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CarlPhillipStamitz

BornonMay8th,1745inMannheimGermany
HisfatherwasthefounderoftheMannheimschoolandaviolinistaswellasa
composer(Mannheimschoolagroupof18thcenturycomposerwhowere
distinguishedbytheirinstrumentalmusic)
StudiedwithhisolderbrotherAntonStamitzinPariswhowasaviolinistanda
composer
Stamitzwasnotedaviolinandviolavirtuoso
TouredEnglandandTheHagueasavirtuousicviolinistafter1777whenheleft
hisbrother.(HagueoutsideofEngland,undertherulingoftheNetherlands)
Performedwiththen12yearoldBeethovenonastageinEngland
InfluencedthestylesofBeethovenandMozart
In1794,hebecametheconductoroftheorchestrainJena.(Jena,EastGermany)
Composedvarioussymphonies,concerti,trios,Sonatasandquartets
Despitehismanyperformancesandcompositions,helivedinpoverty.
DiedinJena,Germanyin1801.

ConcertoInGmajor

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