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mannered, and more idiomatically written than any before.

These details of Voigt's career indicate he was a regional artist comparable to Rolla in Milan. But unlike Rolla, who was given great liberty to travel from Milan by the Duke of Milan, in order to play concerts, Voigt was confined to Leipzig by his organ duties. The workload produced by these two positions may have contributed to his shortened life. One cannot but wonder whether Voigt would have become famous had he lived longer. A final word: Voigt is just an example of many Leipzig musicians not to achieve fame as performers because of their regional background. Among his colleagues were two musicians now known only as pedagogues: Carnpagnoli, the concertmaster (known mainly by his Metodo for violin and his 41 Caprices for viola); and Dotzauer, the principal cellist (known only for his cello etudes). One hopes that recent political developments will enable more research to be done on all these musicians. Marshall Fine is a violist, violinist, and composer currently active in Memphis. Tennessee. He holds the D.M.A. degree [rom Memphis State University and is a member of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. His father Burton Fine is principal violist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

I.Journal of the Violin Society of America 9:81-104 (1988).

2.Marshall Fine, The Viola Concertos of Fr. Roman Hoostetter. O.S.B., 6.

3.Alfred Dorffel, Geschichte der Gewandhauskonzerte zu Leipzig ] 781- 188], 236-23 7~ Statistik, 83.

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