Jean Balthasar Tricklir
Jean Balthasar Tricklir (1750 – 29 November 1813) was a French cellist and composer of German descent.
Jean Balthasar Tricklir
- Born
- 1750 · Dijon.
- Died
- 1813 · Dresden.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- composer · cellist
- Fields
- music
- Languages
- French · German
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Jean Balthasar Tricklir (1750 – 29 November 1813) was a French cellist and composer of German descent.
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Tricklir was born in Dijon in 1750. Initially, he intended to join the priesthood but decided to become a musician and went to study in Mannheim in 1765. He made his musical debut at the Concert Spirituel in Paris in 1776 and became a chamber composer to the Elector of Mainz in 1782. However, he left it a year later and became a court musician in Dresden. In 1783, he formed a quartet alongside Franz Benda and Ernst Schick. Tricklir died in Dresden on 29 November 1813.
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Tricklir wrote several cello concertos, sonatas, and solo and duet works for cello; however, his works are little known today. He authored two theoretical treatises: Le Microcosme Musical and Discours Analytique. His theoretical studies included an analysis of temperature's role in affecting musical instruments' sound.
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• Adagio and Rondo for Cello and Piano • Six grand solos for the violoncello Op. 3 • 13 cello concertos (survived)
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