Composer
Myslivecek, Josef
Czech composer
1737–1781
2 catalog entries
- Born
- 1737
- Died
- 1781
- Birthplace
- Prague
- Place of death
- Rome
- Citizenship / historical state
- Kingdom of Bohemia; Papal States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Classical
Biography
Josef Mysliveček (9 March 1737 – 4 February 1781) was a Czech composer. He contributed to the formation of late eighteenth-century classicism in music. Mysliveček provided his younger friend Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with significant compositional models in the genres of symphony, Italian serious opera, and violin concerto; both Wolfgang and his father Leopold Mozart considered him an intimate friend from the time of their first meetings in Bologna in 1770 until he betrayed their trust over the promise of an operatic commission for Wolfgang to be arranged with the management of the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples. His closeness to the Mozart family resulted in frequent references to him in the Mozart correspondence.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; organist; violinist; chapelmaster; conductor
- Education
- Philharmonic Academy of Bologna
- Teachers
- Giovanni Battista Pescetti
- Genres
- opera; symphony; classical music; oratorio
- Notable works
- Il trionfo di Clelia; Il Bellerofonte; L'Ipermestra; Antigona; L'Olimpiade
- VIAF ID
- 150438
- ISNI
- 0000000110197853
- GND ID
- 118735500
- Library of Congress ID
- n80097552
- MusicBrainz ID
- b9c00256-d27a-4f3b-bb0e-c5132483f4ec
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano
- Entries with composition dates
- 0 of 2
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Divertimento in F, No. 1 from Six Easy Divertimentos" | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| "Divertimentos, 6 Easy: No. 1 in F, No. 2 in A, No. 3 in D, No. 4 in Bb, No. 5 in G, No. 6 in C (EPP 25)" | — | — | — | Piano | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 150438. Portrait: Jan Vilímek (1860–1938), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.