Albinoni |
Bach |
Biber |
Blow |
Buxtehude |
Caccini
Carissimi | Chambonnières | Charpentier | Corelli | Couperin | Frescobaldi
Froberger | Geminiani | Gluck | Händel | Lully | Metastasio
Monteverdi | Pachelbel | Pepusch | Pergolesi | Peri | Purcell
Rameau | Sammartini | Scarlatti | Scheidt | Schein | Schütz
Stradella | Tartini | Telemann | Torelli | Vivaldi | Zachau
Carissimi | Chambonnières | Charpentier | Corelli | Couperin | Frescobaldi
Froberger | Geminiani | Gluck | Händel | Lully | Metastasio
Monteverdi | Pachelbel | Pepusch | Pergolesi | Peri | Purcell
Rameau | Sammartini | Scarlatti | Scheidt | Schein | Schütz
Stradella | Tartini | Telemann | Torelli | Vivaldi | Zachau
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
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(b Wartenberg, Bohemia 1644, d Salzburg 1704)
German-Bohemian violinist and composer, becoming Kapellmeister at Salzburg, 1684. Prolific composer for violin, his many sonatas include the 15 Mystéry (or Rosary) sonatas, c. 1678. Also wrote two operas, a Requiem, chamber music, trumpet concerto, and 'Nightwatchman' Serenade (for 2 violins, 2 violas, and continuo). His 8 violin sonatas with continuo (1681) demand a virtuoso's technique. His Battalia is an early example of programme music.