Friedrich Wilhelm Pixis
Friedrich Wilhelm Pixis (1786 – 20 October 1842) was a German violinist. He became professor of violin at Prague Conservatory and was important in the musical life of Prague. Life Friedrich Wilhelm Pixis was born in Mannheim in 1786. His father, also Friedrich Wilhelm, was organist at the Evangelical Reformed Church in Mannheim, and composer of music for organ and for piano; his brother Johann Peter Pixis became a pianist and composer. He showed musical talent at an early age. He studied under Ignaz Fränzl, and was a notable player by the age of nine. From 1797 until 1800, his father took him and his brother Johann Peter on tours playing in German cities. During his stay in Hamburg in 1798 he had lessons with Giovanni Battista Viotti. They later toured in Poland and Russia. Eventually the father settled in Vienna, where the two brothers had lessons with Johann Georg Albrechtsberger. Friedrich Wilhelm moved in 1810 to Prague, and became professor of violin at Prague Conservator ...
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Brothers Pixis
A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a family, familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familial relationships. A full brother is a first degree relative. Overview The term ''brother'' comes from the Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr, which becomes Latin language, Latin ''frater'', of the same meaning. Sibling warmth or affection between male siblings has been correlated to some more negative effects. In pairs of brothers, higher sibling warmth is related to more risk taking behaviour, although risk taking behaviour is not related to sibling warmth in any other type of sibling pair. The cause of this phenomenon in which sibling warmth is only correlated with risk taking behaviours in brother pairs still is unclear. This finding does, however, suggest that although sibling conflict is a risk fa ...
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