Johann Anton Stamitz (Czech: Antonín Stamic; 1750 or 1754 in Mannheim – 1798 or 1809 in Paris) was a German (and second-generation Bohemian) composer and violinist. Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London, England April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Mannheim is a city in Germany. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Part of the Paris area skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and La Défense. ... Bohemians are inhabitants of Bohemia, Czech Republic. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Anton and his brother Carl received their first violin instruction from their father, Johann. After their father's death in 1757 they were taken on as students by Christian Cannabich, who had been a student of their father's. Both were by this time already violinists in the famous Mannheimer Kapelle and participated in its development. Karel Stamic (May 7, 1745 - November 9, 1801), who took the German form of his name Karl Stamitz and is now better known as Carl, was a Bohemian composer. ... Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (Czech: Jan Václav Stamic) (baptized June 30, 1717 – March 27, 1757) was a composer and violinist. ... Johann Christian Innocenz Bonaventura Cannabich (bapt. ... Mannheim school refers to both the orchestral techniques pioneered by the court orchestra of Mannheim in the latter half of the 18th century as well as the group of composers who wrote such music for the orchestra of Mannheim and others. ...

In 1770 with his brother Carl he visited Paris and established himself there. Between 1782 and 1789 he played in the King's court orchestra in Versailles, and obtained the title "ordinaire de la musique du roi". He was the violin teacher of Rodolphe Kreutzer. , Versailles (pronounced , roughly vair-sye’, in French), formerly the de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important administrative and judicial center. ... Rodolphe Kreutzer (November 16, 1766 - January 6, 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, composer and conductor. ...

Although his further history up to 1798 isn't known, he probably died in Paris. He may have died as late as 1809.

Selected list of works

• At least four concertos, in B-flat, F (1779), G and D, for viola d'amore now also performed on the viola
• About twenty violin concertos
• Several flute concertos including one in D major
• A concerto for two flutes in G (taken up by James Galway among others)
• Four concertos for two clarinets or clarinet and violin
• Several string quartets and symphonies
• Caprices for solo flute
• Six duos for two flutes, published as his opus 1
• A sinfonia concertante in D for two flutes and orchestra

Viola dAmore from the mid eighteenth century (Library of Congress collection) The viola damore (Italian: love viol) is a 7- or 6-stringed musical instrument with sympathetic strings used chiefly in the baroque period. ... A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin (occasionally, two or more violins) and instrumental ensemble, customarily orchestra. ... James Galway Sir James Galway (born December 8, 1939) is an Northern Ireland-born flute player from Belfast, often called The Man With the Golden Flute. ... Sinfonia concertante is a musical form that originated in the classical music era, and is a mixture of the symphony and the concerto genres: It is a concerto, in that it has one or more soloists (in the classical music era usually more than one). ...

External links

• Synthonia page with summary worklist
• HOASM brief biography
• Program notes to a performance of his third viola concerto
• Much fuller biography by Viola d'Amore Society of the Stamitz Family