Giovanni Battista Viotti (May 12, 1755 - March 3, 1824) was an Italian violinist and composer. May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

Viotti was a pupil of Gaetano Pugnani. He served at the court in Turin and toured as a soloist, at first with Pugnani before going to Paris alone. He was particularly popular there, and served for a time at Versailles before founding a new opera house, the Théâtre de Monsieur in 1788. When the French Revolution made the production of new opera impossible, he moved to London. He later returned to Paris, but gave up giving concerts to run a wine business. This failed however, and he worked as director of the Paris Opera from 1819 to 1821. He died in London. Location Region Piedmont Province Torino Area   – Total   – Water 130 km² (50 mi²) ##.# km² (#.# mi²) #.##% Population   – Total (2002)   – Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude   45°04N 7°40E (##.#######, -##.#######)1. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Versailles, formerly the capital city of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important administrative and judicial center. ... The period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... A glass of white wine This article is about the beverage. ... Exterior of the Palais Garnier. ...

Viotti was a very influential violinist. The teacher of both Pierre Rode and Pierre Baillot and an important influence on Rodolphe Kreutzer, all of whom became notable teachers themselves, he is considered the founding father of the 19th century French violin school. He also taught August Duranowski, who was an influence on Niccolò Paganini. Jacques Pierre Joseph Rode on February 16, 1774 – died November 25, 1830, was a violinist and composer. ... Pierre Marie François de Sales Baillot was a French violinist and composer. ... Rodolphe Kreutzer (November 16, 1766 - January 6, 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, composer and conductor. ... Niccolò Paganini Niccolò Paganini, (Genoa, October 27, 1782 – May 27, 1840 in Nice) was a violinist and composer. ...

Viotti owned a Stradivarius violin that would eventually become known as the Viotti Strad. It is rumored that Viotti received the violin as a love token from Catherine the Great. He is also thought to have commissioned the construction of at least one fake copy of this violin. The Viotti Strad is currently being considered for sale, and the Royal College of Music has been refused lottery funding to retain the violin. One of the violins in the Stradivarius collection of the Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain. ... The Viotti Strad is a violin constructed by the famous luthier Stradivari. ... Catherine II (Екатерина II Алексеевна: Yekaterína II Alekséyevna, April 21, 1729 - November 6, 1796), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka, known as Catherine the Great, reigned as empress of Russia from June 28, 1762, to her death on November 6, 1796. ... The Royal College of Music from Prince Consort Road, London The Royal College of Music is one of the most prestigious music schools in the world. ...

Viotti's most notable compositions are his 29 violin concertos which were an influence on Ludwig van Beethoven. One in particular, No. 22 in A minor (1792), is still very frequently performed--especially by advanced student players. Most of his music features the violin prominently: his string quartets largely ignore the balanced texture pioneered by Haydn, giving a "solo" role to the first violin. Viotti often wrote chamber music for more traditional combinations such as two violins and bass. He also wrote sonatas, songs, and other works. Origin Etymology Concerto (from the Latin concertus, from certare, to strive, also confused with concentus), in its most general sense, is a name for a piece of classical music in which there are two distinct groups of instruments, one larger than the other. ... Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827) was a German composer of Classical music, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. ... The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ... Franz Joseph Haydn, (March 31 or April 1, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was a leading composer of the Classical period, called the Father of the Symphony and Father of the String Quartet. He used his second name, spelled in German Josef. He was the brother of Michael Haydn, himself a... Sonata (From Latin and Italian sonare, to sound), in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to cantata (Latin cantare, to sing), a piece sung. ... This page is about musical songs. ...