A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Tarisio, Tartini, Tchaikovsky, Telemann, Thibaud, Thomson, Tippet, Torelli, Tortelier, Tourte, home

 

 

T…

 

 

Toru Takemitsu

            1930 — 1996

            Composer

                  Wikipedia Bio

 

 

Takemitsu studied with Kiyose.

 

Music for Strings:

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Takemitsu

Distance de fée

vn pf

1951

Takemitsu

Le son calligraphié I

viola quintet

1958

Takemitsu

Scene

vc w/ orch

1959

Takemitsu

Le son calligraphié III

viola quintet

1960

Takemitsu

Landscape

string quartet

1960

Takemitsu

Valeria

2pic vn vc gtr eOrg

1965

Takemitsu

Hika (Elegy)

vn pf

1966

Takemitsu

Quatrain

cl vn vc pf w/ orch

1975

Takemitsu

Quatrain II

cl vn vc pf

1977

Takemitsu

Waterways

cl vn vc pf

1978

Takemitsu

Toi yobigoe  no kantata e! (Far calls, coming, far!)

vn w/ orch

1980

Takemitsu

A Way A Lone

string quartet

1981

Takemitsu

From Far beyond Chrysanthemums and November Fog

vn pf

1983

Takemitsu

Yurere kagami no yoake (Rocking Mirror Daybreak)

2vn

1983

Takemitsu

Orion

vc pf

1984

Takemitsu

Orion and Pleiades

vc w/ orch

1984

Takemitsu

Entre-temps

string quartet and ob

1986

Takemitsu

Nostalghia

vn w/ orch

1987

Takemitsu

A String around Autumn

va w/ orch

1989

Takemitsu

And then I knew 'twas the wind

fl va harp

1992

Takemitsu

Between Tides

piano trio

1993

Takemitsu

Herbstleid

string quartet and clarinet

1993

Takemitsu

A Bird Came Down the Walk

va pf

1994

 

 

 

 

 

Luigi Tarisio

            1790 — 1854

            Collector, Dealer

                  Wikipedia Bio

 

 

Partnered with Vuillaume, Tarisio is legendary for collecting great old Italian instruments for next to nothing, then reselling them in Paris for maximum profit.

 

Tarisio scoured Italy for the old master instruments.  He might trade with an old fiddler, getting a forgotten or neglected Stradivarius instrument — perhaps dirty or needing repair— for very little money, or even in trade for a far lesser but new violin. 

 

Tarisio would then send the instruments to Vuillaume for clean up and repair.  Often the violins might still have old baroque neck setups,  requiring refits in the modern style.  Similar trading and refitting was happening throughout Europe, at Hill and Sons in London for example. 

 

When Tarisio died, Vuillaume found close to 150 old master violins at Tarisio's home base in Milan, including two dozen Stradivari.

 

 

 

 

 

Giuseppe Tartini

            1692 — 1770

            Composer, Violinist, Theorist, Teacher

 

       Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highly romanticized in the Faustian legend of his "Devil's Trill" sonata, stories of sword duels, dramatic periods of seclusion, and secretive practices, Tartini achieved great fame and success as a violin soloist.  Moreover, Tartini wrote on music theory and violin technique.  Tartini founded a school of violin playing, emphasizing a style which was both dramatically virtuosic, and projected an aspect of nobility and grandeur.  Leopold Mozart, among many, was greatly influenced and inspired by Tartini.  Tartini students include Alberghi, Graun, Nardini, Pugnani.

 

Music for Strings: 

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Tartini

6 Concerti, Op. 1 (in g, e, F, D, F, A)

vn w/ orch

1728 Amsterdam

Tartini

6 Sonate, Op. 1 (in Bb, a , b, g, A, Bb)

vn bc

1732 Amsterdam

Tartini

12 Sonate e una pastorale, Op. 1 (in A, F, C, G, e, D, D, c, A, g, E, F, A)

vn bc

1734 Amsterdam

Tartini

6 Concerti, Op. 2 (in G, C, b, F, C, E)

vn w/ orch

1734 Amsterdam

Tartini

6 Sonate, Op. 2 (in g, A, d, e F, E)

vn bc

1743 Amsterdam

Tartini

12 Sonate, Op. 2 (in D, G, A, b, a, C, g, D, Bb, F, e, G)

vn bc

1745 Amsterdam

Tartini

Nouvelle étude... 17 Variations on Corelli's Gavotte, Op. 5 #10

vn bc

1747 Paris

Tartini

6 Sonates, Op. 4 (in E, G, Bb, A, D, c)

vn bc

1747 Paris

Tartini

6 Sonates, Op. 5  (in a, Bb, A, G, F, Bb)

vn bc

1751 Padua

Tartini

6 Sonates, Op. 6 (in G, A, D, A, B, G)

vn bc

1748 Paris

Tartini

6 Sonates, Op. 7  (in D, Bb, G, E, g, F)

vn bc

1748 Paris

Tartini

6 Sonate a tre, Op. 8  (in A, D, G, D, A, D)

2vn bc

1749 Paris

Tartini

12 Sonate a tre  (in G, D, A, D, G, F, D, A, A, D, A, A)

2vn bc

1750 London

Tartini

12 Sonate a tre, Op. 3  (in D, C, D, F,D, D, D, C, D, C, D, D)

2vn bc

1756 London

Tartini

L'arte del arco... 38 Variations on Corelli's Gavotte, Op. 5 #10

vn bc

1758 Paris

Tartini

6 Sonates, Op. 9  (in Eb, G, G, A, F, D)

vn bc

1763 Paris

Tartini/ Cartier

The 'Devil's Trill' sonata first appears in Cartier's L'art du violin, along with an expanded L'arte del arco

vn bc

1798 Paris

 

 

Notes:

There is confusion and duplication in the Opus numbers and publication dates for Tartini's works before 1748.

 

Writings:

Letter to from Tartini to Maddalena Lombardini, a written out violin lesson, 1760

(contained in L'Europa letteraria, vol. II, 1770 Venice, Eng. tr. 1771)

 

Regole per arrivare a saper ben sounare il violino, 1755ca Manuscript, Bologna, 

 (facsimile included in Jacobi's English translation of Traité des agrémens, 1961 New York)

 

Traité des agrémens de la musique, published 1771

(written and circulated sometime before L. Mozart's treatise of 1756)

 

 

 

 

 

John Tavener

            born 1944

            Composer

                  Wikipedia Bio

 

 

Music for Strings: 

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Tavener

The Protecting Veil

vc w/ strings

1989

Tavener

Fragment for the Virgin

vn w/ orch

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

            1840 — 1893

            Composer — Russian

 

       Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music for Strings: 

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Tchaikovsky

Adagio Molto

string quartet and hpd

1864

Tchaikovsky

Allegretto

string quartet

1864

Tchaikovsky

Allegretto moderato

string trio

1864

Tchaikovsky

Allegro

string quartet and db pf

1864

Tchaikovsky

Allegro vivace

string quartet

1864

Tchaikovsky

Andante ma non troppo e prelude

string quartet

1864

Tchaikovsky

Andante molto

string quartet

1864

Tchaikovsky

Quartet in Bb (1 movement)

string quartet

1865

Tchaikovsky

Quartet #1, Op. 11

string quartet

1871

Tchaikovsky

Quartet #2, Op. 22

string quartet

1874

Tchaikovsky

Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26

vn w/ orch

1875

Tchaikovsky

Quartet #3, Op. 30

string quartet

1876

Tchaikovsky

Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

vc w/ orch

1876

Tchaikovsky

Waltz-Scherzo, Op. 34

vn w/ orch

1877

Tchaikovsky

Violin Concerto, Op. 35

vn w/ orch

1878

Tchaikovsky

Trois Souvenirs d'un lieu cher, Op. 42

vn w/ pf?orch

1878

Tchaikovsky

Piano Trio, Op. 50

vn pf

1882

Tchaikovsky

Pezzo Capriccioso, Op. 62

vc w/ orch

1888

Tchaikovsky

Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70

string sextet

1890

 

 

 

 

David Tecchler

            1666 — 1727

            Maker, Rome

                  Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

Georg Philipp Telemann

            1681 — 1767

            Composer

 

       Wikipedia Bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telemann founded the Collegium Leipzig in 1702 .  Telemann worked on many fronts, including publishing some of his own works.  Substantially self taught.

 

Music for Strings: 

Composer

Music

Scoring

Dates

Telemann

Concerto in G

vn w/ strings

1708

Telemann

Double Concerto in G

2vn w/ strings

1709

Telemann

Double Concerto in e

2vn w/ strings

1711

Telemann

Double Concerto in C

2vn w/ strings

1712

Telemann

Double Concerto in D

2vn w/ strings

1712

Telemann

Concerto in Bb

vn w/ strings

1714

Telemann

Concerto in g

vn w/ strings

1714

Telemann

Double Concerto in c