Anton Wilhelm Solnitz (c.1708-c.1752)
- Sinfonia (in A) à 4, Op.3 (c.1745)
Performers: Musica ad Rhenum
Further info: Anton Wilhelm Solnitz (c.1708-c.1752)
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Bohemian composer, active in the Netherlands. He probably went to
Holland in the mid-1730s; in 1738 one of his symphonies was performed at
the centenary celebrations of the Amsterdam Stadsschouwburg, and
several of his works were published in Amsterdam around that time. He
then moved to Leiden, where he was registered at the university in 1743.
In about 1750-51 Walsh published two volumes of trio sonatas as opp.1
and 2; although they lack dedications, they may be first editions, since
no Dutch editions have been traced. In 1751 Solnitz was a frequent
performer of his own compositions in concerts at the Nieuw Vaux-Hall
inn, The Hague. According to Lustig he died in Leiden. This must have
been shortly before or in 1753, when music originating from his estate
was offered for sale in newspaper announcements. Solnitz’s symphonies
opp.1 and 3 are similar in structure to those of G.B. Sammartini. He was
probably the first to write and publish such works in the Netherlands.
The rapid changes of texture in these compositions are remarkable,
foreshadowing later Sturm und Drang writing. His trio sonatas fall
between the Baroque and the galant styles of the middle of the century,
with predominantly triadic melodic development and simple bass parts.
Most are in three binary movements, with those in the first set (c.1750)
basically following a fast–slow–fast or fast–slow–minuet pattern, and
those in the second (c.1751) following a moderate–fast–faster or
moderate–fast–minuet pattern.
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