Spohr

Japanese: シュポーア

German composer, violinist, and conductor. Born in Braunschweig in northern Germany. He was active as a violinist and conductor throughout Europe, and was regarded as the best violinist in Germany. He was one of the first to use a baton, and while he gained fame as a conductor, he also established his position as a composer with his oratorios and the opera Faust (premiered in 1816). In 1822, he became the music director of the Elector's court in Kassel, and later the general music director, where he died. He was famous for his elegant musical style, modeled on Mozart and incorporating bold chromatic techniques, and left behind many instrumental works, including symphonies, concertos, and string quartets. One of his representative works, Violin Concerto No. 8, in the form of a dramatic chant (1816), is known as a pioneer of the single-movement concerto. He also left behind works in unusual forms, such as a double quartet for two string quartets.
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Japanese:

ドイツの作曲家，バイオリン奏者，指揮者。ドイツ北部のブラウンシュワイク生れ。ヨーロッパ各地でバイオリン奏者，指揮者として活動し，ドイツ随一のバイオリン奏者と評された。指揮棒をいち早く採用し，指揮者としても名声を高める一方，オラトリオやオペラ《ファウスト》（初演1816年）で作曲家としての地位を確立。1822年カッセルの選帝侯宮廷楽長，のち音楽総監督に就任し，この地で生涯を閉じた。モーツァルトを範とし，大胆な半音階技法を加味した流麗な音楽様式で名高く，交響曲，協奏曲，弦楽四重奏曲などの器楽作品を多数残した。代表作の一つ《バイオリン協奏曲第８番・劇唱の形式で》（1816年）は，単一楽章形式の協奏曲の先駆として知られる。また，２組の弦楽四重奏団のための複四重奏曲など，特殊な形式の作品も残している。
→関連項目弦楽四重奏｜指揮（音楽）

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