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Mackay

           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

 

       Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

                  Wikipedia Bio

 

 

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