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Louis Spohr

Index Louis Spohr

Louis 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. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 81 relations: Baton (conducting), Bernd Weikl, Bielefeld Opera, Bracebridge Hall, Braunschweig, Burkhard Wilhelm Pfeiffer, Carl Maria von Weber, Chamber music, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, Chinrest, Choir, Christopher Larkin (conductor), Clarinet, Clarinet concerto, Classic Produktion Osnabrück, Classical period (music), Composer, Conducting, Counterpoint, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Dorette Spohr, Edward Taylor (music writer), Faust (Spohr), Felix Mendelssohn, First French Empire, Franz Eck, Freemasonry, Geoffrey Moull, Gerd Albrecht, Gilbert and Sullivan, Gotha, Harp, Henry Blagrove (violinist), Henry Holmes (composer), Hilary Hahn, Jascha Heifetz, Júlia Várady, Jessonda, Johann Friedrich Rochlitz, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Johann Simon Hermstedt, Joseph Haydn, Jurist, Kassel, Kurt Moll, Leipzig, List of compositions by Louis Spohr, Ludwig van Beethoven, Manhattan School of Music, Mannheim school, ... Expand index (31 more) »

  2. Composers for harp
  3. German string quartet composers
  4. Musicians from Braunschweig

Baton (conducting)

A baton is a stick that is used by conductors primarily to enlarge and enhance the manual and bodily movements associated with directing an ensemble of musicians.

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Bernd Weikl

Bernd Weikl (born 29 July 1942) is an Austrian operatic baritone, particularly known for his performances in the stage works by Richard Wagner.

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Bielefeld Opera

The Bielefeld Opera is the venue of Städtische Bühnen Bielefeld (Municipal stages Bielefeld) in Bielefeld, Germany.

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Bracebridge Hall

Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1821, while he lived in England, and published in 1822.

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Braunschweig

Braunschweig or Brunswick (from Low German Brunswiek, local dialect: Bronswiek) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser.

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Burkhard Wilhelm Pfeiffer

Burkhard Wilhelm Pfeiffer (7 May 1777 – 4 October 1852) was a German jurist and liberal politician.

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Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (5 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic of the early Romantic period. Louis Spohr and Carl Maria von Weber are 19th-century German composers, German Romantic composers, German male opera composers and German opera composers.

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Chamber music

Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room.

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Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick

Charles William Ferdinand (Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand; 9 October 1735 – 10 November 1806) was the prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a military leader.

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Chinrest

A chinrest is a shaped piece of wood (or plastic) attached to the body of a violin or a viola to aid in the positioning of the player's jaw or chin on the instrument.

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Choir

A choir (also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers.

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Christopher Larkin (conductor)

Christopher Larkin is an American conductor who is best known for his work within the field of opera.

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Clarinet

The clarinet is a single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell.

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Clarinet concerto

A clarinet concerto is a concerto for clarinet; that is, a musical composition for solo clarinet together with a large ensemble (such as an orchestra or concert band).

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Classic Produktion Osnabrück

Classic Produktion Osnabrück (often referred to as cpo, in lowercase) is a record label founded in 1986 by Georg Ortmann and several others.

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Classical period (music)

The Classical Period was an era of classical music between roughly 1750 and 1820.

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Composer

A composer is a person who writes music.

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Conducting

Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert.

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Counterpoint

In music, counterpoint is a method of composition in which two or more musical lines (or voices) are simultaneously played which are harmonically correlated yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour.

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (28 May 1925 – 18 May 2012) was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music. Louis Spohr and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau are Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class).

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Dorette Spohr

Dorette Spohr (2 December 1787 – 20 November 1834), also called Dorette Scheidler Spohr, was a German harpist and pianist active in the early 19th century.

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Edward Taylor (music writer)

Edward Taylor (1784–1863) was an English singer, writer on music, and Gresham Professor of Music from 1837. Louis Spohr and Edward Taylor (music writer) are 1784 births.

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Faust (Spohr)

Faust is an opera by the German composer Louis Spohr.

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Felix Mendelssohn

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Louis Spohr and Felix Mendelssohn are 19th-century German composers, German Romantic composers, German male opera composers, German opera composers, German string quartet composers, oratorio composers and Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class).

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First French Empire

The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, then the French Empire after 1809 and also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century.

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Franz Eck

Franz Eck (1776 – c. 1810) was a German violinist. Louis Spohr and Franz Eck are 19th-century classical violinists.

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Freemasonry

Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 14th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.

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Geoffrey Moull

Geoffrey Moull is a Canadian professional conductor.

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Gerd Albrecht

Gerd Albrecht (19 July 1935 – 2 February 2014) was a German conductor.

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Gilbert and Sullivan

Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900) and to the works they jointly created.

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Gotha

Gotha is the fifth-largest city in Thuringia, Germany, west of Erfurt and east of Eisenach with a population of 44,000.

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Harp

The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers.

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Henry Blagrove (violinist)

Henry Gamble Blagrove (20 October 1811, Nottingham - 15 December 1872, London) was a celebrated English violinist.

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Henry Holmes (composer)

Henry Holmes (7 November 1839 9 December 1905) was a British violinist, composer, and music educator.

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Hilary Hahn

Hilary Hahn (born November 27, 1979) is an American violinist.

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Jascha Heifetz

Jascha Heifetz (December 10, 1987) was a Jewish-Russian-American violinist, widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time.

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Júlia Várady

Júlia Várady (Várady Júlia; born 1 September 1941) is a Hungarian-born German soprano who started out as a mezzo-soprano.

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Jessonda

Jessonda is a grand opera (Große Oper) by Louis Spohr, written in 1822.

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Johann Friedrich Rochlitz

Johann Friedrich Rochlitz (12 February 1769 – 16 December 1842) was a German playwright, musicologist and art and music critic.

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Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 177817 October 1837) was an Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist.

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Johann Simon Hermstedt

Johann Simon Hermstedt (29 December 1778 – 10 August 1846) was one of the most famous clarinettists of the 19th century.

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Joseph Haydn

Franz Joseph Haydn (31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. Louis Spohr and Joseph Haydn are oratorio composers.

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Jurist

A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law; someone who analyzes and comments on law.

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Kassel

Kassel (in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, in central Germany.

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Kurt Moll

Kurt Moll (11 April 19385 March 2017) was a German operatic bass singer who enjoyed a widely renowned international career.

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Leipzig

Leipzig (Upper Saxon: Leibz'sch) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony.

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List of compositions by Louis Spohr

This is an incomplete list of compositions by Louis Spohr (1784–1859).

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Louis Spohr and Ludwig van Beethoven are 19th-century German composers, German Romantic composers, German male opera composers, German opera composers, German string quartet composers and oratorio composers.

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Manhattan School of Music

The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City.

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Mannheim school

Mannheim school refers to both the orchestral techniques pioneered by the court orchestra of the Elector Palatine in Mannheim in the latter half of the 18th century and the group of composers of the early classical period, who composed for the orchestra of Mannheim.

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Mass (music)

The Mass (missa) is a form of sacred musical composition that sets the invariable portions of the Christian Eucharistic liturgy (principally that of the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and Lutheranism), known as the Mass.

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Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of successful campaigns across Europe during the Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815.

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Nazism

Nazism, formally National Socialism (NS; Nationalsozialismus), is the far-right totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany.

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Opera

Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers.

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Opus number

In music, the opus number is the "work number" that is assigned to a musical composition, or to a set of compositions, to indicate the chronological order of the composer's publication of that work.

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Oratorio

An oratorio is a musical composition with dramatic or narrative text for choir, soloists and orchestra or other ensemble.

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Piano Trios, Op. 70 (Beethoven)

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Predigerkirche, Erfurt

The Predigerkirche ("Preachers' Church") is a Lutheran church in Erfurt, central Germany.

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Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

The Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Fürstentum Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) was a subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, whose history was characterised by numerous divisions and reunifications.

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Principality of Erfurt

The Principality of Erfurt (Fürstentum Erfurt; Principauté d'Erfurt) was a small state in modern Thuringia, Germany, that existed from 1807 to 1814, comprising the modern city of Erfurt and the surrounding land.

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Program music

Program music or programmatic music is a type of instrumental art music that attempts to musically render an extramusical narrative.

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Rehearsal letter

A rehearsal letter, sometimes referred to as rehearsal marks, rehearsal figures, or rehearsal numbers, is a boldface letter of the alphabet in an orchestral score, and its corresponding parts, that provides the conductor, who typically leads rehearsals, with a convenient spot to tell the orchestra to begin at places other than the start of movements or pieces.

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Renate Behle

Renate Behle (née Summer; born 3 April 1945) is an Austrian operatic mezzo-soprano and soprano who made an international career, based in Germany.

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Romantic music

Romantic music is a stylistic movement in Western Classical music associated with the period of the 19th century commonly referred to as the Romantic era (or Romantic period).

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Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow.

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Seesen

Seesen is a town and municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Sheet music

Sheet music is a handwritten or printed form of musical notation that uses musical symbols to indicate the pitches, rhythms, or chords of a song or instrumental musical piece.

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Spiccato

Spiccato is a bowing technique for string instruments in which the bow appears to bounce lightly upon the string.

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String harmonic

Playing a string harmonic (a flageolet) is a string instrument technique that uses the nodes of natural harmonics of a musical string to isolate overtones.

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Symphony

A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra.

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The Mikado

The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.

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Theater an der Wien

The is a historic theatre in Vienna located on the Left Wienzeile in the Mariahilf district.

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Transition from Classical to Romantic music

The transition from the classical period of European Art music, which lasted around 1750 to 1820, to Romantic music, which lasted around 1800 to 1910.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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Violin

The violin, colloquially known as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family.

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Violin concerto

A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin (occasionally, two or more violins) and instrumental ensemble (customarily orchestra).

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Washington Irving

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. Louis Spohr and Washington Irving are 1859 deaths.

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William II, Elector of Hesse

William II (Wilhelm II; 28 July 1777 – 20 November 1847) was the penultimate Elector of Hesse.

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William McColl (clarinetist)

William Duncan McColl (May 18, 1933 – January 7, 2024) was an American clarinetist and professor of music.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Louis Spohr and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are German opera composers.

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See also

Composers for harp

German string quartet composers

Musicians from Braunschweig

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Spohr

Also known as Ludewig Spohr, Ludwig Spohr, Spohr.

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