Antonin Kammel
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Antonín Kammel was a composer
and violin
ist. His best-known composition is String Quartett no. 2.
Kammel was involved in the social circle
of the leading 18th century London concert impresarios, Johann Christian Bach
and Carl Friedrich Abel. He also performed at provincial musical festivals, leading the orchestra at Salisbury
in 1771.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist. His best-known composition is String Quartett no. 2.
Kammel was involved in the social circle
Social circle
Social circles are groups of socially interconnected people. A Social circle is distinguished from a social pyramid in that there are two perspectives that can be used to describe a social circle: the perspective of an individual who is the locus of a particular group of socially interconnected...
of the leading 18th century London concert impresarios, Johann Christian Bach
Johann Christian Bach
Johann Christian Bach was a composer of the Classical era, the eleventh and youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach. He is sometimes referred to as 'the London Bach' or 'the English Bach', due to his time spent living in the British capital...
and Carl Friedrich Abel. He also performed at provincial musical festivals, leading the orchestra at Salisbury
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
in 1771.