AGE 13 THROUGH AGE 14 [1784]
WORKS CREATED
| WoO 4: Piano Concerto in Eb | (Only piano part w/ orch. cues survive) (Ded. to Eleonore von Breuning in 1793. In his letter to her 1793 he explained that he had added trills to make the piece difficult to play for competing Viennese pianists. Quoting from Wegeler p55-6: "The trill is continued over several bars with changing fingering while the 3 other fingers are also occupied at the same time. The fingering |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
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DATE
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LIFE NOTES
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OTHER NOTES
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| ? | Bad Review of composition | |
| ? | Publication of WoO 49 and WoO 180 | |
| Apr | Elector Max Friedrich died & succeeded by Maximilian Franz (art loving brother of Habsburg Emperor Joseph II and friends w/ Count Waldstein who was great B. supporter and kept the Elector informed as to his progress and needs) | |
| June | Official appt as deputy court organist (Electoral chapel of Max Franz) w/ support of Neefe, at salary of 150 Florins. (Neefe continued as principal organist; his salary was simultaneously reduced.) [Note - Wegeler states this occurred in 1785?] | |
| ? | Won bet w/ tenor Heller that he could throw him off key during court chapel service by playing a complex accompaniment while taping out correct note and cadence with little finger of right hand. (Received gentle reprimand from bemused Elector.) |