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The 'cello in Prussia under Frederick the Great (2016)

George Ross
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Name: George Ross Main subject: baroque cello Research supervisor: Maggie Urquhart Title of research: The 'cello in Prussia under Frederick the Great Research questions: - Who were the cellists active at the court of Frederick the Great? - Did they write any repertoire for their instrument? - What other repertoire is there, written by musicians working at the court during this time? Research format: Research paper Summary of results: When starting out on this subject I had no idea how little information there would be about the cellists who were active at the Prussian court leading up to and during the early reign of Frederick the Great. When I established who these two cellists were, I was hoping to find more information on each of them. It was at this slightly disheartening point in my research, that I decided to look into the other musicians that would have worked in the Hofkapelle with Ignaz Mara. I was incredibly pleased whilst researching the two families, which played an important role in the musical goings on, not only in the court, but also in the more private events, that my research into both the Benda and the Graun families led to three unknown works that I could add to my repertory of this period in Berlin. It was obviously not what I had hoped for, but it was a result, nonetheless and one that still had room to build on. Having decided on eliminating certain areas of research for the sake of focusing on a narrower period of time and within a smaller geographical area, I have still become far more aware of the other musicians around Germany at the time, and have begun to build the connection between a time in Berlin when there was practically no music-making happening, under Friedrich II’s father, Friedrich Wilhelm I’s leadership, to a period when the cellistic development in Berlin flourished, under Friedrich Wilhelm II’s reign (a cellist himself), during the late eighteenth century. Biography: George Ross is a British cellist, specialising in period instrument performance, currently in the second year of his master’s studies at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague where he receives lessons from Jaap ter Linden. Having attained a first class honours for his Bachelor of Music degree at the Royal College of Music in London, George has worked with such groups as The King's Consort, the Academy of Ancient Music, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and the Hanover Band. As well as performing orchestrally, in July last year his string quartet, the Consone Quartet was awarded two prizes at the International Young Artists Competition in York; the EUBO Development Trust prize, and a place on the Eeemerging Scheme 2016. In March this year (2016), the Consone Quartet won the Royal Over-Seas League competition.
typeresearch exposition
date07/03/2016
published23/08/2016
last modified23/08/2016
statuslimited publication
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urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/104313/104314
published inKC Research Portal
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nameCzarth 1st page
copyrightGeorg Czarth
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nameCarl Heinrich Graun Graun, engraving by Riedel after a portrait by A. Moller
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nameBenda, Joseph
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nameGeorg Anton Benda
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nameFrantisek (Franz) Benda
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nameCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach c.1733 - copy
copyrightGottlieb Friedrich Bach
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name"Der Flötenvirtuose Johann Joachim Quantz" May 1741
copyrightJohann Friedrich Gerhard
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nameFrederick crown prince 1738
copyright2012 Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford
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nameCarl Heinrich Graun - Sonata for Violoncello and Basso Continuo in C Major, B,XVII,53: I. Largo
copyrightElinor Frey and Lorenzo Ghielmi
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nameCPE Bach A minor - first cello entry
copyrightAnner Bylsma, Gustav Leonhardt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
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nameCPE Bach - Concerto in A minor for violoncello and strings
copyrightAnner Bylsma, Gustav Leondhardt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
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