Frederick Thorkildsen Wexschall (born 9 April 1798 in
Copenhagen
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, died 25 October 1845) was a
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classical composer, violinist, and
concertmaster of the Copenhagen Royal Orchestra.
A pupil of
Bohemia
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n composer
František Martin Pecháček
František Martin Pecháček, also ''Francis Martin Pechatschek, Pechaczek, Behatschek'' (10 November 1763 in Ústí nad Orlicí - 26 September 1816 in Vienna) was a Bohemian violinist, pedagog, arranger and diligent composer. His son Franz Pechá ...
and German conductor
Louis Spohr, Wexschall was married to the Danish stage actress and
mezzo-soprano
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opera
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singer
Anna Nielsen.
Life
He was the son of John Thorkildsen Wexsal, a
Norwegian farmer's son who became chief huntsman to the Danish Crown Prince, and later manager of the
Amalienborg Palace, and Jacobine Caroline, née Holm.
In 1823 he was married to the Danish actress and opera singer Anna Nielsen; the marriage was dissolved in 1831, and later he married Caroline, née Dam (d. 1848).
Taught on violin, first by his father and later by music professor
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, he was already appearing at concert halls at a very young age. In June 1812 he became a pupil in the chapel of
concert master , evolving to an excellent violin player. Between 1820 and 1822 he traveled with abroad, where he studied under masters such as
Karl Moser
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Between 1887 and 1915 he worked together with Robert Curjel in Karlsruhe, setting up the architecture firm Curjel and Moser. Some of their works are:
...
in
Berlin
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, Pecháček in
Vienna
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and Spohr in
Kassel
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,
[ and gave concerts, which were well received even in the perfectly pampered violin playing circles in ]Paris
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.[ Critics called him Wexschall, and reviews like this he kept for the future, perhaps as a small ]persiflage
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against Professor Schall, who always ignored him.
Despite the universal acclaim at home and abroad Wexschall did not advance to a higher position than 2nd ballet
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Répétiteur
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Opera
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and 1st second violinist in the chapel after his return to Copenhagen in 1824, but he gradually worked his way to becoming the person whose strong and broad bow-strokes led the ensemble in the orchestra, and by Schall's death Wexschall became director of the royal violin school with predicate of concert master in 1835. Among his students must be mentioned the names of Holger Simon Paulli, Ole Bull
Ole Bornemann Bull (; 5 February 181017 August 1880) was a Norwegian virtuoso violinist and composer. According to Robert Schumann, he was on a level with Niccolò Paganini for the speed and clarity of his playing.
Biography
Background
Bull was ...
and Niels Gade
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Biography
Gade was born ...
.[
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See also
* Siegfried Saloman
* Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann
Additional informations
References
;Attribution
*''This article is based on the translation of the corresponding article of the Danish Wikipedia. A list of contributors can be found there at th
History
section.''
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1798 births
1845 deaths
Danish composers
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Danish classical violinists
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Pupils of Louis Spohr
19th-century male musicians