Georg Hellmesberger Jr.
Georg Hellmesberger Jr. (27 January 1830 – 12 November 1852) was an Austrian violinist and composer. Biography Born in Vienna, he was the son of Georg Hellmesberger Sr. and the brother of Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. He studied violin with his father and composition with Ludwig Rotter (1810–1895). In 1847 made a concert tour through Germany and England. In 1850, he became court concertmaster and director of vaudeville and ballet music in Hanover. Shortly before his premature death in Hanover, he became Kapellmeister. Works His works include operas (''Die Bürgschaft'', 1848 and ''Die beiden Königinnen'', 1851) symphonies, chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ..., and solo pieces for violin. References *Material from the three biographies under Extern ...
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Hellmesberger
Hellmesberger is a surname. Notable bearers include an Austrian family of musicians, which includes: * Georg Hellmesberger, Sr., (1800–1873) father of Joseph Sr. and Georg Jr. * Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr., (1828–1893), son of Georg Sr., father of Joseph Jr. and Ferdinand * Georg Hellmesberger, Jr., ( 1830–1852), son of Georg Sr. * Joseph Hellmesberger, Jr. (1855–1907), son of Joseph Sr. * Ferdinand Hellmesberger (1863–1940), son of Joseph Sr. * Hellmesberger Quartet The Hellmesberger Quartet was a string quartet formed in Vienna in 1849. It was founded by Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. and was the first permanent named String Quartet. Composition Violinist Leopold Jansa had started a string quartet in 1845. Hellmes ...

Chamber Music
Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers, with one performer to a part (in contrast to orchestral music, in which each string part is played by a number of performers). However, by convention, it usually does not include solo instrument performances. Because of its intimate nature, chamber music has been described as "the music of friends". For more than 100 years, chamber music was played primarily by amateur musicians in their homes, and even today, when chamber music performance has migrated from the home to the concert hall, many musicians, amateur and professional, still play chamber music for their own pleasure. Playing chamber music requires special skills, both musical and social, that differ from the skills required for ...
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19th-century Classical Violinists
The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). It was the 9th century of the 2nd millennium. It was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanded beyond its British homeland for the first time during the 19th century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, France, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Catholic Church, in response to the growing influence and power of modernism, secularism and materialism, formed the First Vatican Council in the late 19th century to deal with such problems and confirm ce ...
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