Stamitz, Carl
Period: Classic
Born: Monday, May 17, 1745 in Mannheim, Palatinate, Germany
Died: Monday, November 9, 1801 in Jena, Saxony, Germany
Nation of Origin: Germany
Major Works:
Clarinet Concerto No. 10 in B-Flat
symphonies, concerti, quartets, trios, and sonatas
Other Information:
Carl Stamitz was the son of Johann Stamitz, the man who founded the Mannheim school of pre-classical symphonists. Carl played violin, viola and viola d'amore. He worked in the Mannheim court orchestra as second violinist from 1762-1770. He traveled widely but was never a financial success. After his death in 1801, his possessions were auctioned to pay his creditors. See the link below for a complete biography.
General Bibliography:
Blume, Friedrich, with Norton, M. D. (Translator) and Norton, Herter (Translator), Classic and Romantic Music; A Comprehensive Survey, W. W. Norton & Company, November 1970, ISBN: 0393098680
Rosen, Charles, The Classical Style : Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, W. W. Norton & Company, March 1997, ISBN: 0393040208
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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Biographical essay from Wikipedia
Stamitz biography at Artaria.com
