Andreas Hofer (ca. 1629 – 25 February 1684) was a German composer of the Baroque period.
Hofer was born at
Reichenhall. He was a contemporary of
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, whose predecessor he was in Salzburg in his office of Inspector and Hofkapellmeister, i.e., director of the court orchestra.[1] Like Biber, Hofer was noted for his large-scale polychoral sacred works. It has been suggested that Hofer was the composer of the famous
Missa Salisburgensis à 53 voci, which earlier had been attributed to
Orazio Benevoli,[2] although it is now accepted that it was the work of Biber.[3]
Hofer died at
Salzburg. His compositions contain significant roles for instruments like the
cornetto,
trombone or
sackbut and
trumpet. Little of his music has been performed or recorded in recent times; several scores, however, have been made available.
Compositions
Missa Archi Episcopalis à 19: 8 Voci Concertati SSAA/TTBB, 2 Violini, 2 Viole, 2 Cornetti, 2 Trombettae ("Clarini"), 3 Tromboni, Organo con Violone (1668?)[4]
^Ernst Hintermaier, 'Missa Salisburgensis'. Neue Erkenntnisse über Entstehung, Autor und Zweckbestimmung, in: Musicologica Austriaca 1 (1977), pp. 154–196.
M. W. Barndt-Webb, Andreas Hofer. His Life and Music. PhD thesis, University of Illinois, 1972.
Ernst Hintermaier, Missa Salisburgensis. Neue Erkenntnisse über Entstehung, Autor und Zweckbestimmung, in: Musicologica Austriaca 1 (1977), pp. 154–196.
Jürg Stenzl, Ernst Hintermaier (ed.), Salzburger Musikgeschichte: vom Mittelalter bis ins 21. Jahrhundert Salzburg-Munich : Pustet 2005,
ISBN3-7025-0511-3
Chris Woodstra, Gerald Brennan, Allen Schrott, All Music Guide to Classical Music: the definitive guide to classical music San Francisco, CA : Backbeat Books 2005
ISBN0-87930-865-6
Andreas Hofer (ca. 1629 – 25 February 1684) was a German composer of the Baroque period.
Hofer was born at
Reichenhall. He was a contemporary of
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, whose predecessor he was in Salzburg in his office of Inspector and Hofkapellmeister, i.e., director of the court orchestra.[1] Like Biber, Hofer was noted for his large-scale polychoral sacred works. It has been suggested that Hofer was the composer of the famous
Missa Salisburgensis à 53 voci, which earlier had been attributed to
Orazio Benevoli,[2] although it is now accepted that it was the work of Biber.[3]
Hofer died at
Salzburg. His compositions contain significant roles for instruments like the
cornetto,
trombone or
sackbut and
trumpet. Little of his music has been performed or recorded in recent times; several scores, however, have been made available.
Compositions
Missa Archi Episcopalis à 19: 8 Voci Concertati SSAA/TTBB, 2 Violini, 2 Viole, 2 Cornetti, 2 Trombettae ("Clarini"), 3 Tromboni, Organo con Violone (1668?)[4]
^Ernst Hintermaier, 'Missa Salisburgensis'. Neue Erkenntnisse über Entstehung, Autor und Zweckbestimmung, in: Musicologica Austriaca 1 (1977), pp. 154–196.
M. W. Barndt-Webb, Andreas Hofer. His Life and Music. PhD thesis, University of Illinois, 1972.
Ernst Hintermaier, Missa Salisburgensis. Neue Erkenntnisse über Entstehung, Autor und Zweckbestimmung, in: Musicologica Austriaca 1 (1977), pp. 154–196.
Jürg Stenzl, Ernst Hintermaier (ed.), Salzburger Musikgeschichte: vom Mittelalter bis ins 21. Jahrhundert Salzburg-Munich : Pustet 2005,
ISBN3-7025-0511-3
Chris Woodstra, Gerald Brennan, Allen Schrott, All Music Guide to Classical Music: the definitive guide to classical music San Francisco, CA : Backbeat Books 2005
ISBN0-87930-865-6