George Bridgetower

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classical musician composer human musician violinist

George Bridgetower was a virtuoso Afro-European violinist and composer of the early 19th century who was a contemporary and onetime collaborator of Ludwig van Beethoven.

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George Bridgetower canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf classical musician ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
violinist ⓘ
activeYearsEndTime early 19th century ⓘ
activeYearsStartTime late 18th century ⓘ
collaboratedWith Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
describedAs contemporary of Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
virtuoso Afro-European violinist ⓘ
educatedAt Royal Academy of Music (associated as performer/teacher historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup Afro-European ⓘ
familyName Bridgetower NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork music composition ⓘ
music performance ⓘ
fullName George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
givenName George NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later recognition of Black musicians in classical music ⓘ
hasRepresentationIn Black European history ⓘ
history of classical music ⓘ
influencedBy Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ
instrument violin ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society of Musicians NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent premiere performance of Beethoven’s Op. 47 violin sonata ⓘ
notableFor association with Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
being an early prominent Black classical musician in Europe ⓘ
virtuoso violin performances ⓘ
notableWork performance of Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
violinist ⓘ
residence London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Paris ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
timePeriod early 19th century ⓘ

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Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, by Ludwig van Beethoven → originalDedicatee → George Bridgetower ⓘ
subject surface form: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, by Ludwig van Beethoven → firstPerformerViolin → George Bridgetower ⓘ
subject surface form: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47
Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata → originalDedicatee → George Bridgetower ⓘ
subject surface form: Kreutzer Sonata
Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata → premierePerformers → George Bridgetower ⓘ
subject surface form: Kreutzer Sonata