STAMITZ, CARL (PHILIPP)

born May 7, 1745, Mannheim, Palatinate died Nov. 9, 1801, Jena, Saxony German composer of the last generation of Mannheim symphonists. Stamitz was the son of Johann Stamitz, the founder of the Mannheim school. He played violin in the court orchestra at Mannheim in 1762 and was also a viola and viola d'amore player. He toured England and Russia and settled in Paris in 1785. In 1794 he became conductor of the orchestra at Jena. He wrote a large number of instrumental works, including symphonies, concerti and concertante works, and quartets, trios, and sonatas.