Anton Weidinger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Austrian trumpeter
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Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
About Anton Weidinger
- Anton Weidinger (June 9, 1766 in Vienna – September 20, 1852 in Vienna) was an Austrian trumpet virtuoso in the classical era, and a "k.
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- Hof- und Theater-Trompeter" (Imperial Royal Court and Theatre trumpeter).Basing his ideas on earlier designs, in 1792, Weidinger experimented with a 5-keyed trumpet, a version of the instrument on which a full chromatic scale became possible, albeit with some loss of the instrument's usual power.
- It remained fashionable well into the 19th century when it was superseded by the valve trumpet. In 1799 Weidinger became a member of the Imperial and Royal Court Trumpeter Corps. In 1796 Joseph Haydn composed his Concerto in E Flat Major for Trumpet and Orchestra for Weidinger, the first piece by Haydn developed for a trumpet solo.
- The first performance took place in Vienna at the Old Burgtheater (now demolished) on 22 March 1800.
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel, who was Haydn's successor as Kapellmeister to the Esterházy family, also composed a Trumpet Concerto for Weidinger; this was originally written in the key of E major, but it is often played in the key of E flat major.
- Hummel also wrote a Trio for trumpet, piano and violin for Weidinger; unfortunately this is now lost.
- Other composers known to have written for Weidinger include Leopold Kozeluh and Joseph Weigl (1766–1846).
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