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Rosetti was born around 1750 in Litoměřice, a town in Northern Bohemia, and was originally called Franz Anton Rösler. He is believed to have received early musical training from the Jesuits. In 1773 Rosetti left this native country and joined the Hofkapelle of Prince von Öttingen-Wallerstein, whom he served for sixteen years, before becoming Kapellmeister to the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1789. In 1777, he married Rosina Neher, with whom he had three daughters. In 1781 he was granted leave to spend five months in Paris. Many of the finest ensembles in the city performed his works. Rosetti arranged for his music to be published, including a set of six symphonies published in 1782. He returned to his post, assured of recognition as an accomplished composer. He died only half a year after Mozart on June 30, 1792. 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... Litoměřice (German: Leitmeritz, Population: 28,000) is a town in the Czech Republic, in Usti nad Labem Region. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A Kapellmeister is nowadays the director or conductor of an orchestra or choir. ... Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a Duchy (from 1815 a Grand Duchy) in northeastern Germany, formed by a partition of the Duchy of Mecklenburg. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Rosetti wrote a great deal of music, including many symphonies, concertos and vocal works. He is perhaps best known today for his horn concertos, which Mozart scholar H. C. Robbins Landon suggests (in The Mozart Companion) may have been a model for Mozart's four horn concerti. Rosetti is also known for writing the Requiem(1776) which was played at a memorial for Mozart in December 1791. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The term concerto (plural concertos or concerti) usually refers to a musical work in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra. ... Vocal music is music performed by one or more singers, with or without non-vocal instrumental accompaniment, in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. ... The horn (popularly known also as the French horn) is a brass instrument decended from the natural horn that consists of tubing wrapped into a coiled form. ... “Mozart” redirects here. ... Howard Chandler Robbins Landon (born March 6, 1926) is a musicologist. ... The Requiem (from the Latin requiés, rest) or Requiem Mass (informally, the funeral Mass), also known formally (in Latin) as the Missa pro defunctis or Missa defunctorum, is a liturgical service of the Roman Catholic Church as well as the Anglican/ Episcopalian High Church and certain Lutheran Churches in... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

There is difficulty in attributing some music to Rosetti, since there were a couple of other composers with similar names at the same time, including Franciscus Xaverius Antonius Rössler.

Incomplete Instrumental Works List (Available Recordings Listed)

Symphony

Wind Ensemble

Concerto

Chamber Music

Note: The recordings of D19 through D24 above are arrangements for harp.

Piano

E1 Piano Sonata in F major

E2 Piano Sonata in G major

E3 Piano Sonata in B major

E4 Piano Sonata in F major

E5-62 Piano Pieces

References

• H.C. Robbins Landon, "The Concertos: (2) Their Musical Origin and Development," in H.C. Robbins Landon and Donald Mitchell, eds., The Mozart Companion, NY: Norton, 1956, p. 277. ISBN 0-393-00499-6.
• Sterling E. Murray. "Antonio Rosetti", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed February 5, 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).

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External links

• Homepage of the Internationale Rosetti Gesellschaft (in German)
• A biography of Rosetti (in English) at Mozartforum.com
• A shorter biography (in English) at Bach-Cantatas.com
• Horn Concertos of Rosetti at Robert Ostermeyer Musikedition
• Extensive information (in German) Including complete list of works, at Klassika.info