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Pinchas Zukerman Pinchas Zukerman
Pinchas Zukerman 1948-, Israeli violinist and conductor, b. Tel Aviv. A violin protégé of Isaac Stern , he came to the United States in 1962 and made his New York City debut the following year. Zukerman is particularly noted as a chamber music performer. He was musical director of... Read more
Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi , 1678-1741, Italian composer. He was the greatest master of Italian baroque, particularly of violin music and the concerto grosso. Vivaldi received his early training from his father, a violinist at St. Mark's, Venice, and later studied with Giovanni Legrenzi. Ordained a priest in... Read more
Isaac Stern Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern 1920-2001, American violinist, b. Kremenets, in what is now Ukraine. Brought to the United States as an infant, Stern began piano lessons at the age of six and violin lessons at eight. He studied at the San Francisco Conservatory and made his debut at 11 with the San Francisco Symphony... Read more
concerto concerto
concerto , musical composition usually for an orchestra and a soloist or a group of soloists. In the 16th cent. concertare and concertato implied an ensemble, either vocal or instrumental. At the end of the century concerto referred to music in which two ensembles contested with each other. By... Read more
Francesco Geminiani Francesco Geminiani
Francesco Geminiani , 1687-1762, Italian composer and violinist; pupil of Arcangelo Corelli and Alessandro Scarlatti. He immigrated (c.1730) to the British Isles, settling in Ireland, where he gave concerts and taught. In addition he composed music and wrote several works on violin technique that... Read more
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Arcangelo Corelli Arcangelo Corelli
Arcangelo Corelli , 1653-1713, Italian composer and violinist. Famed for his virtuosity and his elegant style of composition, he spent most of his life in Rome, where he was court violinist to Cardinal Ottoboni. His violin technique was perpetuated by his many students and in his sonatas for violin... Read more
Jean-Marie Leclair Jean-Marie Leclair
Jean-Marie Leclair , 1697-1764, French violinist and composer. Leclair studied in Italy, and his music was strongly influenced by Italian models, especially Vivaldi, although it has its own distinct character. He composed much violin music and an opera. Leclair was murdered, possibly by his... Read more
sonata sonata
sonata , in music, type of instrumental composition that arose in Italy in the 17th cent. At first the term merely distinguished an instrumental piece from a piece with voice, which was called a cantata. Thus many early concertos, suites, and sets of variations were called sonatas. As the various... Read more
poop poop
poop. 1. From the Latin puppis, stern, the name given to the short, aftermost deck raised above the quarterdeck of a ship. In square-rigged ships it formed the roof of the coach, or round house, where the master normally had his cabin. Only the larger sailing ships had poops, but the name has... Read more

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