A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers. 1.09
of the name of Riemenschneider, he was soon able to take his part in the performance of trios for piano, violin and flute. About two years afterwards, a violinist named Dufour gave the boy some lessons, and persuaded the parents to devote their son entirely to music. Spohr's father, who intended the boy for the medical profession, was at first averse to this suggestion, but ultimately, from his own love of music, he consented. It was while under the tuition of Dufour that young Spohr made his first essays in composition which consisted principally of duets for the violin. Spohr's first position in the musical profession was that of musician in the ducal orchestra at Brunswick ; the Duke himself a performer on the violin, taking special interest in the young musician. Spohr now applied himself to the study of harmony and counterpoint, and for this purpose studied under an old organist named Hartung. He was next advised to place himself under Maucourt the concert director and the best violinist in Brunswick. The Duke of Brunswick wishing his young protege to have, if possible, further and better instruction, the name of Viotti was mentioned and was written to in London, where he then was. This, however, happened to be the period when the great master had relin-
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