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Johann Pachelbel
1653 — 1706
Composer, Organist — Nuremberg
A friend of the Bach family and a teacher of Johann Christoph Bach who subsequently taught J. S. Bach. The famous Canon was published originally as a Canon and Gigue for three violins and basso continuo.
Nicolò Paganini
1782 — 1840
Violinist, Violist, Guitarist, Composer
Paganini studied violin with Costa, Antonio Cervetto, and possibly Rolla. Paganini was further influenced by hearing Duranowski play, and by studying Locatelli's L'arte del violino. Paganini's only known student is Sivori.
Paganini commissioned Harold in Italy from Berlioz, part of a general tendency to be financially generous.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Paganini |
3 Duetti |
bsn vn |
1800 by |
|
Paganini |
3 Ritornelli |
2vn vc |
1800 by |
|
Paganini |
3 Duetti |
vn vc |
1802 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata a violino scordato |
vn w/ vn |
1802 |
|
Paganini |
Grande Sonata |
vn gtr |
1803 |
|
Paganini |
24 Caprices, Op. 1 |
vn |
1805 |
|
Paganini |
6 Sonatas for Violin and Guitar, Op. 2 |
vn gtr |
1805 |
|
Paganini |
6 Sonatas for Violin and Guitar, Op. 3 |
vn gtr |
1805 |
|
Paganini |
3 Guitar Quartets, Op. 4 |
vn va gtr vc |
1806 |
|
Paganini |
3 Guitar Quartets, Op. 5 |
vn va gtr vc |
1806 |
|
Paganini |
Napoleon Sonata |
vn w/ orch |
1807 |
|
Paganini |
Due merveille |
vn |
1808 |
|
Paganini |
Serenata |
va vc gtr |
1808 |
|
Paganini |
Polacca con variazioni |
vn w/ orch |
1810 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata 'Maria Luisa' |
vn w/ orch |
1813 |
|
Paganini |
La Streghe, Op. 8 |
vn w/ orch |
1813 |
|
Paganini |
Concerto in e |
vn w/ orch |
1815 |
|
Paganini |
3 String Quartets |
string quartets |
1815 |
|
Paganini |
Violin Concerto #1 in Eb, Op. 6 |
vn w/ orch |
1816 |
|
Paganini |
9 Guitar Quartets |
vn va gtr vc |
1818 |
|
Paganini |
Variations on Non piu mesta, Op. 12 |
vn w/ orch |
1819 |
|
Paganini |
I palpiti, Variations, Op. 13 |
vn w/ orch |
1819 |
|
Paganini |
Variations on Dal tuo stellato soglio |
vn w/ orch |
1819 ca |
|
Paganini |
Cantabile |
vn pf |
1824 |
|
Paganini |
Nel cor piu non mi sento |
vn |
1821 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata Militare, Variations on Mozart (violin part lost) |
vn w/ orch |
1825 |
|
Paganini |
Violin Concerto #2 in b, Op. 7 ( La Campanella ) |
vn w/ orch |
1826 |
|
Paganini |
Violin Concerto #3 in E |
vn w/ orch |
1826 |
|
Paganini |
Capriccio on a theme from Le nozze de Figaro (lost) |
vn w/ orch |
1828 |
|
Paganini |
La tempesta |
vn w/ orch |
1828 |
|
Paganini |
Maestisa suonata sentimentale |
vn w/ orch |
1828 |
|
Paganini |
Suonata con variazioni |
vn w/ orch |
1828 |
|
Paganini |
Le couvent du Mont Saint Bernard |
vn w/ orch and voice |
1828 |
|
Paganini |
Tema napolitano |
vn pf |
1829 |
|
Paganini |
Variations on God Save the King, Op. 9 |
vn w/ orch |
1829 |
|
Paganini |
Variations on O mamma, mamma cara, Op. 10 |
vn w/ orch |
1829 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata Varasavia |
vn w/ orch |
1829 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata appasionata (violin part lost) |
vn w/ orch |
1829 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata a violino principale |
vn w/ vn vc |
1830 ca |
|
Paganini |
Violin Concerto #4 in d |
vn w/ orch |
1830 |
|
Paganini |
Violin Concerto #5 in a |
vn w/ orch |
1830 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata amorosa galante (violin part lost) |
vn w/ orch |
1831 |
|
Paganini |
Rondò |
vn pf |
1831 |
|
Paganini |
Les charmes de Padoue |
vn pf |
1831 |
|
Paganini |
Caprice d'adieux |
vn pf |
1831 |
|
Paganini |
Potpourri (violin part lost) |
vn w/ orch |
1831 |
|
Paganini |
St. Patrick's Day Variations (violin part lost) |
vn w/ orch |
1831 |
|
Paganini |
Sonatina e polacchetta |
vn w/ orch |
1831 |
|
Paganini |
Motto Perpetuo |
vn w/ orch |
1832 |
|
Paganini |
Terzetto concertante |
va gtr vc |
1833 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata per la grand viola |
va w/ orch |
1834 |
|
Paganini |
Allegro vivace a movemento perpetuo, Op. 11 |
vn w/ orch |
1835 |
|
Paganini |
Balletto campestre |
vn w/ orch |
1838 |
Writings About Paganini:
Guhr: Ueber Paganinis Kunst die Violone zu spielen
Siegfried Palm
1925 — 2005
Cellist
A champion of contemporary cello music, Siegfried Palm first studied with his father, a student of Julius Klengel. Many composers, including Penderecki, Xenakis, and Ligeti, wrote works specifically for Palm.
Arvo Pärt
Born 1935
Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Pärt |
Pro et contra, Concerto |
vc w/ orch |
1966 |
|
Pärt |
Tabula Rasa, Double Concerto |
vn vn/va w/ strings and prepared pf |
1977 |
|
Pärt |
Fratres |
string quartet and db fl ob clr hrn bsn perc pf |
1977 |
|
Pärt |
Fratres |
vn pf |
1980 |
|
Pärt |
Fratres |
12vc |
1983 |
|
Pärt |
Fratres |
string quartet |
1985 |
|
Pärt |
Summa |
vn 2va vc |
1990 |
|
Pärt |
Summa |
string quartet |
1991 |
|
Pärt |
Spiegl et Spiegl |
va pf |
1991 |
|
Pärt |
Spiegl et Spiegl |
vc pf |
1991 |
|
Pärt |
Psalom |
string quartet |
1991 |
|
Pärt |
Fratres |
vn w/ strings perc |
1992 |
Dominique Peccatte
1810 — 1874
Bow maker
Peccatte worked for Vuillaume until 1837. The successor to Tourte, Peccatte made rounded sticks but with accented egg shape for lateral strength.
Krzysztof Penderecki
born 1933
Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Penderecki |
Sonata |
vn pf |
1953 |
|
Penderecki |
3 Minituary |
vn pf |
1959 |
|
Penderecki |
Concerto Breve |
vc w/ orch |
1959 |
|
Penderecki |
Quartet #1 |
string quartet |
1960 |
|
Penderecki |
Violin Concerto (withdrawn) |
vn w/ orch |
1963 |
|
Penderecki |
Sonata |
vc w/ orch |
1964 |
|
Penderecki |
Capriccio |
vn w/ orch |
1967 |
|
Penderecki |
Concerto per violino grande (became Cello Con. #1) |
violone w/ orch |
1967 |
|
Penderecki |
Quartet #2 |
string quartet |
1968 |
|
Penderecki |
Capriccio per Siegfried Palm |
vc |
1968 |
|
Penderecki |
Cello Concerto #1 |
vc/violone w/ orch |
1972 |
|
Penderecki |
Violin Concerto #1 |
vn w/ orch |
1976 |
|
Penderecki |
Cello Concerto #2 |
vc w/ orch |
1982 |
|
Penderecki |
Viola Concerto |
va/clr w/ orch |
1983 |
|
Penderecki |
Cadenza |
vn /vc |
1984 |
|
Penderecki |
Per Slava |
vc |
1985 |
|
Penderecki |
Die unterbrochene Gedanke |
string quartet |
1988 |
|
Penderecki |
String Trio |
string trio |
1988 |
|
Penderecki |
Quartet |
clr vn va vc |
1993 |
|
Penderecki |
Divertimento |
vc |
1994 |
|
Penderecki |
Violin Concerto #2 |
vn w/ orch |
1995 |
Johann Christoph Pepusch
1667 — 1752
Composer, Organist, Violist
Added base lines and an overture to The Beggar's Opera.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Pepusch |
16 Sonatas, Op. 2 |
vn bc |
1707 Amsterdam |
|
Pepusch |
12 Sonatas, Op. 3 |
2(vn/ob/fl) bc |
1710 London |
|
Pepusch |
12 Sonatas, Op. 4 (lost?) |
vn bc |
1711 ca |
|
Pepusch |
10 Sonatas, Op. 5 |
vn bc |
1711 Amsterdam |
|
Pepusch |
10 Sonatas, Op. 6 |
vn bc |
1712 Amsterdam |
|
Pepusch |
10 Sonatas, Op. 7 |
2trebles bc |
1717 Amsterdam |
|
Pepusch |
6 Concerts, Op. 8 |
2rec 2(fl/ob/vn) bc |
1718 Amsterdam |
Writings:
Treatise on Harmony, 1730 London
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
1710 — 1736
Composer, Violinist
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Pergolesi |
Violin Concerto |
vn w/ orch |
|
|
Pergolesi |
Sinfonia |
vc bc |
|
|
Pergolesi |
Violin Sonata |
vn bc |
|
|
Pergolesi |
Trio |
2vn bc |
George Perle
born 1915
Composer, Theorist
Perle studied composition with Krenek.
Writings:
Twelve-Tone Tonality, 1977 Berkeley
Serial Composition and Atonality, 1962
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Perle |
Sonata |
va |
1942 |
|
Perle |
Quartet #2 |
string quartet |
1942 |
|
Perle |
Hebrew Melodies |
vc |
1945 |
|
Perle |
Lyric Piece |
vc pf |
1946 |
|
Perle |
Sonata |
vc |
1947 |
|
Perle |
Quintet for Strings |
viola quintet |
1958 |
|
Perle |
Sonata #1 |
vn |
1959 |
|
Perle |
Quartet #5 |
string quartet |
1960 |
|
Perle |
Monody II |
db |
1962 |
|
Perle |
Serenade #1 |
va w/ orch |
1962 |
|
Perle |
Sonata #2 |
vn |
1963 |
|
Perle |
Solo Partita |
vn vc |
1965 |
|
Perle |
Cello Concerto |
vc w/ orch |
1966 |
|
Perle |
Quartet #7 |
string quartet |
1973 |
|
Perle |
Sonata a Quattro |
fl clr vn vc |
1982 |
|
Perle |
Sonata |
vc pf |
1985 |
|
Perle |
Sonata a Cinque |
trbn clr vn vc pf |
1987 |
|
Perle |
Quartet #8, Windows of Order |
string quartet |
1988 |
|
Perle |
Duos |
string quartet and hrn |
1995 |
|
Perle |
Critcal Moments |
fl clr vn vc pf perc |
1996 |
|
Perle |
Quartet #9, Brief Encounters |
string quartet |
1998 |
Itzhak Perlman
born 1945
Violinist
Vincent Persichetti
1915 — 1987
Composer, Writer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Persichetti |
String Quartet #1, Op. 7 |
string quartet |
1939 |
|
Persichetti |
Suite, Op. 9 |
vn vc |
1940 |
|
Persichetti |
Sonata, Op. 10 |
vn |
1940 |
|
Persichetti |
Concertato, Op. 12 |
piano quintet |
1940 |
|
Persichetti |
Serenade #3, Op. 17 |
piano trio |
1941 |
|
Persichetti |
String Quartet #2, Op. 24 |
string quartet |
1944 |
|
Persichetti |
Vocalise, Op. 27 |
vc pf |
1945 |
|
Persichetti |
Serenade #4, Op. 28 |
vn pf |
1945 |
|
Persichetti |
Serenade #6, Op. 44 |
trbn va vc |
1950 |
|
Persichetti |
Sonata for solo cello, Op. 54 |
vc |
1952 |
|
Persichetti |
Piano Quintet, Op. 66 |
piano quintet |
1954 |
|
Persichetti |
String Quartet #3, Op. 81 |
string quartet |
1959 |
|
Persichetti |
Infanta marina, Op. 83 |
va pf |
1960 |
|
Persichetti |
Masques, Op. 99 |
vn pf |
1965 |
|
Persichetti |
String Quartet #4, Op. 122 (Parable X) |
string quartet |
1972 |
|
Persichetti |
Parable XVI, Op. 130 |
va |
1974 |
|
Persichetti |
Parable XVII, Op. 131 |
db |
1974 |
|
Persichetti |
Parable XIII, Op. 150 |
string trio |
1981 |
Writings:
Twentieth-Century Harmony
Louis Persinger
1887 — 1966
Violinist, Pianist
Persinger studied violin with Ysaÿe and Thibaud. Persinger's students include Stern and Menuhin.
Violinist
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Petri |
Studies, Op. 9 |
vn |
|
Francois-André Philidor
1726 — 1795
Composer, Chess Master
Philidor, the composer of 11 operas, is one and the same as the great 18th century chess master.
Gregor Piatigorsky
1903 — 1976
Cellist
Piatigorsky studied cello at the Moscow Conservatory. Piatigorsky played in famous trios with Schnabel and Flesch, and with Heifetz and Rubinstein. Piatigorsky premiered concertos for Hindemith and Walton.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Piatigorsky |
Variations on a Theme of Paganini |
vc w/ pf/orch |
|
Alfredo Piatti
1822 — 1901
Cellist, Composer
Piatti studied with Merighi at the Milan Conservatoire, settling in London. Piatti toured extensively, and played in a quartet with Ernst as first, Joachim as second, and Henryk Wieniawski on viola!
Piatti's students include William Whitehouse, Hugo Becker, and Robert Hausmann.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Piatti |
Concertino, Op. 18 |
vc w/ orch |
1863 |
|
Piatti |
Tarantella, Op. 23 |
vc w/ pf?orch |
1874 ca |
|
Piatti |
Concerto, Op. 24 |
vc w/ orch |
1874 Berlin |
|
Piatti |
12 Caprices, Op. 25 |
vc |
1875 |
|
Piatti |
Concerto, Op. 26 |
vc w/ orch |
1877 Leipzig |
|
Piatti |
Sonata, Op. 28 |
vc pf |
1894 |
|
Piatti |
Sonata, Op. 29 |
vc pf |
1895 ca |
|
Piatti |
Sonata, Op. 30 |
vc pf |
1895 ca |
|
Piatti |
Sonata, Op. 31 |
vc pf |
1896 |
Writings:
Cello Method
Francois Pique
1758 — 1822
Maker — Paris
Pique made his violins after a Stradivari model.
Johann Georg Pisendel
1687 — 1755
Violinist, Composer
Pisendel studied violin with Torelli and Vivaldi. Touring widely, Pisendel's students include J. G. Graun. Famous and highly respected as a violinist, Pisendel received dedications from great composers including Albinoni, Telemann, and Vivaldi.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Pisendel |
Solo Sonata |
vn |
|
|
Pisendel |
Sonata in e |
vn bc |
|
|
Pisendel |
Sonata in a |
vn bc |
|
|
Pisendel |
Concerto in g (#1) |
vn w/ orch |
|
|
Pisendel |
Concerto in Eb (#2) |
vn w/ orch |
|
|
Pisendel |
Concerto in Eb (#3) |
vn w/ orch |
|
|
Pisendel |
Concerto in G (#4) |
vn w/ orch |
|
|
Pisendel |
Concerto in D (#5) |
vn w/ orch |
|
|
Pisendel |
Concerto in G (#6) |
vn w/ orch |
|
|
Pisendel |
Concerto in D (#7) |
vn w/ orch |
|
Walter Piston
1894 — 1976
Composer, Theorist, Teacher — American
Walter Piston studied composition at Harvard, then in Paris with Nadia Boulanger and Dukas. Settling back in America, Piston taught at Harvard.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Piston |
Minuetto in stile vecchio |
string quartet |
1927 |
|
Piston |
Quartet #1 |
string quartet |
1933 |
|
Piston |
Piano Trio #1 |
piano trio |
1935 |
|
Piston |
Quartet #2 |
string quartet |
1935 |
|
Piston |
Sonata for Violin and Piano |
vn pf |
1939 |
|
Piston |
Violin Concerto #1 |
vn w/ orch |
1939 |
|
Piston |
Interlude |
va pf |
1942 |
|
Piston |
Quintet |
string quartet and fl |
1942 |
|
Piston |
Partita |
vn va org |
1944 |
|
Piston |
Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord |
vn hpd |
1946 |
|
Piston |
Divertimento |
string quartet and db fl ob clr bsn |
1946 |
|
Piston |
Quartet #3 |
string quartet |
1947 |
|
Piston |
Duo |
va vc |
1949 |
|
Piston |
Piano Quintet |
piano quintet |
1949 |
|
Piston |
Quartet #4 |
string quartet |
1951 |
|
Piston |
Viola Concerto |
va w/ orch |
1957 |
|
Piston |
Violin Concerto #2 |
vn w/ orch |
1960 |
|
Piston |
Quartet #5 |
string quartet |
1962 |
|
Piston |
Piano Quartet |
piano quartet |
1964 |
|
Piston |
String Sextet |
string sextet |
1964 |
|
Piston |
Piano Trio #2 |
piano trio |
1966 |
|
Piston |
Variations |
vc w/ orch |
1966 |
|
Piston |
Souvenir |
fl va harp |
1967 |
|
Piston |
Fantasia |
vn w/ orch |
1970 |
|
Piston |
Duo |
vc pf |
1972 |
|
Piston |
3 Counterpoints |
string trio |
1973 |
|
Piston |
Concerto |
string quartet w/ winds perc |
1976 |
Writings:
Principles of Harmonic Analysis, 1933
Harmony, 1941
Counterpoint, 1947
Orchestration, 1955
Friedrich Wilhelm Pixis
1785 — 1842
Violinist
Pixis studied violin with Viotti. Pixis became violin professor at the Prague Conservatoire. His students include Kalliwoda and Mildner. Mildner in turn became professor and taught the important teacher Bennewitz.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Pixis |
Violin Sonata |
vn bc |
1874 |
Johann Peter Pixis
1788 — 1874
Composer, Pianist
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Pixis, Johann |
Piano Quartet, Op. 4 |
piano quartet |
1812 |
|
Pixis, Johann |
3 Quartets, Op. 7 |
string quartet |
1814 |
|
Pixis, Johann |
Sovenir de Paris , Op. 12 |
vn pf |
1815 ca |
|
Pixis, Johann |
Sonata, Op. 14 |
vn pf |
1815 ca |
|
Pixis, Johann |
Sonata, Op. 17 |
vn/fl pf |
1815 ca |
|
Pixis, Johann |
String Quintet, Op. 24 |
string quintet |
1817 |
|
Pixis, Johann |
Grande Concertante, Op. 62 |
vn pf |
1825 |
|
Pixis, Johann |
3 Quartets, Op. 69 |
string quartet |
1824 |
|
Pixis, Johann |
Piano Trio #1, Op. 75 |
piano trio |
1825 ca |
|
Pixis, Johann |
Piano Trio #2, Op. 76 |
piano trio |
1825 ca |
|
Pixis, Johann |
Piano Trio #3, Op. 86 |
piano trio |
1825 ca |
|
Pixis, Johann |
Piano Trio #4, Op. 95 |
piano trio |
1825 ca |
|
Pixis, Johann |
Quintet, Op. 99 |
vn va vc db pf |
1827 |
|
Pixis, Johann |
Piano Trio #5, Op. 118 |
piano trio |
1830 ca |
|
Pixis, Johann |
Piano Trio #6, Op. 129 |
piano trio |
1830 ca |
|
Pixis, Johann |
Piano Trio #7, Op. 139 |
piano trio |
1830 ca |
|
Pixis, Johann |
Piano Trio #8, Op. 147 |
piano trio |
1830 ca |
Nicolas-Joseph Platel
1777 — 1835
Cellist, Belgium
Platel studied cello with Jean-Louis Duport. Platel's students include Servais.
John Playford
1623 — 1686
Theorist, Publisher
Writings:
A Brief Introduction to the Skill of Musick
revised edition 1658 (added a chapter, 'Playing on the Treble Violin')
The Division Violin, 1684
Ignace Pleyel
1757 — 1831
Composer, Publisher, Piano Maker
Pleyel studied composition with Haydn at Eisenstadt. Works have sometimes been misattributed between the two composers. Pleyel also worked as a music publisher, producing a 'complete' Haydn Quartets in 1801. As a publisher, Pleyel introduced the 'miniature' score format.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Pleyel |
6 Quartets, Op. 1 (in C, Eb, A, Bb, G, D) |
string quartet |
1782 |
|
Pleyel |
Cello Concerto in C |
vc w/ orch |
1782 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Quartets (in A, C, g, Eb, Bb, D) |
string quartet |
1784 |
|
Pleyel |
Violin Concerto in D |
vn w/ orch |
1785 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Trios (in C, F, G) |
piano trio |
1785 |
|
Pleyel |
2 String Quintets (in Eb, g) |
viola quintet |
1785 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Quartets (in Bb, A, e, C, Eb, D) |
string quartet |
1785 |
|
Pleyel |
2 String Quintets (in C, a) |
viola quintet |
1786 |
|
Pleyel |
String Quintet in f |
viola quintet |
1786 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Quartets (in C, G, F, A Bb, D) |
string quartet |
1786 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Quartets (in Eb, Bb, A, C, G, F) |
string quartet |
1786 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Quartets (in Bb, G, d), King of Prussia |
string quartet |
1786 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Quartets (in C, A, Eb), King of Prussia |
string quartet |
1786 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Quartets (in D, F, g), King of Prussia |
string quartet |
1786 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Quartets (in G, c, D), King of Prussia |
string quartet |
1786 |
|
Pleyel |
Septet in Eb |
string quartet and 2hrn db |
1787 |
|
Pleyel |
2 Duos (in Bb, G) |
vn kbd |
1787 |
|
Pleyel |
3 String Trios (in Eb, D, F) |
string trio |
1787 |
|
Pleyel |
2 String Quintets (in D, Bb) |
viola quintet |
1787 |
|
Pleyel |
Duo in Bb |
vn kbd |
1788 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Duos (in C, D, F, G, A, Bb) |
vn vc |
1788 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Duos (in Bb, F, C, G, D, A) |
2(vn/fl) |
1788 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Quintets (in G, C, Eb) |
fl ob vn va vc |
1788 |
|
Pleyel |
2 String Quintets (in F, D) |
viola quintet |
1788 |
|
Pleyel |
Violin Concerto in D |
vn w/ orch |
1788 |
|
Pleyel |
Cello Concerto in C |
vc w/ orch |
1788 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Quartets (in F, A, F) |
string quartet |
1788 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Quartets (in C, F, Eb, G, Bb, A), Prince of Wales |
string quartet |
1788 |
|
Pleyel |
Quartet in Eb |
vn 2va vc |
1788 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Trios (in C, G, Bb, A, e, D), Queen of Great Britain |
piano trio |
1788 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Duos (in Bb, D, A, F, C, e) |
2vn |
1789 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Duos (in C, g, A, Bb, G, d) |
2vn |
1789 |
|
Pleyel |
6 String Trios (in C, Eb, D, e, Bb, G) |
2vn vc |
1789 |
|
Pleyel |
2 String Quintets (in Bb, G) |
viola quintet |
1789 |
|
Pleyel |
String Quintet in F |
viola quintet |
1789 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Quartets (in D, F, A, G, Bb, C) |
fl/vn vn va vc |
1789 |
|
Pleyel |
Nocturne |
vn vc w/ 2hrn vn va bc |
1790 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Trios (in F, G, Eb) |
piano trio |
1790 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Trios (in Bb, C, f) |
piano trio |
1791 |
|
Pleyel |
Sextet in F |
2vn 2va vc db |
1791 |
|
Pleyel |
Symphonie Concertante in Eb |
vn ob va vc w/ orch |
1791 |
|
Pleyel |
Symphonie Concertante in Bb |
vn va w/ orch |
1791 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Quartets (in C, Bb, e, G, A, f), King of Naples |
string quartet |
1791 |
|
Pleyel |
Symphonie Concertante in F |
string quartet and fl ob bsn w/ orch |
1792 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Quartets (in F, Bb, D, Eb, G, E) |
string quartet |
1792 |
|
Pleyel |
Duo in C |
va vc |
1792 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Trios (in C, F, D) |
piano trio |
1793 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Trios (in G, Bb, A) |
piano trio |
1794 |
|
Pleyel |
Scottish Airs, book 1 |
piano trio |
1794 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Duos (in C, F, Eb) |
2vn |
1795 |
|
Pleyel |
Scottish Airs, book 2 |
piano trio |
1795 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Duos (in G, Bb, c) |
vn/va vn |
1796 |
|
Pleyel |
Scottish Airs, book 3 |
piano trio |
1796 |
|
Pleyel |
Trio in D |
piano trio |
1796 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Trios (in F, D, Bb) |
piano trio |
1796 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Trios (in F, C, Eb) |
piano trio |
1796 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Quartets (in D, F, A, C, G, A) |
fl vn va vc |
1797 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Trios (in Bb, A, C) |
piano trio |
1797 |
|
Pleyel |
6 String Trios (in D, F, G, Bb, G, A) |
string trio |
1797 |
|
Pleyel |
Scottish Airs, book 4 |
piano trio |
1798 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Trios (in Bb, D, Eb) |
piano trio |
1798 |
|
Pleyel |
2 Quartets (in D, G) |
fl vn va vc |
1799 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Duos (in C, g, D) |
2vc |
1799 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Duos (in C, g, Eb, G, Bb, D) |
2vn |
1799 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Quartets (in C, Bb, f), to Boccherini |
string quartet |
1803 |
|
Pleyel |
3 Trios (in F, Bb, Eb), Empress of Russia |
piano trio |
1803 |
|
Pleyel |
Symphonie Concertante in F |
vn pf w/ orch |
1804 ca |
|
Pleyel |
6 Duos (in C, G, a, F, D, e) |
2vn |
1806 |
|
Pleyel |
2 Quartets (in Eb, D), to Viotti |
string quartet |
1810 |
|
Pleyel |
6 Duos (in D, Eb, C, Bb, f, G) |
vn va |
1812 |
David Popper
1843 — 1913
Cellist, Composer, Teacher
Popper studied cello at the Prague Conservatoire with Julius Goltermann (a student of Kummer).
Popper performed widely, as both soloist and chamber player. At times, Popper played with the Hellmesberger Quartet. In 1886, Popper became the first cello professor at the new Royal Hungarian Academy of Music in Budapest. With violinist Jenö Hubay, Popper founded the Budapest Quartet.
Writings:
Hochschule des Violoncellspiels, 4 volumes from 1901 to 1905.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Popper |
Cello Concerto #1, Op. 8 |
vc w/ orch |
1871 |
|
Popper |
Mazurka, Op. 11 |
vc pf |
1875 ca |
|
Popper |
Polonaise de concert, Op. 14 |
vc pf |
1875 ca |
|
Popper |
Suite, Op. 16 |
2vc |
1876 |
|
Popper |
Cello Concerto #2, Op. 24 |
vc w/ orch |
1880 Leipzig |
|
Popper |
Andante serioso, Op. 27 |
vc |
1880 |
|
Popper |
Tarantelle, Op. 33 |
vc pf |
1881 ca |
|
Popper |
Elfentanz, Op. 39 |
vc pf |
1881 |
|
Popper |
Devotion |
vc pf |
1881 ca |
|
Popper |
Suite Im Walde, Op. 50 |
vc w/ orch |
1882 Hamburg |
|
Popper |
Serenade |
vc pf |
1882 ca |
|
Popper |
Spanish Dances, Op. 54 |
vc pf |
1882 ca |
|
Popper |
Concert Etudes, Op. 55 ( #1 is the Spinning Song) |
vc pf |
1882 ca |
|
Popper |
Cello Concerto #3, Op. 59 |
vc w/ orch |
1880 Hamburg |
|
Popper |
Requiem, Op. 66 |
3vc w/ orch |
1891 Leipzig |
|
Popper |
Ungarischer Rhapsodie, Op. 68 |
vc w/ orch |
1894 Leipzig |
|
Popper |
Cello Concerto #4, Op. 72 |
vc w/ orch |
1900 Leipzig |
|
Popper |
String Quartet, Op. 74 |
string quartet |
1905 |
Nicola Porpora
1686 — 1768
Composer, Singing Teacher
Porpora studied in Naples, attaining great success. Porpora taught composition to Haydn, who served Porpora's Valet and keyboard accompanist as payment for the education.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Porpora |
6 Sonatas |
2vn 2vc bc |
1745 London |
|
Porpora |
Cello Concerto in G |
vc w/ strings |
1750 ca |
|
Porpora |
Sonata in F |
vc bc |
1750 ca |
|
Porpora |
12 Sonatas |
vn bc |
1754 Vienna |
Francis Poulenc
1899 — 1963
Composer — Paris
‘Les Six’
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Poulenc |
Sonata (lost?) |