Stamitz, Johann
Period: Baroque
Born: Saturday, June 19, 1717 in Deutsch-Brod, Bohemia
Died: Sunday, March 27, 1757 in Mannheim, Germany
Nation of Origin: Bohemia
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Stamitz, a fine violinist and composer, helped to develop the symphony form. His music is considered "pre-classic" and influenced the work of Haydn and Mozart. He worked as conductor of the Mannheim orchestra where he developed the symphony form to include subtle dynamic changes. He also dispensed with the figured bass of the Baroque era. His sons Carl and Johann Anton were composers of lesser note.
General Bibliography:
Bukofzer, Manfred F., Music in the Baroque Era, from Monteverdi to Bach, W.W. Norton & Company, November 1947, ISBN: 0393097455
Palisca, Claude V. Baroque Music, Prentice Hall, December 1990, ISBN: 0130584967
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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