Balthasar Christian Bertram
Balthasar Christian Bertram (died 1787) was a German violinist and composer of the late Baroque era.
Life[edit]
Bertram was born in Salzwedel.[1][2][3] His birth year is unknown. After studying the violin with Johann Gottlieb Graun,[1] he entered the Hofkapelle of Frederick the Great in Berlin.[3] Here, he worked as a Kammermusikus and violinist in the Opera[3][4][5] where he received a salary of 200 Thaler.[6] He remained in Berlin until his death in 1787.
Works[edit]
- Sonata in E minor for flute and continuo[7][8]
- Sonata in C major for viola and continuo[9]
- Sonata in G major for violin and obbligato harpsichord[10][11]
- Sinfonia in B-flat major for strings and continuo[12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Eitner, Robert (1901). "Biographisch-bibliographisches Quellen-Lexikon der Musiker und Musikgelehrten der christlichen Zeitrechnung bis zur Mitte des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, Band 2" (in German). Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. p. 13.
- ^ "Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. Historisch-kritische Beyträge zur Aufnahme der Musik" (in German). in Verlag Joh. Jacob Schutzens. 1754. p. 77.
- ^ a b c Freiherrn von Ledebur, Carl (1861). Tonkünstler-Lexicon Berlin's von den ältesten Zeiten bis auf die Gegenwart (in German). p. 51.
- ^ Reichard (1777). Theaterkalender: auf das Jahr 1777 (in German). Gotha: Carl Wilhelm Ettinger. p. 46.
- ^ Reichard (1786). Theaterkalender: auf das Jahr 1786 (in German). Gotha: Carl Wilhelm Ettinger. p. 217. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.
- ^ Owens, Samantha; Reul, Barbara M.; Stockigt, Janice B., eds. (2011). Music at German Courts, 1715–1760: Changing Artistic Priorities. pp. 103, 119.
- ^ Ringmacher, Christian U., ed. (1773). Catalogo de' soli, duetti, trii (in German). Berlin. p. 57.
- ^ Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (190009773).
- ^ Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (469335001).
- ^ Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (469442502).
- ^ Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (452003798).
- ^ Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (450016588).
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