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A viola concerto is a concerto contrasting a viola with another body of musical instruments such as an orchestra or chamber music ensemble. Throughout music history, especially during the Baroque , Classical , and Romantic eras, viola was viewed mostly as an ensemble instrument.
Franz Anton Hoffmeister was born in Rottenburg am Neckar, Further Austria, on 12 May 1754.At the age of fourteen, he went to Vienna to study law.Following his studies, however, he decided on a career in music and by the 1780s he had become one of the city’s most popular composers, with an extensive and varied catalogue of works to his credit.
The Grant Park Music Festival (formerly the Grant Park Concerts) is a ten-week classical music concert series held annually in Chicago, Illinois, United States. [1] It features the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra and Grant Park Chorus along with guest performers and conductors, and is one of the only free outdoor classical-music concert series in ...
1983: Tina Turner: Live in Chicago—broadcast of a 1983 concert by Tina Turner, as a part of the Soundstage series. 1985: Aretha Franklin: Live at Park West—broadcast of a 1985 concert by Aretha Franklin, as a part of the Soundstage series. 1985: I Have a Pony— comedy album by Steven Wright, recorded at Wolfgang's in San Francisco and Park ...
Henrique Oswald (1852–1931): Trois Etudes pour piano, plus three independent études; Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915): School of Advanced Piano Playing; Moritz Moszkowski (1854–1925): three concert studies (Op. 24), Ecole des doubles notes (Op. 64), 15 Études de Virtuositié (Op. 72), 12 studies for the left hand alone (Op. 92), and 20 technical studies (Op. 91).
This article lists notable compositions within the viola repertoire. The list includes works in which the viola is a featured instrument (i.e., viola solos, concertos, viola and piano duos, etc.). The list includes works in which the viola is a featured instrument (i.e., viola solos, concertos, viola and piano duos, etc.).
NCB performs several concerts a year in the Chicago metropolitan area which include a subscription concert series at Northwestern University's Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, [4] educational outreach programs at area schools, many summer concerts at the invitation of various communities and venues, and professional band festivals and conferences. [5]
While in Paris, he published some of his first compositions, which were well received. In 1788 he made a visit to London, where he played the viola in Saloman's quartet. Fiorillo made his last public appearance in London in 1794, when he performed a concerto for the viola at the Antient Concert.