František Jan Štiasný
František Jan Štiasný (also Štasný , * 1764 in Prague ; † around 1830 in Mannheim ) was a Czech cellist and composer.
Life
The son of the oboist Jan Štiasný worked in Prague and in various other cities in Europe. a. in Nuremberg, London and Paris as a cello virtuoso and finally settled in Mannheim as a member of the court orchestra. He composed duets and sonatas for two cellos, a divertissement and a grand trio for viola and cellos, a concertino for flute, viola and cellos and solos for cello and figured bass. His brother Bernard Václav Štiasný was also known as a composer.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Štastný, Johann . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 37th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1878, pp. 239–241 ( digitized version ).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Stiasny, Bernhard Wenzel and Franz Johann . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 38th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1879, p. 330 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Alfred Baumgärtner: Propylaea world of music. The composers. Volume 5, 1989, ISBN 3-549-07835-8 , pp. 228-229.
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| SURNAME | Štiasný, František Jan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Štasný, František Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer and cellist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1764 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1830 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |