Antonio Casimir Cartellieri
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Antonio Casimir Cartellieri (27 September 1772 – 2 September 1807) was a Bohemian composer
, violin
ist, conductor
, and voice teacher. His son was the spa physician Paul Cartellieri.
singers and he received his earliest musical education from them. At the age of 13 his parents divorced, at which time Cartellieri moved with his mother to Berlin. In that city he began studying music composition.
In 1791, at the age of 18, Cartellieri became court composer and music director for Count Oborsky in Poland. The following year he returned to Berlin with his employer where his first opera premiered successfully. He then went with the Count to Vienna where he continued with further musical studies in music theory and composition under Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
, Antonio Salieri
, Ignaz von Seyfried
, and possibly Ludwig van Beethoven
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In 1795 Cartellieri gave his first performance with Beethoven at a public concert sponsored by Oborsky which featured the première of his own oratorio
Gioas re di Giuda and Beethoven’s first performance as a concert pianist in Vienna. Prince Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowicz was in attendance at the concert, and was so impressed by Cartellieri that he engaged him as the Kapellmeister, singing teacher, and violinist in 1796, roles he held until his death 11 years later. His other duties at court included directing operas and playing the violin in both concerts of chamber music and symphonic music. He notably performed in the world premières of several works by Beethoven under the composer's baton, including the Eroica Symphony and the Triple Concerto on 23 January 1805. He died in Liebshausen, Bohemia at the age of 34.
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...
, 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, conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
, and voice teacher. His son was the spa physician Paul Cartellieri.
Life and career
Cartellieri was born in Danzig. His father, Antonio Maria Gaetano Cartellieri, was Italian, and his mother, Elisabeth Böhm, was Latvian. Both of his parents were operaOpera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
singers and he received his earliest musical education from them. At the age of 13 his parents divorced, at which time Cartellieri moved with his mother to Berlin. In that city he began studying music composition.
In 1791, at the age of 18, Cartellieri became court composer and music director for Count Oborsky in Poland. The following year he returned to Berlin with his employer where his first opera premiered successfully. He then went with the Count to Vienna where he continued with further musical studies in music theory and composition under Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger was an Austrian musician who was born at Klosterneuburg, near Vienna.He originally studied music at Melk Abbey and philosophy at a Benedictine seminary in Vienna and became one of the most learned and skillful contrapuntists of his age...
, Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri was a Venetian classical composer, conductor and teacher born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, but who spent his adult life and career as a faithful subject of the Habsburg monarchy....
, Ignaz von Seyfried
Ignaz von Seyfried
Ignaz Xaver Ritter von Seyfried was an Austrian musician, conductor and composer.Seyfried was born in Vienna. According to a statement in his handwritten memoirs he was a pupil of both Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Albrechtsberger. He published Albrechtsberger's complete written works after...
, and possibly Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
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In 1795 Cartellieri gave his first performance with Beethoven at a public concert sponsored by Oborsky which featured the première of his own oratorio
Oratorio
An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists. Like an opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias...
Gioas re di Giuda and Beethoven’s first performance as a concert pianist in Vienna. Prince Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowicz was in attendance at the concert, and was so impressed by Cartellieri that he engaged him as the Kapellmeister, singing teacher, and violinist in 1796, roles he held until his death 11 years later. His other duties at court included directing operas and playing the violin in both concerts of chamber music and symphonic music. He notably performed in the world premières of several works by Beethoven under the composer's baton, including the Eroica Symphony and the Triple Concerto on 23 January 1805. He died in Liebshausen, Bohemia at the age of 34.