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{{Short description|Austrian composer}}{{For|the soccer player who played for Austria in the 1934 FIFA World Cup|Leopold Hofmann (footballer)}}{{Redirect|Ludwig Hoffman|other people|Ludwig Hoffmann (disambiguation){{!}}Ludwig Hoffmann}}{{more citations needed|date=February 2017}}(File:Leopold_Hofmann_(composer).jpg|thumb|Leopold Hofmann, was an Austrian composer of classical music.|341x341px)Leopold Hofmann (also Ludwig Hoffman, Leopold Hoffman, Leopold Hoffmann; 14 August 1738 – 17 March 1793) was an Austrian composer of classical music.

Biography

Hofmann was the son of a highly educated civil servant, and at the age of seven became a chorister in the chapel of the Empress Elisabeth Christine, where his choral director and teacher was very likely František Tůma.He was also a student later on of Georg Christoph Wagenseil and Giuseppe Trani (violin). His studies included at various points violin, harpsichord and composition.In 1758 Hofmann secured what may have been his first appointment, as "musicus" at St. Michael's. He is known to have become choral director at St. Peter's Church in 1764 and, in 1766, kapellmeister. In 1769 he became a teacher to the royal family.The position of Kapellmeister at the Cathedral of St. Stephan, a post he acquired in 1772, was among his next responsibilities. At this time he declined the directorship of the Imperial Chapel, but did apply there two years later in 1774, failing in his application. (Giuseppe Bonno became director of the Imperial Chapel instead, which had become open upon the death of Florian Leopold Gassmann.)On 9 May 1791, at his own request, Mozart was appointed assistant-Kapellmeister to Hofmann, an unpaid position. At the time Hofmann was ill and Mozart anticipated becoming Kapellmeister upon Hofmann's death. However, Hofmann survived Mozart and kept his post as Cathedral Kapellmeister until he died.H.C. Robbins Landon. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Volledig overzicht van zijn leven en werk Tirion Uitgevers BV Baarn, 2005.

Selected worklist

Symphonies

The following list was drawn up by George Cook Kimball in his Ph.D. thesis.Kimball, George Cook. The Symphonies of Leopold Hofmann (1738–1793) Thesis (Ph.D.) Columbia University, 1985.{|

Kimball A 1 Symphony in A majorKimball A 2 Symphony in A majorKimball A 3 Symphony in A majorKimball A 4 Symphony in A majorKimball A 5 Symphony in A majorKimball A 6 Symphony in A majorKimball A 7 Symphony in A major (lost)Kimball A 8 Symphony in A majorKimball A 9 Symphony in A major (lost)Kimball B 1 Symphony in B flat majorKimball B 2 Symphony in B flat majorKimball B 3 Symphony in B flat majorKimball B 4 Sinfonia pastorella in B flat majorKimball B 5 Symphony in B flat majorKimball B 6 Symphony in B flat majorKimball B 7 Symphony in B flat major (lost)Kimball B 8 Symphony in B flat major (lost)Kimball C 1 Symphony in C majorKimball C 2 Symphony in C majorKimball C 3 Symphony in C major (lost)Kimball C 4 Symphony in C majorKimball C 5 Symphony in C majorKimball C 6 Symphony in C majorKimball C 7 Symphony in C majorKimball C 8 Symphony in C major (lost)Kimball C 9 Symphony in C major (lost)Kimball C10 Symphony in C majorKimball C11 Symphony in C majorKimball C12 Sinfonia pastorella in C majorKimball C13 Symphony in C majorKimball C14 Symphony in C majorKimball C15 Symphony in C majorKimball C16 Symphony in C major (lost)Kimball C17 Symphony in C major (lost)

Kimball D 1 Sinfonia pastorella in D majorKimball d 1 Symphony in D minor (lost)Kimball D 2 Symphony in D majorKimball D 3 Symphony in D majorKimball D 4 Symphony in D majorKimball D 5 Symphony in D majorKimball D 6 Symphony in D majorKimball D 7 Symphony in D majorKimball D 8 Symphony in D majorKimball D 9 Symphony in D majorKimball D10 Symphony in D majorKimball Es 1 Symphony in E flat majorKimball Es 2 Symphony in E flat majorKimball Es 3 Symphony in E flat majorKimball Es 4 Symphony in E flat majorKimball Es 5 Symphony in E flat majorKimball Es 6 Symphony in E flat majorKimball Es 7 Symphony in E flat major (lost)Kimball Es 8 Symphony in E flat majorKimball F 1 Symphony in F major (lost)Kimball F 2 Symphony in F major (lost)Kimball F 3 Symphony in F majorKimball F 4 Symphony in F majorKimball F 5 Symphony in F majorKimball F 5 Symphony in F majorKimball F 7 Symphony in F majorKimball F 8 Symphony in F majorKimball G 1 Symphony in G major (lost)Kimball G 2 Symphony in G majorKimball G 3 Symphony in G majorKimball G 4 Sinfonia pastorella in G majorKimball G 5 Symphony in G major

Concertos

The following list was drawn up by Allan Badley in his Ph.D. thesis.Badley, Allan. The concertos of Leopold Hofmann (1738–1793) Thesis. (University of Auckland.){|

Badley I:A 1 Harpsichord Concerto in A majorBadley I:B 1 Harpsichord Concerto in B flat majorBadley I:C 1 Harpsichord Concerto in C majorBadley I:C 2 Harpsichord Concerto in C majorBadley I:C 3 Harpsichord Concerto in C majorBadley I:C 4 Harpsichord Concerto in C majorBadley I:C 5 Harpsichord Concerto in C majorBadley I:C 6 Harpsichord Concerto in C majorBadley I:C 7 Harpsichord Concerto in C majorBadley I:C 8 Harpsichord Concerto in C majorBadley I:C 9 Harpsichord Concerto in C majorBadley I:C10 Harpsichord Concerto in C majorBadley I:C11 Harpsichord Concerto in C majorBadley I:C12 Harpsichord Concerto in C majorBadley I:C13 Harpsichord Concerto in C majorBadley I:C14 Harpsichord Concerto in C majorBadley I:C15 Harpsichord Concerto in C major (lost)Badley I:C16 Harpsichord Concerto in C major (lost)Badley I:D 1 Harpsichord Concerto in D majorBadley I:D 2 Harpsichord Concerto in D majorBadley I:F 1 Harpsichord Concerto in F majorBadley I:F 2 Harpsichord Concerto in F majorBadley I:F 3 Harpsichord Concerto in F majorBadley I:F 4 Harpsichord Concerto in F majorBadley I:F 5 Harpsichord Concerto in F majorBadley I:F 6 Harpsichord Concerto in F majorBadley II:A1 Flute Concerto in A majorBadley II:A2 Flute Concerto in A majorBadley II:D1 Flute Concerto in D major (previously wrongly attributed to Joseph Haydn Hob. VIIf:1) WEB, About the Concerto Badley II:D1,weblink 19 September 2017, Artaria Editions, Badley II:D2 Flute Concerto in D majorBadley II:D3 Flute Concerto in D majorBadley II:D4 Flute Concerto in D majorBadley II:D5 Flute Concerto in D majorBadley II:D6 Flute Concerto in D majorBadley II:e1 Flute Concerto in E minorBadley II:G1 Flute Concerto in G majorBadley II:G2 Flute Concerto in G majorBadley II:G3 Flute Concerto in G majorBadley II:G4 Flute Concerto in G majorBadley III:C1 Oboe Concerto in C majorBadley III:C2 Oboe Concerto in C majorBadley III:C3 Oboe Concerto in C majorBadley III:d1 Oboe Concerto in D minorBadley III:F1 Oboe Concerto in F majorBadley III:G1 Oboe Concerto in G major

Badley IV:C1 Bassoon Concerto in C majorBadley V:C1 Cello Concerto in C majorBadley V:C2 Cello Concerto in C majorBadley V:C3 Cello Concerto in C majorBadley V:C4 Cello Concerto in C major (lost)Badley V:D1 Cello Concerto in D majorBadley V:D2 Cello Concerto in D majorBadley V:D3 Cello Concerto in D majorBadley V:D4 Cello Concerto in D major (lost)Badley VI:A1 Violin Concerto in A majorBadley VI:A2 Violin Concerto in A majorBadley VI:B1 Violin Concerto in B flat majorBadley VI:B2 Violin Concerto in B flat majorBadley VI:B3 Violin Concerto in B flat major (lost)Badley VI:C1 Violin Concerto in C majorBadley VI:C2 Violin Concerto in C major (lost)Badley VI:D1 Violin Concerto in D majorBadley VI:G1 Violin Concerto in G major (lost)Badley VII:C1 Concerto for oboe & harpsichord in C majorBadley VII:C2 Concerto for 2 harpsichords in C majorBadley VII:F1 Concerto for oboe & harpsichord in F majorBadley VII:G1 Concerto for violin & cello in G majorBadley VII:G2 Concerto for flute & harpsichord in G majorBadley VIII:A1 Concertino for violin, viola & cello in A majorBadley VIII:A2 Concertino for harpsichord, flute, violin & cello in A majorBadley VIII:B1 Concertino for 2 violins, viola & cello in B flat majorBadley VIII:C1 Concertino for cello & 2 oboes in C majorBadley VIII:C2 Concertino for violin, viola & cello in C majorBadley VIII:C3 Concertino for harpsichord in C majorBadley VIII:C4 Concertino for 2 oboes in C majorBadley VIII:C5 Concertino for viola & cello in C major (lost)Badley VIII:C6 Divertimento for harpsichord in C majorBadley VIII:D1 Concertino for 2 violins, viola & cello in D majorBadley VIII:D2 Cassatio in D majorBadley VIII:D3 Concertino for 2 flutes in D majorBadley VIII:D4 Concertino for viola & cello in D major (lost)Badley VIII:D5 Concertino for violin & cello in D major (lost)Badley VIII:E1 Concertino for violin & cello in E majorBadley VIII:Es1 Concertino for violin, viola & cello in E flat majorBadley VIII:Es2 Concertino for 2 violas & cello in E flat majorBadley VIII:F1 Concertino for 2 violins, viola & cello in F majorBadley VIII:F2 Concertino for harpsichord in F majorBadley VIII:F3 Concertino for violin, viola & cello in F majorBadley VIII:G1 Concertino for harpsichord in G majorBadley VIII:G2 Concertino for 2 violins, viola & cello in G major

Other works

• A mass a cappella (republished with masses by Wagenseil and Georg Reutter by A-R Editions in 2004)
• Duos and sonatas for various instruments, including a divertimento for flute and bassoon, one for 2 violins with continuo, one for two violas with bass. His opus 1 is a set of sonatas a tre for viola and violoncello with cello accompaniment.
• Choral music
  • Motet "Altra nocte"
  • "Pastor bone : chorus pastoralis" for mixed choir, concertante organ, two violins and bass (2 oboes, 2 trumpets and drums probably added later).
  • Missa "Sancti Aloysii" in D major
  • Requiem in C minor

(Recent recordings of his music include recordings of many of the concertos, some of the symphonies including five on Naxos Records, etc., including a CD from 2000 of Artaria discoveries and others of cello flute, violin and oboe concertos.)His compositions have been catalogued by Allan Badley.

References

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Further reading

• Eisen, Cliff. Kimball, George Cook. and Monk, Dennis C. Three symphonies / Franz Asplmayr ; edited by Dennis C. Monk. Four symphonies, them. index D7, Eâ™­1, D1, D2 / Leopold Hofmann ; edited by G. Cook Kimball. Three symphonies, them. index 23, 18, 25 / Wenzel Pichl ; introduction by Richard J. Agee ; thematic index compiled by Anita Zakin. Salzburg. Part 1. The Symphony in Salzburg: Volume 1. New York: Garland, 1984. {{ISBN|0-8240-3854-1}}.
• Kreiner, Viktor. Leopold Hofmann als Sinfoniker (1738–1793). Thesis (doctoral) Universität Wien, 1958.
• Umble, Kathryn Thomas. A transcription and stylistic analysis of Leopold Hoffmann's Flute Concerto in G Thesis (Master of Music [Thesis 4539]) Bowling Green State University, May 1985.
• Badley, Allan: Leopold Hofmann (1738-1793). Sechs Konzerte für Tasteninstrument (Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich, Band 161). Wien, Hollitzer, 2019 {{ISBN|978-3-99012-538-0}} (in german and english language).

External links

• {{IMSLP|id=Hofmann, Leopold}}
• HOASM bio
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070722070814weblink">Bio and list of works at the Michael Haydn Site
• Biography and Naxos discography
• Editions by Leopold Hofmann at Artaria Editions

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