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Antonio Rosetti

The great composer of trumpet concerts.

Antonio Rosetti · Portrait (Wikimedia Commons, public domain)
Antonio Rosetti · Portrait (Wikimedia Commons, public domain)

Classification · Bohemia

c. 1750 - 1792

Litoměřice (Bohemia) - Ludwigslust

Review

Born Anton Rösler, he was a counterplayer in the court of the princes of Oettingen-Wallerstein, one of the best wind orchestras of his time. In 1789 he became a chapel teacher in Ludwigslust, serving the Duke of Mecklemburgo- Schwerin.

His trumpet concerts are the best of the classic repertoire for the instrument. His Réquiem was played in Prague in December 1791 at the mass in memory of Mozart.

Main works

  • Tump Concerts
  • Concert for two tubes in my major bemol
  • Concert for oboe
  • Réquiem in my major bemol (1776)
  • Oratory Der sterbende Jesus (1785)
  • Parts for set of winds
  • Symphonies
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