Johann Baptist Georg Neruda
Johann Baptist Georg Neruda (* as Jan Křtítel Jiří Neruda 1707 in Prague , † 1780 in Dresden ) was a Bohemian violinist , conductor and composer of the pre-classical period .
Life
After his training in Prague, he first played in the local theater orchestra. He achieved increasing recognition as a violinist and conductor, which he earned on concert tours. First recorded in Dresden from 1741, he first became a violinist in 1750, later he was concertmaster of the Dresden court orchestra until his retirement in 1772 .
He composed 18 symphonies, 10 violin concertos, 1 bassoon concert, 34 trio sonatas , various dances, 2 church cantatas and the opera "Les Troqueurs". His best-known work today, the Concerto for Trumpet, Strings and Basso Continuo in E flat major , was originally written for Corno da Caccia . The only compositions published in print during his lifetime are six trio sonatas for two violins and bass, published by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig in 1764 .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Neruda, Johann Georg . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 20th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1869, p. 189 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Zdeňka Pilková: Neruda, Johann Baptist Georg. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Web links
- Works by and about Johann Baptist Georg Neruda in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Johann Baptist Georg Neruda in the German Digital Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Johann Baptist Georg Neruda in the International Music Score Library Project
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| SURNAME | Neruda, Johann Baptist Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neruda, Jan Křtítel Jiří |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian violinist and pre-classical composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1707 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1780 |
| Place of death | Dresden |