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Franz Anton Xaverius Ries (10 November 1755 – 1 November 1846) was a German violinist. His father,Johann Ries (1723–1784), was court trumpeter to theElector ofCologne inBonn.[1][2]
Ries was born inBonn, and studied underJ.P. Salomon.[3] He was a child prodigy, and wasconcertmaster of the Kurfürstlichen Hoforchester in Vienna. He spent most of his life in Bonn, though he had success in his early years in Vienna as both a solo violinist and in quartets. One of his students in Bonn was the youngBeethoven.[4] He was given an appointment byElector Maximilian in 1779, which he kept until the court's dissolution in 1794.[5]
After this he continued teaching; he was awarded an Order of the Red Eagle and anhonorary doctorate fromBonn University. He died inGodesberg, nine days before his 91st birthday.
Two of his sons,Ferdinand andHubert, became well-known composers in their own right.
An unknown piece of hunting music from the 18th century: the Missa Sancti Huberti (1756) of the Bonn court musician Johann Ries (1723-1784)]." Kirchenmusikaliches Jahrbuch 73 (1989): 35-40.
Ries, the name of a distinguished German musical family, headed by Johann Ries (b. Benzheim, 1723–d. Cologne, 1784), trumpeter to the Electoral Court in Bonn and violinist in the orchestra.
Ries, Franz (Anton) (b. Bonn, 10 Nov. 1755; d. Godesberg, 1 Nov. 1846). Violinist. Pupil of J. P. Salomon.
Born into a family of musicians from Bonn, Ferdinand Ries (baptized 28 November 1784) studied in his early years with his father Franz, a violinist who had been a child prodigy. The elder Ries had enjoyed great success as a performer in Vienna, but had chosen to return to Bonn, where he taught the young Beethoven and dealt closely with Beethoven's family, especially after the death of the composer's mother.
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