!!!Viennese Classic - Early Period
!!Georg Christoph Wagenseil: ''Divertimento C major, op.1 Nr. 2''
     
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Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715 - Vienna - 1777) studied with J. J.
Fux among others. He documented as early as 1735 as a court
scholar, then became the organist of the widowed Empress and after 1745
served as the piano teacher to the archdukes and archduchesses. His
style attempted to combine the movements of his time: rationalism and
sentimentality.  Like many composers of his day, Wagenseil the keys
like C major (Musical example) which Mattheson described as ''rund und
frech, freudig, charmant'' (round and cheeky, happy, charming);  F
major: ''capable die schoensten Sentiments der Welt zu
exprimieren'' (capable of expressing the most beautiful sentiments in
the world); and A major: ''brillierend, mehr klagend'' (shimmering,
more plaintive).

The illustration shows Wagenseil's seal which he
used on his will. He borrowed it from his brother Ignaz, who had
appropriated it from a family of the same name from Augsburg - a common
practice in those days. (E. Stadler)
 
      

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