2 6 ) ▁were ▁greatly ▁adm ired ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁America . ▁This ▁or atorio ▁was ▁translated ▁by ▁Edward ▁Taylor ▁( 1 7 8 4 – 1 8 6 3 ) ▁and ▁performed ▁as ▁The ▁Last ▁Jud gment ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁During ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁era ▁Gilbert ▁and ▁S ull ivan ▁mentioned ▁him ▁in ▁act ▁ 2 ▁of ▁The ▁Mik ado ▁in ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁the ▁title ▁character . ▁ ▁Spo hr , ▁with ▁his ▁eigh teen ▁viol in ▁concert os , ▁won ▁a ▁consp ic uous ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁musical ▁literature ▁of ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century . ▁He ▁endeav ored ▁( without ▁any ▁good ▁result ) ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁con cer to ▁a ▁substantial ▁and ▁superior ▁composition ▁free ▁from ▁the ▁artificial ▁bra v ura ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁achieved ▁a ▁new ▁rom antic ▁mode ▁of ▁expression . ▁The ▁we aker ▁sides ▁of ▁Spo hr ’ s ▁viol in ▁compos itions ▁are ▁observed ▁in ▁his ▁somewhat ▁monot on ous ▁rh yth mic ▁structures ; ▁in ▁his ▁re jection ▁of ▁certain ▁pi quant ▁bow ing ▁styles , ▁and ▁artificial ▁harm on ics ; ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁def ic iency ▁of ▁cont rap unt al ▁text ures . ▁ ▁Spo hr ▁was ▁a ▁noted ▁viol in ist , ▁and ▁invent ed ▁the ▁viol in ▁ch in rest , ▁about ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁significant ▁conduct or , ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first