A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers. 1.09
at the concerts spirituals, and at the Olympian concerts with great success. About 1792 he went to London and played at Salamon's and Rauzzini's concerts, and was one of the original thirty members of the Philharmonic Society. In 1815 he settled in Edinburgh. Compositions: Concertos for violin and orchestra ; Trios for violins.
Janitsch, Anton, born in Switzerland in 1753, died at Steinfurth, Westphalia, March 12th, 1812. Performer and composer, pupil of Pugnani. While still young, (1769), he was appointed conzertmeister to the Elector of Treves. He then quitted this Court and entered the service of the Count of Oettingen-Wallerstein, but soon after left this to accept a better position as director of Grossmann's theatre in Hanover, where he remained until 1794. After this he became attached to the Count of Bourg-Steinfurth. Published compositions : Two concertos for violin, and a trio for two violins and bass. Other works remain in manuscript.
Jansa, Leopold, born at Wilden-schwert, Bohemia, 1794,* died at Vienna, January 25th, 1875. Performer and composer, studied at Vienna for the law but gave that up and pursued music, taught himself the violin and became a pupil of
* F6tis says 1797.
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Dictionary Fiddlers Olympian London Salamon Rauzzini Philharmonic Society Edinburgh Concertos Trios Anton Switzerland Steinfurth Westphalia March Pugnani Elector Treves Court Count Oettingen-Wallerstein Grossmann Hanover Count Bourg-Steinfurth Two Leopold Wilden-schwert Bohemia Vienna January Vienna About Compositions Performer After Steinfurth Performer
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