Balthasar Christian Bertram (died 1787) was a German violinist and composer of the late Baroque era.

Life

Bertram was born in Salzwedel.[1][2][3] His birth year is unknown. After studying the violin with Johann Gottlieb Graun,[1] he entered the Hofkapelle of Frederick the Great in Berlin.[3] Here, he worked as a Kammermusikus and violinist in the Opera[3][4][5] where he received a salary of 200 Thaler.[6] He remained in Berlin until his death in 1787.

Works

  • Sonata in E minor for flute and continuo[7][8]
  • Sonata in C major for viola and continuo[9]
  • Sonata in G major for violin and obbligato harpsichord[10][11]
  • Sinfonia in B-flat major for strings and continuo[12]

References

  1. 1 2 Eitner, Robert (1901). "Biographisch-bibliographisches Quellen-Lexikon der Musiker und Musikgelehrten der christlichen Zeitrechnung bis zur Mitte des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, Band 2" (in German). Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. p. 13.
  2. ↑ "Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. Historisch-kritische Beyträge zur Aufnahme der Musik" (in German). in Verlag Joh. Jacob Schutzens. 1754. p. 77.
  3. 1 2 3 Freiherrn von Ledebur, Carl (1861). Tonkünstler-Lexicon Berlin's von den ältesten Zeiten bis auf die Gegenwart (in German). p. 51.
  4. ↑ Reichard (1777). Theaterkalender: auf das Jahr 1777 (in German). Gotha: Carl Wilhelm Ettinger. p. 46.
  5. ↑ Reichard (1786). Theaterkalender: auf das Jahr 1786 (in German). Gotha: Carl Wilhelm Ettinger. p. 217. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ Owens, Samantha; Reul, Barbara M.; Stockigt, Janice B., eds. (2011). Music at German Courts, 1715–1760: Changing Artistic Priorities. pp. 103, 119.
  7. ↑ Ringmacher, Christian U., ed. (1773). Catalogo de' soli, duetti, trii (in German). Berlin. p. 57.
  8. ↑ Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (190009773).
  9. ↑ Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (469335001).
  10. ↑ Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (469442502).
  11. ↑ Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (452003798).
  12. ↑ Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (450016588).


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