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18th-century violinists

58 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alexandre-Auguste RobineauArtist · PaintingsAlexandre-Auguste Robineau, born April 23, 1747, in Paris where he died January 13, 1828, is a French painter and musician, Priest-Catholic.
Anton StamitzPerson · Music memorabiliaAnton Thadäus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz (November 1750 – c. 1798–1809) was a German composer and violinist.
Antonio Bartolomeo BruniPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni by Césarine Davin-Mirvault, circa 1804 (New York, The Frick Collection)
Bartolomeo CampagnoliPerson · Music memorabiliaBartolomeo Campagnoli (September 10, 1751 – November 6, 1827) was an Italian violinist and composer.
Carel Anton FodorPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Antoine Fodor
Carl Ditters von DittersdorfPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Ditters von Dittersdorf (2 November 1739 – 24 October 1799) was an Austrian composer and violinist. He was a friend of both Haydn and Mozart.
Carl EberweinPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Carl Eberwein.
Carl StamitzPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Philipp Stamitz (Karel Stamic; born in Mannheim and baptized 8 May 17459 November 1801), was a German composer of partial Czech ancestry of the Classical era.
Charles Philippe LafontPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles Philippe Lafont (1 December 178123 August 1839) was a French violinist and composer. He has been characterized as one of the most eminent violinists of the French school.
Domenico FerrariPerson · Music memorabiliaDomenico Ferrari (1722 – 1780) was an Italian violinist and composer.
Erik TulindbergPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Silhouette of Eric Tulindberg by unknown artist
Ernst Christoph DresslerPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Christoph Dressler (23 September 1734 – 6 April 1779) was a German composer, operatic tenor, violinist and music theorist.
Federigo FiorilloPerson · Music memorabiliaFederigo Fiorillo (baptized 1 June 1755 Brunswick, Germany, died after 1823) was a mandolinist and composer, who wrote thirty-six caprices for violin, also called études.
František Xaver PokornýPerson · Music memorabiliaFrantišek Xaver Pokorný (20 December 1729, Stříbro – 2 July 1794, Regensburg) was a Czech composer and violinist of the classical period.
Franz BendaPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Benda (František Benda; c. 22 November 1709 – 7 March 1786) was a Czech violinist and composer.
Franz KrommerPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Krommer (František Vincenc Kramář; 27 November 1759 – 8 January 1831) was a Czech composer of classical music and violinist.
Frederic Ernest FescaPerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Ernst Fesca (15 February 1789 – 24 May 1826) was a German violinist and composer of instrumental music of the late Classical and early Romantic periods.
Friedrich KuhlauPerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Daniel Rudolf Kuhlau, sometimes written as Frederick Kulav, (11 September 1786 – 12 March 1832) was a Danish pianist and composer during the late Classical and early Romantic…
Georg GersonPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Gerson (also George; 14 October 1790 – 16 February 1825) was a Danish composer and banker. Most of his works are orchestral.
Giovanni Battista ViottiPerson · Music memorabiliaGiovanni Battista Viotti (12 May 1755 – 3 March 1824) was an Italian violinist whose virtuosity was famed and whose work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical…
Giuseppe CambiniPerson · Music memorabiliaGiuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini (February 13, 1746, Livorno—1825, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre) was an Italian composer and violinist.
Ignaz SchuppanzighPerson · Music memorabiliaIgnaz Schuppanzigh (20 July 1776 – 2 March 1830) was an Austrian violinist and friend of Beethoven, and leader of Count Razumovsky's private string quartet.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresArtist · PaintingsJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassical painter.
Joachim Nicolas EggertPerson · Music memorabiliaJoachim Nicolas Eggert (22 February 1779 – 14 April 1813) was a Swedish composer and musical director.
Johan AgrellPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Johan Joachim Agrell by Valentin Daniel Preisler (1754)
Johann Baptist Georg NerudaPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Baptist Georg Neruda (Jan Křtitel Jiří Neruda, c. 1708 – c.
Johann Baptist VanhalPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Baptist Wanhal (12 May 1739 – 20 August 1813) was a Czech composer of the Classical period. He was born in Nechanice, Bohemia, and died in Vienna.
Johann Gottlieb GraunPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Gottlieb Graun (1702/1703 – 27 October 1771) was a German Baroque/Classical era composer and violinist, born in Wahrenbrück.
Johann StamitzPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (Jan Václav Antonín Stamic; 18 June 1717 – 27 March 1757) was a Czech composer and violinist.
John StanleyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — John Stanley
Josef MyslivečekPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Mysliveček (9 March 1737 – 4 February 1781) was a Czech composer. He contributed to the formation of late eighteenth-century classicism in music.
Josef SegerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — The Church of Our Lady in front of Týn in Prague, one of the two churches Seger worked at throughout most of life
Joseph BöhmPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Böhm (Böhm József; 4 April 179528 March 1876) was a Hungarian violinist and a director of the Vienna Conservatory.
Joseph MaysederPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Mayseder in 1838. A lithograph by Josef Kriehuber.
Joseph SchubertPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Schubert (20 December 1754 – 28 July 1837) was a German composer, violinist, and violist.
Joseph TouchemoulinPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Touchemoulin (23 October 1727 – 25 October 1801) was a French violinist and composer of the classical period who mainly worked in Bonn and Regensburg.
Joseph WölflPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Joseph Woelfl
Leopold August AbelArtist · PaintingsLeopold August Abel (24 March 1718 – 25 August 1794) was a German violinist and composer. He was born in Köthen in 1718.
Leopold HofmannPerson · Music memorabiliaLeopold Hofmann (also Ludwig Hoffman, Leopold Hoffman, Leopold Hoffmann; 14 August 1738 – 17 March 1793) was an Austrian composer of classical music.
Louis SpohrPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Spohr (5 April 178422 October 1859), baptized Ludewig Spohr, later often in the modern German form of the name Ludwig, was a German composer, violinist and conductor.
Ludwig van BeethovenPerson · Music memorabiliaLudwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist.
Maddalena Laura SirmenPerson · Music memorabiliaMaddalena Laura Sirmen (Lombardini; 9 December 1745 – 18 May 1818), commonly known as Madame Sirmen, was an Italian composer, violinist, and opera singer of the musical Classical period.
Matthew DubourgPerson · Music memorabiliaMatthew Dubourg (1703 – 3 July 1767) was an English violinist, conductor, and composer who spent most of his life in Ireland.
Michael UmlaufPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Umlauf (August 9, 1781 – June 20, 1842), was an Austrian composer, conductor, and violinist. His father, Ignaz Umlauf, was also a notable composer.
Muzio ClementiPerson · Music memorabiliaMuzio Filippo Vincenzo Francesco Saverio Clementi (23 January 1752 – 10 March 1832) was an Italian composer, virtuoso pianist, pedagogue, conductor, music publisher, editor, and piano…
Niccolò PaganiniPerson · Music memorabiliaNiccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (27 October 178227 May 1840) was an Italian violinist, guitarist and composer.
Nicolae PicuPerson · Music memorabiliaNicolae Picu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e ˈpiku]; also known as Moș Neculai;
Pasquale AnfossiPerson · Music memorabiliaPasquale Anfossi (5 April 1727 – February 1797) was an Italian opera composer. Pasquale Anfossi was born in Taggia, Republic of Genoa, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini,…
Pavel VranickýPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Wranitzky (Pavel Vranický; 30 December 1756 – 29 September 1808) was a Moravian classical composer. His half brother, Antonín, was also a composer.
Philip MusardPerson · Music memorabiliaPhilippe Musard (8 November 1792 – 31 March 1859) was a French composer who was crucial to the development and popularity of the promenade concert.
Pierre RodePerson · Music memorabiliaJacques Pierre Joseph Rode (16 February 1774 – 25 November 1830) was a French violinist and composer.
Pieter HellendaalPerson · Music memorabiliaPieter Hellendaal (1 April 1721 – 19 April 1799) was a Dutch composer, organist and violinist.
Pieter van MalderePerson · Music memorabiliaPieter van Maldere, known also as Pierre van Maldere (16 October 1729 – 1 November 1768) was a Flemish violinist and composer.
Rodolphe KreutzerPerson · Music memorabiliaRodolphe Kreutzer (15 November 1766 – 6 January 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer of forty French operas, including La mort d'Abel (1810).
Simon MolitorPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Simon Molitor (1766–1848)
Wenzel GährichPerson · Music memorabiliaWenzel Gährich (16 September 1794 in Cerhovice, Bohemia – 15 September 1864 in Berlin) was a German violinist and composer.
Wenzel PichlPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Bust of Pichl on his birth house
William ShieldPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — William Shield

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