Rodolphe Kreutzer

Rodolphe Kreutzer (November 16, 1766 – January 6, 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer of forty French operas. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The following lists of violinists are available List of classical violinists, names of great violinist from baroque era till 20th century Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance French opera is one of Europe's most important operatic traditions containing works by composers of the stature of Lully, Rameau, Berlioz, Bizet

Biography

Kreutzer was born in Versailles, and was initially taught by his father, who was a musician in the royal chapel, with later lessons from Anton Stamitz. Versailles (vɛʀsaj in French) formerly de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important Anton Thadäus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz (Czech Antonín Stamic; 1750 or 1754 in Mannheim &ndash 1798 or 1809 in Paris) was a German (and second-generation He became one of the foremost violin virtuosi of his day, appearing as a soloist until 1810. He was a violin professor at the Paris Conservatoire from its foundation in 1795 until 1826. The Conservatoire de Paris is an institution of higher education that has played an important role in the development of Music in France and Western Europe He was co-author of the Conservatoire's violin method with Pierre Rode and Pierre Baillot, and the three are considered the founding trinity of the French school of violin playing. Jacques Pierre Joseph Rode ( February 16, 1774 – November 25, 1830) was a French Violinist and Composer. Pierre Marie François de Sales Baillot ( October 1 1771 &ndash September 15 1842) was a French Violinist and Composer For a time, Kreutzer was leader of the Paris Opera, and from 1817 he conducted there too. The Académie Royale de Musique (French - Royal Academy of Music; first known as the Académie d’opéra) was the Music academy of Ancien regime

Kreutzer is probably best known as the dedicatee of Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Violin Sonata No 9 in A major, commonly known as the Kreutzer Sonata, is a Violin sonata which Ludwig van Beethoven published in 1802 A major (or the key of A) is a Major scale based on A with the pitches A, B, C{{music|sharp}}, D, E, 47 (1803), though he never played the work, and indeed declared it unplayable. Kreutzer had made the acquaintance of Beethoven in 1798, when at Vienna in the service of the French ambassador, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte (later King of Sweden and Norway). Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Charles XIV John ( Karl XIV Johan) born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, later renamed Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (26 January 1763 &ndash 8 March 1844 The sonata had originally been dedicated to the violinist George Bridgetower, but he had a quarrel with the composer, who revised the dedication in favour of Kreutzer. George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower (1778 or 1780&ndash February 29 1860) was a Afro-Polish -born Virtuoso Violinist who lived in

Kreutzer died in Geneva. Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking

Kreutzer's compositions include nineteen violin concertos and forty operas. A violin concerto is a Concerto for solo Violin (occasionally two or more violins and instrumental ensemble customarily Orchestra. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto His best known works, however, are the 42 études ou caprices (1796), which are fundamental pedagogic studies. The 42 études ou Caprices (literally "The 42 études or Capriccios " are a composition and a system of Violin Pedagogy

Facts

Kreutzer was noted for his style of bowing, his splendid tone, and the clearness of his execution. [1]

External links

• Rodolphe Kreutzer was listed in the International Music Score Library Project
• www.closelinks.com Free Family Tree