Antonio Rosetti

Antonio Rosetti (c1750–June 30, 1792) was a classical era composer, writing around the same time as Haydn and Mozart.

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1750 - June 30 - 1792 - Classical era - Composer - Haydn - Mozart

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Rosetti was born around 1750 in Litom??ice, a town in Northern Bohemia, and was originally called Franz Anton Rösler. He is believed to have received early musical training from the Jesuits. In 1773 Rosetti left this native country and joined the Hofkapelle of Prince von Öttingen-Wallerstein, whom he served for sixteen years, before becoming Kapellmeister to the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1789. In 1777, he married Rosina Neher, with whom he had three daughters. He died only half a year after Mozart on June 30, 1792.

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1750 - Litom??ice - Bohemia - Jesuits - 1773 - Kapellmeister - Mecklenburg-Schwerin - 1789 - 1777 - June 30 - 1792

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Rosetti wrote a great deal of music, including many symphonies, concertos and vocal music. He is perhaps best known today for his horn concertos, which Mozart scholar H. C. Robbins Landon suggests (in The Mozart Companion) may have been a model for Mozart's four horn concerti. Rosetti is also known for writing the Requiem which was played at a memorial for Mozart in December 1791.

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Symphonies - Concertos - Vocal music - Horn - Mozart - H. C. Robbins Landon - Requiem - 1791

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