Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz

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Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (original name Jan Václav Antonín Stamic) (June 17, 1717 – March 27, 1757) was a Czech composer and violinist. Johann was the father of Carl Stamitz and Anton Stamitz, also composers. Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz was born in Německý Brod on June 17, 1717. He was the third child born and the first to survive past infancy. He was baptized on June 19, 1717 and probably born a day or two before the baptism. His name appears in the registry as Jan Waczlaw Antonin Stamitz. The Stamitz family was very artistic as Johann's father, Antonin Ignac, was organist at the Dean's Church before becoming a merchant, landowner and town councilor. His three brothers were very artistic as well. Joseph Fantisek was a painter and Antonin Tadeas and Vaclav Jan were both musicians at some point in their lives. Stamitz received his first schooling in Nemecky Brod and his first musical instruction most likely came from his father. In 1728, he enrolled in the Jesuit gymnasium in Jihlava where he received training from the Jesuits of Bohemia, whose high standard of musical education spawned students were the premiere musicians in Europe. Stamitz spend the academic year 1734 - 1735 at the University of Prague. After only one year, he left the university to pursue a career as a violin virtuoso. The six year period between Stamitz' departure from the university in 1735 and the time he was employed in Mannheim around 1741 is ambiguous. Stamitz was appointed by the Mannheim court

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