Felice Togni

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Felice Togni
(Filitz Charles Antonius)
Born3 October 1871
Zwolle, Netherlands
Died31 October 1929 (aged 58)
Haarlem, Netherlands
Occupation(s)Violinist, teacher
InstrumentViolin
SpouseMaria Bertha Helene Kretzschmar

Filitz Charles Antonius "Felice" Togni (Zwolle, 3 October 1871 [1] - Haarlem, 31 October 1929) [2] was a Dutch violinist and violin pedagogue. [3]

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Life

Togni was the eldest son of Anton Albertus Felix Simonius Togni and Anna Maria Hubertina de France, who lived in Koningsplein. [4] In 1901, he, himself married Maria Bertha Helene Kretzschmar from Essen. [5]

Education

His initial violin teacher was André van Riemsdijk (1848-1904), a graduate of the Liège Conservatory and student of virtuoso Hubert Léonard (1819-1890). [6] Togni later studied with Richter, Kramer, Timmner and Willem Kes. [6]

Togni played first violin in the Concertgebouw Orchestra, [7] later becoming leader of the second violins. [6]

In 1914 he became head teacher of the Conservatory of Music for the Promotion of Music in Amsterdam. [8] Among his more notable students were Sem Dresden, [7] Gerard Boedijn, [9] Jan Felderhof, [10] Annie van den Brink-Pothuis, [11] Cor Kint, Joachim Röntgen, Nap de Klijn, [6] and Emmy Wegener. [12] He also taught Leon Sametini, who went on to become a virtuoso violinist and composer. [13]

As an experienced violin teacher, Togni wrote a series of 3 books of scalic exercises and chordal method which were published by Messrs. Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig under the title The Development of the Left Hand (Die Ausbildung der Linken Hand). [14] [15]

Works

References

  1. ↑ "Tijdschrift – Zwolse Historische Vereniging" (in Dutch). p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2025. Filitz Charles Antonius Togni werd geboren op 3 oktober 1871 te Zwolle...[Filitz Charles Antonius Togni was born on October 3, 1871 in Zwolle...]
  2. ↑ Genealogie, Coret. "Death Felice Charles Antonius Togni & Maria Kretzschmar on October 31, 1929 in Haarlem (Netherlands)". Open Archives. Retrieved 4 February 2025. Death, 31-10-1929, Haarlem, Felice Charles Antonius Togni,...
  3. ↑ "AUT - Úplné zobrazení záznamu" [AUT - Full record view]. aleph.nkp.cz (in Czech). mzk2015866928. Retrieved 4 February 2025– via Czech National Authority Database. Togni, Felice Charles Antonius, 1871-1929.
  4. ↑ "Civil Registration of Births". Coret Genealogie. Retrieved 4 February 2025– via Open Archives. Filitz Charles Antonius Togni, born on October 3, 1871 in Zwolle.
  5. ↑ "Haags Gemeentearchief". haagsgemeentearchief.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2025– via The Hague Municipal Archives Leidschendam-Voorburg archive.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Wullink, H.C.J. (2001). "Zwols Historisch Tijdschrift" [Felice Togni (1871-1929), portret van een vioolpedagoog](PDF). Zwols Historisch Tijdschrift [Zwols Historical Magazine] (in Dutch). 18E (1): 112–117. Retrieved 4 February 2025– via zwolsehistorischevereniging. Togni's eerste vioolleraar was Andries van Riemsdijk (1848-1904). Deze pedagoog had viool gestudeerd aan het conservatorium te Luik en was leerling geweest van de vioolvirtuoos Hubert Léonard (1819-1890).
  7. 1 2 Dungen, Geert van den (2024), Alders, Carine; Pameijer, Eleonore (eds.), "Sem Dresden", Suppressed Composers in the Netherlands: Forbidden Music in the Second World War, Boydell & Brewer, pp. 75–84, ISBN   978-1-80010-501-0 , retrieved 4 February 2025
  8. ↑ Sanders, Paul F.; Pijper, Willem (1928). De Muziek (in Dutch). N. v. Seffardt. p. 48. Hoofdleeraar Conservatorium der Mij tot Bevordering der Toonkunst Amsterdam.
  9. ↑ Klis, Jolande van der (2000). The Essential Guide to Dutch Music: 100 Composers and Their Work. Amsterdam University Press. p. 41. ISBN   978-90-5356-460-8. Gerard Boedijn ... enrolled at the Amsterdam Conservatory in 1909 to study the violin with Heinrich Fiedler and Felice Togni.
  10. ↑ "Toonkunstkoor Bussum 125 Jaar" (PDF). toonkunstbussum.nl (in Dutch). p. 35. ISBN   9789072184597 . Retrieved 5 February 2025– via Bussum Gooibergpers. Jan Felderhof kreeg de eerste vioollessen van Jan Dudok ... Hij studeerde aan het Amsterdams Conservatorium viool bij Felice Togni en Hendrik Rijsbergen, compositie bij Sem Dresden en piano bij Willem Smelt.[Jan Felderhof received his first violin lessons from Jan Dudok ... He studied violin at the Amsterdam Conservatory with Felice Togni and Hendrik Rijsbergen, composition with Sem Dresden and piano with Willem Smelt.]
  11. ↑ Pedigo, Alan (1995). International Encyclopedia of Violin-keyboard Sonatas and Composer Biographies. Arriaga Publications. p. 134. ISBN   978-0-9606356-2-7. Brink-Pothuis, Annie van den, Dutch violist and composer: b. Amsterdam, Mar. 6, 1906; d. Amsterdam, Mar. 10, 1956. She studied at the Amsterdam Cons., taking violin with Togni and Rijnberger, composition and harmony with Dresden, Mulder, and Pijper, graduating in 1931.
  12. ↑ "Frensel Wegener, Emmy". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000049739 . Retrieved 5 February 2025. Frensel Wegener, Emmy: Dutch composer... studied the violin with Felice Togni at the Amsterdam Conservatory, graduating in 1925.
  13. ↑ Vlekke, Bernard Hubertus Maria; Beets, Henry (1942). Hollanders who Helped Build America. American Biographical Company. p. 198. Leon Sametini, a son of Samual Sametini and Rose De Groot, studied in the Netherlands under his uncle, M. De Groot, F. Togni and Bram Eldering of Amsterdam.
  14. ↑ The Strad. Orpheus. 1906. p. 27. From Messrs. Breitkopf and Haertel: We have a regular feast of violin music of all kinds of combinations. To begin with, a very important work for violin is The Development of the Left Hand try Felice Togni, which comprises three books of systematic exercises on preliminary scale and chord exercises...
  15. ↑ Schuster, Bernhard (1906). Die Musik (in German). M. Hesse. p. 404. LCCN   57055424. Felice Togni: Die Ausbildung der linken Hand. Systematische Übungen für Violine. Vorbereitende Tonleiter und Akkordübungen. Verlag: Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig.
  16. ↑ Härtel, Breitkopf &. Neuigkeiten und ausgewählte ältere Werke [News and selected older works] (in German). pp. (unpaginated). Instruktive Ausgaben von Felice Togni: P. Rode, 12 Etüden für Violine. V.-A. 2302.
  17. ↑ The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints: A Cumulative Author List Representing Library of Congress Printed Cards and Titles Reported by Other American Libraries. Mansell. 1968. p. 615. ISBN   978-0-7201-0654-1. LCCN   67030001. Caprices, violin, op. 22 24 caprices. Revised in accordance with the technical requirements of modern violin... für Violine. Revid. von Felice Togni. Rode, Pierre, 1774-1830.
  18. ↑ Gaviniés, Pierre (31 October 2000). Twenty-four Etudes: For Violin. Alfred Music. p. 1. ISBN   978-1-4574-7017-2. 24 Etüden (Matinées) für Violine von P. Gaviniés ... Revidiert von Felice Togni.
  19. ↑ The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints: A Cumulative Author List Representing Library of Congress Printed Cards and Titles Reported by Other American Libraries. Mansell. 1968. p. 145. Étude pour le violon formant 36 caprices, composé par mr. F. Fiorillo … Capricen für Violine ... Revidiert von Felice Togni.
  20. ↑ Hofmeisters Handbuch der Musikliteratur [Hofmeister's handbook of music literature] (in German). Vol. 14. F. Hofmeister. 1909. p. 627. LCCN   05040824. Raff, Joachim. Raff Op. 85. No. 3. Cavatina. Leipzig, Felice Togni.
  21. ↑ Härtel, Breitkopf &. Neuigkeiten und ausgewählte ältere Werke (in German). J. L. Dussek , Sechs Sonatinen für Pianoforte und Violine oder Flöte . Op . 20. V.-A. 3153.
  22. ↑ De Vereenigde tijdschriften Caecilia en het Muziekcollege [The United magazines Caecilia and the Music College] (in Dutch). E. Wegelen. 1930. p. 24. Felice Togni: Ontwikkelingsgang der Vioolspel- en Vioolbouwkunst.
  23. ↑ Weekblad voor muziek [Music magazine] (in Dutch). De Erven H. van Munster & Zoon. 1904. p. 350. Felice Togni: De eerste Ontwikkeling van de Techniek der Linkerhand. Systematische Oefeningen voor Viool. I. Voorbereidende Oefeningen. II. Toonladderoefeningen. III. Akkoordoefeningen.
  24. ↑ Sanders, Paul F.; Pijper, Willem (1927). De Muziek (in Dutch). Vol. 1. N. v. Seffardt. p. 348. LCCN   38035467. Le Mecanisme de la Double-Corde du Violon door Felice Togni.


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