Pieces, Op. 45 |
vn pf |
1890 ca |
|
Moszkowski |
Suite, Op. 71 |
2vn pf |
1902 ca |
|
Moszkowski |
4 Morceaux, Op. 82 |
vn pf |
1909 |
1719 — 1787
Violinist, Composer, Theorist, Teacher, Father of Wolfgang
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Mozart, Leopold |
6 Sonate per chiesa e da camera |
2vn bc |
1740 Salzburg |
|
Mozart, Leopold |
16 Violin Duos (from the first edition of the Treatise) |
2vn |
1756 |
|
Mozart, Leopold |
Violin Solo (from the French edition of the Treatise) |
vn |
1770 |
Writings:
Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule, 1756 Ausburg, enlarged 3rd ed 1787
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