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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String Quartet (withdrawn) |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 |