Anton Wilhelm Solnitz

Anton Wilhelm Solnitz (or "Sollnitz", born circa 1708-10, died 1752) was a German-Bohemian composer.

Biography

Like his compatriot Johann Andreas Kauchlitz (a few decades later), his entire musically significant life was in the rich Dutch Republic, which attracted musicians from various European countries, even the great Italian Pietro Antonio Locatelli. He died in Leiden, a Dutch university city.

Works

His Sinfonia in A for strings and continuo opus 3 #4 and a Sinfonia in g-Moll for Strings and Basso continuo are preserved and still performed.

Miscellanea

An allegorical portrait of the composer by Hieronymus van der Myn from 1743, in oil on panel, sized 7.4 x 5.9 inch (18.8 x 15 cm.), was sold form the Old Master Paintings collection of Lillemor Herweg in 2005.

External links

* [http://www.artnet.com/Artists/LotDetailPage.aspx?lot_id=A94A44ED50FB1E7574FF472E66941116 ArtNet painting]
* [http://www.let.uu.nl/~Rudolf.Rasch/personal/dmh04.htm Dutch context (in Dutch)]
* [http://composers-classical-music.com/s/SolnitzAntonWilhelm.htm sinfonia]