The Mannheim School: EMS 2nd April

[doversoul1]

Lucie Skeaping looks at some of the music penned at the court of Mannheim in the latter half of the 18th century, which had such a thriving and influential orchestra. Composers such as Johann Stamitz, Franz Xaver Richter, Christian Cannabich, Carl Stamitz and Franz Danzi really took the symphonic genre by the horns, helped to shape it into what we now think of as the Classical symphony, and, as such, were a huge influence on the likes of Mozart and Haydn.
(R)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0770h0j

[ardcarp]

I wonder who invented the term 'Mannheim sky-rocket'. Is it still used?

[vinteuil]

I wonder who invented the term 'Mannheim sky-rocket'. Is it still used?

German wiki attributes the coinage to Hugo Riemann - " Der Begriff wurde im 19. Jahrhundert vom Musikwissenschaftler Hugo Riemann geprägt... "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Riemann

[MickyD]

This period of music fascinates me. I have a large collection of music by these neglected composers, thanks to the sterling work done by groups such as Concerto Koln. We need even more of this treasure to be unearthed!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

German wiki attributes the coinage to Hugo Riemann - " Der Begriff wurde im 19. Jahrhundert vom Musikwissenschaftler Hugo Riemann geprägt... "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Riemann

I didn't know that - I'd always thought it was contemporaneous! Presumably Riemann is also the source for the "steamroller", too? (Good bloke, Riemann, btw - some very useful analytic/theoretical notions, particularly more useful than Schenker in analysing Bruckner's harmonic logic.)

[richardfinegold]

I was listening through a Haydn set a few days ago and Symphony 29/4 has so many Mannheim Rockets going off that I was dodging for cover

[ardcarp]

Schenker

Aaaarghhh

[greenilex]

I have the Musica Rara disc with Frank Danzi on one side. On the other are lovely pieces by Filtz, Cannabich, Richter, Weber and Franzl.

It says it is "stereo compatible "!