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Thomas Baltzar (c. 1630 – 24 July 1663) was a German violinist and composer. He was born in Lübeck to a musical family; his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all musicians. Sources suggest an array of music teachers who may have taught him in his early years. According to the writings of Samuel Hartlib, composer and violinist Johann Schop was one of those instructors. Baltzar may have studied the violin with and composition with Franz Tunder. He may have also received instruction from composer and violinist , who taught Baltzar's younger brother.

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  • Thomas Baltzar (Lübeck, vers el 1630 - Regne Unit, 24 de juliol de 1663) fou un violinista i compositor alemany. Fou un dels més cèlebres concertistes de la seva època, ja que es diu que feia verdaders prodigis. A l'edat de vint-i-sis anys s'establí a Anglaterra i Carles II el nomenà director de l'orquestra de 34 violins que havia creat. Es pot dir que introduí l'art del violí al Regne Unit i fou el primer tocà a quàdruple corda. Deixà diverses composicions, entre elles una Alemanya. (ca)
  • Thomas Baltzar (* um 1631 in Lübeck; † 24. Juli 1663 in London) war ein deutscher Violinist und Komponist. (de)
  • Thomas Baltzar (né vers 1631 à Lübeck - mort le 24 juillet 1663 à Londres) est un violoniste et compositeur allemand. (fr)
  • Thomas Baltzar (c. 1630 – 24 July 1663) was a German violinist and composer. He was born in Lübeck to a musical family; his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all musicians. Sources suggest an array of music teachers who may have taught him in his early years. According to the writings of Samuel Hartlib, composer and violinist Johann Schop was one of those instructors. Baltzar may have studied the violin with and composition with Franz Tunder. He may have also received instruction from composer and violinist , who taught Baltzar's younger brother. Through contacts at Germany's embassy in Sweden (where, by 1653, Baltzar was employed), he may have come in contact with English musicians accompanying Bulstrode Whitelocke's mission to Queen Christina. This possible encounter may have been the impetus for Baltzar's decision to emigrate to England in 1655, leaving behind his newly attained position of Ratslutenist of Lübeck (he had returned briefly to his home city, probably shortly after Christina's abdication in June 1654). Hartlib's writings indicate that the Swedish ambassador to England, , took in Baltzar. Baltzar's arrival in England was met with acclaim. On 4 March 1656 he performed the violin at the residence of Roger L'Estrange, where John Evelyn was in attendance. Evelyn wrote in his Diary that night: This night I was invited by Mr. Rog: L'Estrange to heare the incomperable Lubicer on the Violin, his variety upon a few notes & plaine ground with that wonderfull dexterity, as was admirable, & though a very young man, yet so perfect & skillful as there was nothing so crosse & perplext, which being by our Artists, brought to him, which he did not at first sight, with ravishing sweetenesse & improvements, play off, to the astonishment of our best Masters: In Summ, he plaid on that single Instrument a full Consort, so as the rest, flung-downe their Instruments, as acknowledging a victory. In September 1656, Baltzar was listed as one of the musicians who helped premiere The Siege of Rhodes in London, thought to have been the first all-sung English opera. Two years later, according to Anthony Wood, he was employed as a private musician for Sir Anthony Cope at in Banbury. Wood, who had heard Baltzar play at a performance in Oxford, described his "very great astonishment" at the German's skill. "[I] saw him run his fingers to the end of the finger-board of the violin, and run them back insensibly," he wrote, "and all with alacrity and in very good tune, which [I] nor any in England saw the like before." Also in attendance was John Wilson, a professor of music at the University of Oxford, who, according to Wood, bowed at Baltzar's feet after the performance. On 23 December 1661 Baltzar entered Charles II's service as a leader of the king's private music ensemble, the "four and twenty fiddlers," succeeding Davis Mell in the post. He was given an annual salary of £110, a high figure for the time. Some of Baltzar's surviving compositions, including a work in C major that may be the earliest suite for three violins, require virtuosity and technical mastery. According to Wood, Baltzar's drinking habits contributed to his death. He was buried in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey on 27 July 1663. (en)
  • トーマス(またはトマス)・バルツァー(Thomas Baltzar, 1630年または1631年 リューベック - 1663年6月24日 または 7月7日 ロンドン)は、イングランド盛期バロック音楽のドイツ人作曲家・ヴァイオリン奏者。 1653年から1654年までスウェーデン女王クリスティーナの室内楽奏者(ヴァイオリニスト)を務めた後、ロンドンに行くため辞表を出す。1656年に初めてイングランドを訪れ、日記作家ジョン・イヴリンと古物蒐集家アンソニー・ア・ウッドに感銘を与える。1661年にチャールズ2世の有名な楽団「24のヴァイオリン」の団長に選ばれるが、不摂生な生活習慣が祟って、それから2年で早世した。 イングランドで初めて通奏低音を用いた作品を作曲し、無伴奏ヴァイオリン曲やヴァイオリン独奏曲、トリオ・ソナタ、弦楽合奏のための作品を残した。現在最も有名な作品は、《グラウンドによるディヴィジョン Divisions on a Ground 》であろう。バルツァーのヴァイオリン演奏は、イングランドでは前代未聞のものだったらしく、その演奏や作品ともども、おそらくヘンリー・パーセルの弦楽器の書法に多くの影響を与えた可能性がある。 (ja)
  • Thomas Baltzar (Cidade Livre de Lübeck, c. 1630 – Londres, 24 de julho de 1663) foi um violinista e compositor alemão. (pt)
  • Thomas Baltzar, także Balthazar lub Balshar (ur. 1630 lub 1631 w Lubece, zm. 24 lipca 1663 w Londynie) – niemiecki kompozytor i skrzypek okresu baroku, osiadły i tworzący w Anglii. (pl)
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  • Thomas Baltzar (Lübeck, vers el 1630 - Regne Unit, 24 de juliol de 1663) fou un violinista i compositor alemany. Fou un dels més cèlebres concertistes de la seva època, ja que es diu que feia verdaders prodigis. A l'edat de vint-i-sis anys s'establí a Anglaterra i Carles II el nomenà director de l'orquestra de 34 violins que havia creat. Es pot dir que introduí l'art del violí al Regne Unit i fou el primer tocà a quàdruple corda. Deixà diverses composicions, entre elles una Alemanya. (ca)
  • Thomas Baltzar (* um 1631 in Lübeck; † 24. Juli 1663 in London) war ein deutscher Violinist und Komponist. (de)
  • Thomas Baltzar (né vers 1631 à Lübeck - mort le 24 juillet 1663 à Londres) est un violoniste et compositeur allemand. (fr)
  • トーマス(またはトマス)・バルツァー(Thomas Baltzar, 1630年または1631年 リューベック - 1663年6月24日 または 7月7日 ロンドン)は、イングランド盛期バロック音楽のドイツ人作曲家・ヴァイオリン奏者。 1653年から1654年までスウェーデン女王クリスティーナの室内楽奏者(ヴァイオリニスト)を務めた後、ロンドンに行くため辞表を出す。1656年に初めてイングランドを訪れ、日記作家ジョン・イヴリンと古物蒐集家アンソニー・ア・ウッドに感銘を与える。1661年にチャールズ2世の有名な楽団「24のヴァイオリン」の団長に選ばれるが、不摂生な生活習慣が祟って、それから2年で早世した。 イングランドで初めて通奏低音を用いた作品を作曲し、無伴奏ヴァイオリン曲やヴァイオリン独奏曲、トリオ・ソナタ、弦楽合奏のための作品を残した。現在最も有名な作品は、《グラウンドによるディヴィジョン Divisions on a Ground 》であろう。バルツァーのヴァイオリン演奏は、イングランドでは前代未聞のものだったらしく、その演奏や作品ともども、おそらくヘンリー・パーセルの弦楽器の書法に多くの影響を与えた可能性がある。 (ja)
  • Thomas Baltzar (Cidade Livre de Lübeck, c. 1630 – Londres, 24 de julho de 1663) foi um violinista e compositor alemão. (pt)
  • Thomas Baltzar, także Balthazar lub Balshar (ur. 1630 lub 1631 w Lubece, zm. 24 lipca 1663 w Londynie) – niemiecki kompozytor i skrzypek okresu baroku, osiadły i tworzący w Anglii. (pl)
  • Thomas Baltzar (c. 1630 – 24 July 1663) was a German violinist and composer. He was born in Lübeck to a musical family; his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all musicians. Sources suggest an array of music teachers who may have taught him in his early years. According to the writings of Samuel Hartlib, composer and violinist Johann Schop was one of those instructors. Baltzar may have studied the violin with and composition with Franz Tunder. He may have also received instruction from composer and violinist , who taught Baltzar's younger brother. (en)
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