Jean Balthasar Tricklir
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Jean Balthasar Tricklir was a French cellist and composer of German descent.
Born in Dijon
, he studied at Mannheim
, and became a court musician in Dresden
in 1783, remaining there until his death. He was regarded as one of the finest cellist of his days.
Tricklir wrote a number of cello
concertos and sonatas, as well as solo and duet works for cello, however, his works are mostly unknown today. He is also an author of two theoretical treatises - Le microcosme musical and Discours analytique.
Born in Dijon
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....
, he studied at Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
, and became a court musician in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
in 1783, remaining there until his death. He was regarded as one of the finest cellist of his days.
Tricklir wrote a number of cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
concertos and sonatas, as well as solo and duet works for cello, however, his works are mostly unknown today. He is also an author of two theoretical treatises - Le microcosme musical and Discours analytique.
Works
- Adagio and Rondo for Cello and Piano
- Six grand solos for the violoncello Op. 3
- 13 cello concertos (survived)