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Walther, Walton, Weber, Webern, Weill, Wieniawski, Wilhelmj, Wohlfahrt, Wourinen, home
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1684 — 1748
Composer, Theorist, Organist
Cousin and Friend of J. S. Bach
Johann Gottfried Walther studied organ with Johann Bernhard Bach. J. G. Walther became organist at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Weimar. In Weimar, he became friends with J. S. Bach.
Writings:
Musicalisches Lexicon oder Musicalische Bibliothec, 1732 Leipzig
Praecepta der musicalischen Composition
1650 — 1717
Violinist
The violinist, Johann Jakob Walther, introduced pictorial sounds and many devices into his music.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Walther |
Scherzi da Violino Solo con il Basso Continuo |
vn bc |
Dresden 1676 |
|
Walther |
Hortulus Chelicus (Violin Garden) |
vn |
1688 |
Sir William Walton
1902 — 1983
Composer, Conductor
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Walton |
Piano Quintet |
piano quintet |
1921 rv1975 |
|
Walton |
String Quartet (withdrawn) |
string quartet |
1922 |
|
Walton |
Toccata |
vn pf |
1923 |
|
Walton |
Viola Concerto |
va w/ orch |
1929 rv1961 |
|
Walton |
Violin Concerto |
vn w/ orch |
1939 rv1943 |
|
Walton |
String Quartet |
string quartet |
1947 |
|
Walton |
Sonata for Violin and Piano |
vn pf |
1950 |
|
Walton |
2 Pieces |
vn pf |
1950 |
|
Walton |
Cello Concerto |
vc w/ orch |
1956 rv1975 |
|
Walton |
Passacaglia |
vc |
1980 |
|
Walton |
Duettino |
ob vc |
1982 |
Carl Maria von Weber
1786 — 1826
Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Weber |
Three Easy Trios (lost?) |
string trio |
1799 |
|
Weber |
Variations (lost?) |
vn pf |
1805 |
|
Weber |
Six Variations |
va w/ orch |
1806 |
|
Weber |
Grand Pot-Pourri, Op. 20 |
vc w/ orch |
1808 |
|
Weber |
IX variations sur un air norvégien, Op. 22 |
vn pf |
1808 |
|
Weber |
Grand Quatour |
piano quartet |
1809 |
|
Weber |
Andante und Rondo ungarese |
va w/ orch |
1809 |
|
Weber |
Variations in F |
vc w/ orch |
1810 |
|
Weber |
Six sonates progressives pour le pianoforte, avec violon obligé, Op. 10ii |
vn pf |
1810 |
|
Weber |
Clarinet Quintet, Op. 34 |
string quartet and clr |
1815 |
Anton von Webern
1883 — 1945
Composer
Disciple of Schoenberg
Webern played cello.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Webern |
Two Pieces |
vc pf |
1899 |
|
Webern |
Scherzo and Trio |
string quartet |
1904 |
|
Webern |
Langsamer Satz |
string quartet |
1905 |
|
Webern |
String Quartet |
string quartet |
1905 |
|
Webern |
Rondo |
string quartet |
1906 |
|
Webern |
Quintet |
piano quintet |
1907 |
|
Webern |
String Quartet |
string quartet |
1907 |
|
Webern |
Five Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 5 |
string quartet |
1909 |
|
Webern |
Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 7 |
vn pf |
1910 rv1914 |
|
Webern |
Quintet |
pf and strings |
1912 |
|
Webern |
Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 |
string quartet |
1913 |
|
Webern |
Three Little Pieces, Op. 11 |
vc pf |
1914 |
|
Webern |
Cello Sonata |
vc pf |
1914 |
|
Webern |
Three Traditional Rhymes, Op. 17 |
soprano clr bcl vn va |
1914 |
|
Webern |
Movement |
string trio |
1925 |
|
Webern |
Satz |
string trio |
1925 |
|
Webern |
String Trio, Op. 20 |
string trio |
1927 |
|
Webern |
Movement |
string trio |
1927 |
|
Webern |
Quartet, Op. 22 |
clr sax vn pf |
1930 |
|
Webern |
Concerto, Op. 24 |
fl ob clr hrn tpt trbn pf vn va |
1934 |
|
Webern |
String Quartet, Op. 28 |
string quartet |
1938 |
Notes:
A short sonata, vc pf, 1914 was not released as a finished work by the composer, but retrieved from his affects after his death.
Kurt Weill
1900 — 1950
Composer, Conductor
Weill studied composition with Humperdinck and later with Busoni.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Weill |
Quartet |
string quartet |
1918 |
|
Weill |
Cello Sonata |
vc pf |
1920 |
|
Weill |
Quartet (withdrawn) |
string quartet |
1923 |
|
Weill |
Quartet, Op. 8 |
string quartet |
1923 |
|
Weill |
Violin Concerto, Op. 12 |
vn w/ winds |
1924 |
Johann Paul von Westhoff
1656 — 1705
Violinist
Westhoff wrote highly contrapuntal violin works, anticipating J. S. Bach's solos.
William Whitehouse
1859 — 1935
Cellist
Studied with Piatti.
Writings:
Half Minute Violoncello Studies, 1916
Henryk Wieniawski
1835 — 1880
Violinist
A child prodigy in Poland, Wieniawski went to France and studied with Massart at the Paris Conservatoire. Wieniawski toured extensively, eventually becoming the first violin professor at the new St. Petersburg Conservatoire which Anton Rubinstein had recently organized. Later, Wieniawski succeeding Vieuxtemps at the Brussels Conservatoire.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Wieniawski |
Grand caprice fantastique, Op. 1 |
vn pf |
1847 |
|
Wieniawski |
Allegro de sonate, Op. 2 |
vn pf |
1848 |
|
Wieniawski |
Souvenir de Posen, mazurka, Op. 3 |
vn pf |
1854 |
|
Wieniawski |
Polonaise de Concert #1, Op. 4 |
vn w/ orch |
1853 |
|
Wieniawski |
Adagio élégiaque, Op. 5 |
vn pf |
1853 |
|
Wieniawski |
Souvenir de Moscou, Op. 6 |
vn w/ orch |
1853 |
|
Wieniawski |
Capriccio Valse, Op. 7 |
vn pf |
1852 |
|
Wieniawski |
Grand duo polonais, Op. 8 |
vn pf |
1855 |
|
Wieniawski |
Romance sans Paroles, Op. 9 |
vn pf |
1854 |
|
Wieniawski |
10 Caprices, L' école moderne, Op. 10 |
vn |
1854 |
|
Wieniawski |
Le Carnaval Russe, Op. 11 |
vn pf |
1853 |
|
Wieniawski |
2 Mazurkas: La champêtre, Chanson polonaise, Op. 12 |
vn pf |
1854 |
|
Wieniawski |
Fantaisie pastorale, Op. 13 (lost?) |
vn pf |
1855 |
|
Wieniawski |
Violin Concerto #1 in f#, Op. 14 |
vn w/ orch |
1853 |
|
Wieniawski |
Thème original varié, Op. 15 |
vn pf |
1854 |
|
Wieniawski |
Scherzo-Tarantella, Op. 16 |
vn pf |
1856 |
|
Wieniawski |
Légende, Op. 17 |
vn pf |
1860 |
|
Wieniawski |
7 Etude-Caprices, Op. 18 with a 2nd violin |
vn w/ vn |
1863 |
|
Wieniawski |
2 Mazurkas: Obertass, Le ménétier, Op. 19 |
vn pf |
1860 |
|
Wieniawski |
Fantasie brillante on Gounod's Faust, Op. 20 |
vn pf |
1868 |
|
Wieniawski |
Polonaise brillante #2, Op. 21 |
vn w/ orch |
1875 |
|
Wieniawski |
Violin Concerto #2 in d, Op. 22 |
vn w/ orch |
1862 |
|
Wieniawski |
Gigue, Op. 23 |
vn pf |
1886 |
|
Wieniawski |
Fantaisie orientale, Op. 24 |
vn pf |
1886 posthumous |
Hanus Wihan
1855 — 1920
Cellist
A student of Davidoff, Wihan was a founding member of the Czech String Quartet, with violinists Karl Hoffmann and Josef Suk, and violist Oskar Nedbal. Several Dvorak works are dedicated to Wihan.
August Wilhelmj
1845 — 1908
Violinist
Wilhelmj studied violin with Spohr and David. Wilhelmj served as concertmaster for Wagner.
Wilhelmj arranged:
Schubert's Ave Maria
Bach's Air on the G String
Wagner's Träume, vn w/ orch
Wagner's Siegfried
Wagner's Parsifal
Writings:
Wilhelmj and James Brown: Modern School for the Violin, 1898 London
Michel Woldemar
1750 — 1815
Violinist
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Woldemar |
Viola Concerto in C |
va w/ orch |
1787 |
|
Woldemar |
Le nouvel art de l'archet |
vn, 2vn |
1798 |
|
Woldemar |
Caprices ou études |
vn |
1800 ca |
|
Woldemar |
Etudes élementaires |
2vn |
1800 ca |
|
Woldemar |
6 airs variés |
2vn |
1800 ca |
|
Woldemar |
Romances du Prisonnier Della Maria variés |
vn bc |
1800 ca |
|
Woldemar |
6 thèmes fugués dans le mode mineur |
vn |
1800 ca |
|
Woldemar |
3 thèmes d'Haydn variés |
vn |
1800 ca |
|
Woldemar |
3 violin duos, Op. 6 |
2vn |
1800 ca |
|
Woldemar |
Le nouveau labyrithe harmonique, Op. 10 |
vn |
1800 ca |
|
Woldemar |
12 études d'une difficulté progressive |
vn |
1801 ca |
|
Woldemar |
3 duos dialogués |
vn va |
1802 ca |
|
Woldemar |
3 duos à la première position |
2vn |
1802 ca |
|
Woldemar |
4 sonates fantomagiques: de Lolli, de Mestrino, de Pugnani, de Tartini |
vn bc |
1802 ca |
|
Woldemar |
12 grands solos ou études |
vn |
1802 ca |
|
Woldemar |
Etude élémentaire de l'archet moderne |
vn |
1802 |
|
Woldemar |
6 rêves |
vn |
1803 |
|
Woldemar |
Violin Concerto #1 in a |
vn w/ orch |
1803 |
|
Woldemar |
Violin Concerto #2 in E |
vn w/ orch |
1803 ca |
|
Woldemar |
6 caprices ou points d'orgue |
vn |
1804 |
|
Woldemar |
Violin Concerto #3 in d |
vn w/ orch |
1804 |
|
Woldemar |
Recueil d'airs de Fanchon la vielleuse |
2vn |
1804 ca |
|
Woldemar |
Exercises |
vn |
1805 |
|
Woldemar |
Gavotte de Vestris variée |
vn |
1805 |
|
Woldemar |
12 nouvelles variations sur Les folies d'Espagne |
vn |
1805 |
|
Woldemar |
Quatuor dialogué |
string quartet |
1805 |
|
Woldemar |
Romance de Gaviniès variée (lost?) |
vn |
1805 |
|
Woldemar |
4 grands solos ou études, Op. 40 |
vn |
1826 |
Writings:
Grande Méthode, 1800 ca
Méthode de violon par L. Mozart rédigée par Woldemar, éleve de Lolli., 1801 Paris
Notes:
Woldemar three violin concerti with the middle movements published with both plain and ornamented versions.
1860 — 1903
Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Wolf |
Violin Concerto (incomplete) |
vn w/ orch |
1875 |
|
Wolf |
String Quartet in D |
string quartet |
1876 |
|
Wolf |
String Quartet in d |
string quartet |
1884 |
|
Wolf |
Intermezzo |
string quartet |
1886 |
|
Wolf |
Italianische Serenade |
string quartet |
1887 |
Joseph Wölfl
1773 — 1812
Composer, Pianist
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Wölfl |
3 Sonatas with a Violin, Op. 2 |
vn pf |
1796 |
|
Wölfl |
3 String Quartets, Op. 4 |
string quartet |
1798 |
|
Wölfl |
3 Piano Trios, Op. 5 |
piano trio |
1798 |
|
Wölfl |
3 Sonatas with a Violin, Op. 7 |
vn pf |
1800 |
|
Wölfl |
6 String Quartets, Op. 10 |
string quartet |
1799 |
|
Wölfl |
3 Sonatas with a Violin, on themes from Haydn's 'Creation', Op. 14 |
vn pf |
1800 ca |
|
Wölfl |
3 Duos, Op. 16 |
vn pf w/ ad lib vc |
1800 ca |
|
Wölfl |
3 Sonatas with a Violin, Op. 19 |
vn pf |
1802 ca |
|
Wölfl |
3 Piano Trios, Op. 23 |
piano trio |
1803 |
|
Wölfl |
3 Sonatas progressives with a Violin, Op. 24 |
vn pf |
1803 |
|
Wölfl |
3 String Quartets, Op. 30 |
string quartet |
1805 |
|
Wölfl |
Duo, Op. 31 |
vc pf |
1805 |
Franz Wohlfahrt
Violinist
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Wohlfahrt |
60 Studies, Op. 45 |
vn |
|
|
Wohlfahrt |
40 Elementary Studies, Op. 54 |
vn |
|
|
Wohlfahrt |
50 Melodious Studies, Op. 74 |
vn |
|
Charles Wourinen
born 1938
Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Wourinen |
Triptych |
vn va perc |
1957 |
|
Wourinen |
Trio Concertante |
ob vn pf |
1959 |
|
Wourinen |
8 Variations |
vn hpd |
1960 |
|
Wourinen |
Tiento sobre Cabezón |
fl ob vn va vc hpd pf |
1961 |
|
Wourinen |
Concert |
db |
1961 |
|
Wourinen |
Trio #1 |
fl vc pf |
1961 |
|
Wourinen |
Bearbeitungen über das Glogauer Liederbuch |
fl+pic clr+bcl vn db |
1962 |
|
Wourinen |
Duuiensela |
vc pf |
1962 |
|
Wourinen |
Octet |
ob clr hrn trbn pf vn vc db |
1962 |
|
Wourinen |
Trio #2 |
fl vc pf |
1962 |
|
Wourinen |
Chamber Concerto |
vc w/ ensemble |
1963 |
|
Wourinen |
Composition |
vn w/ ensemble |
1963 |
|
Wourinen |
Duo |
vn pf |
1966 |
|
Wourinen |
String Trio |
string trio |
1968 |
|
Wourinen |
Adapting to the times |
vc pf |
1969 |
|
Wourinen |
The Long and the Short |
vn |
1969 |
|
Wourinen |
Cello Variations I |
vc |
1970 |
|
Wourinen |
Quartet #1 |
string quartet |
1971 |
|
Wourinen |
Violin Concerto |
amped vn w/ orch |
1972 |
|
Wourinen |
Harp Variations |
harp vn va vc |
1972 |
|
Wourinen |
Vioin Variations |
vn |
1975 |
|
Wourinen |
On Alligators |
string quartet and fl ob clr bsn |
1972 |
|
Wourinen |
Arabia felix |
fl bsn pf eGtr vib vn |
1973 |
|
Wourinen |
Grand Union |
vc drums |
1973 |
|
Wourinen |
Trio #3 |
fl vc pf |
1973 |
|
Wourinen |
Fantasia |
vn pf |
1974 |
|
Wourinen |
Cello Variations II |
vc |
1975 |
|
Wourinen |
Tashi |
clr vn vc pf w/ orch |
1976 |
|
Wourinen |
Album Leaf |
vn vc |
1976 |
|
Wourinen |
Archangel |
string quartet and bassTrbn |
1976 |
|
Wourinen |
Fast Fantasy |
vc pf |
1977 |
|
Wourinen |
6 Pieces |
vn pf |
1977 |
|
Wourinen |
Fortune |
clr vn va pf |
1979 |
|
Wourinen |
Joan's |
fl clr vn vc pf |
1979 |
|
Wourinen |
Quartet #2 |
string quartet |
1979 |
|
Wourinen |
Trio |
hrn vn pf |
1981 |
|
Wourinen |
Divertimento |
string quartet |
1982 |
|
Wourinen |
New York Notes |
fl clr vn vc perc pf |
1982 |
|
Wourinen |
Piano Trio |
piano trio |
1983 |
|
Wourinen |
Rhapsody |
vn w/ orch |
1983 |
|
Wourinen |
Spinoff |
vn bs conga drums |
1984 |
|
Wourinen |
A Doleful Dompe |
engHrn vn vc |
1986 |
|
Wourinen |
Quartet #3 |
string quartet |
1987 |
|
Wourinen |
Five |
amped vc w/ orch |
1987 |
|
Wourinen |
Sonata |
vn pf |
1988 |
|
Wourinen |
Piano Quintet |
piano quintet |
1994 |
|
Wourinen |
Cello Variations II |
vc |
1997 |
Collector — New York
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