Classical Music Datebook: February 21.
Johann Kalliwoda, Composer (1801-1866)
Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda (Jan Křtitel Václav Kalivoda) was a prolific composer. His works are numerous, of which there are about 250 works or sets of works, opus-numbered.
Bohemian composer, violinist and conductor Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda was born on February 21, 1801, in Prague. His compositions included operas and symphonies. One of his concert overtures was commissioned was used to open the first concert in 1842, of the New York Philharmonic.
Here's Johann W. Kalliwoda's Symphony No.6 in F Major, Op. 132 (1843). Youtube, uploaded by KuhlauDilfeng2. Accessed 21 February 2016.
He also wrote for piano music, concertinos for violin and for oboe, music for the church, lieder and various other vocal and instrumental works.
He died on December 3, 1866, in Karlsruhe.
Image Credit:
Czech composer, conductor and violinist Jan Kalivoda (1801-1866) by Gustav Schlick (1804-1869). en.wikipedia.org. Accessed February 21, 2016.
Resource:
The Grove Dictionary of Music, edited by Stanley Sadie. London: Macmillan Publishers, 1994.
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Johann Kalliwoda, Composer (1801-1866)
Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda (Jan Křtitel Václav Kalivoda) was a prolific composer. His works are numerous, of which there are about 250 works or sets of works, opus-numbered.
Bohemian composer, violinist and conductor Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda was born on February 21, 1801, in Prague. His compositions included operas and symphonies. One of his concert overtures was commissioned was used to open the first concert in 1842, of the New York Philharmonic.
Here's Johann W. Kalliwoda's Symphony No.6 in F Major, Op. 132 (1843). Youtube, uploaded by KuhlauDilfeng2. Accessed 21 February 2016.
He also wrote for piano music, concertinos for violin and for oboe, music for the church, lieder and various other vocal and instrumental works.
He died on December 3, 1866, in Karlsruhe.
Image Credit:
Czech composer, conductor and violinist Jan Kalivoda (1801-1866) by Gustav Schlick (1804-1869). en.wikipedia.org. Accessed February 21, 2016.
Resource:
The Grove Dictionary of Music, edited by Stanley Sadie. London: Macmillan Publishers, 1994.
(c) Tel Asiado, written for Inspired Pen Web. All Rights Reserved.
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