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Leopold Hofmann
Person · male · Vienna · born 1738 · died 1793 · recording since 1997
Austrian composer
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Also known as Leopold Hoffman · Leopold Hoffmann · Ludwig Hoffman · レオポルト・ホフマン
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 8◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1730s
1790s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: 18th Century Symphony: Five Symphonies
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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· Album
Album: Cello Concertos (Northern Sinfonia feat. conductor and cello: Tim Hugh)
Album
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2000s
2020s
Biography
English biography410 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1354567011
Biography
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, 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.
Symphonies
The following list was drawn up by George Cook Kimball in his Ph.D. thesis.
Concertos
The following list was drawn up by Allan Badley in his Ph.D. thesis.
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.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 19 | 79.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -204 | 3.3th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (8 release groups · 8 studio albums)
Albums · 8
18th Century Symphony: Five Symphonies
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:11:42
1Sinfonia in B-flat major, Badley Bb1: I. Allegro ma non molto3:562Sinfonia in B-flat major, Badley Bb1: II. Andante4:243Sinfonia in B-flat major, Badley Bb1: III. Vivace2:404Sinfonia in F major, Badley F1: I. Allegro molto2:255Sinfonia in F major, Badley F1: II. Andantino6:366Sinfonia in F major, Badley F1: III. Menuet3:067Sinfonia in F major, Badley F1: IV. Allegro assai4:008Sinfonia in D major, Badley D4: I. Adagio: Allegro molto3:559Sinfonia in D major, Badley D4: II. Andante4:2110Sinfonia in D major, Badley D4: III. Menuet2:2511Sinfonia in D major, Badley D4: IV. Presto2:1312Sinfonia in F major, Badley F2: I. Allegro molto: Andante5:5913Sinfonia in F major, Badley F2: II. Menuet3:1214Sinfonia in F major, Badley F2: III. Presto3:5215Sinfonia in C major, Badley C8: I. Vivace4:5516Sinfonia in C major, Badley C8: II. Andante5:5017Sinfonia in C major, Badley C8: III. Menuet2:1018Sinfonia in C major, Badley C8: IV. Presto5:43Cello Concertos (Northern Sinfonia feat. conductor and cello: Tim Hugh)
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:08:21
1Cello Concerto in D major (Badley D3): I. Allegro moderato9:032Cello Concerto in D major (Badley D3): II. Adagio un poco andante7:123Cello Concerto in D major (Badley D3): III. Allegro molto7:074Cello Concerto in C major (Badley C3): I. Tempo giusto5:305Cello Concerto in C major (Badley C3): II. Adagio3:486Cello Concerto in C major (Badley C3): III. Vivace4:087Cello Concerto in D major (Badley D1): I. Tempo giusto5:398Cello Concerto in D major (Badley D1): II. Andante ma non molto5:039Cello Concerto in D major (Badley D1): III. Vivace3:0110Cello Concerto in C major (Badley C1): I. Tempo giusto6:4211Cello Concerto in C major (Badley C1): II. Adagio ma non molto5:3812Cello Concerto in C major (Badley C1): III. Allegro molto5:30Violin Concertos / Concerto for Violin, Cello and Strings
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:00:08
1Violin Concerto in B-flat major (Badley Bb1): I. Tempo giusto7:322Violin Concerto in B-flat major (Badley Bb1): II. Adagio5:363Violin Concerto in B-flat major (Badley Bb1): III. Vivace5:214Violin and Cello Concerto in G major (Badley G1): I. Tempo giusto7:315Violin and Cello Concerto in G major (Badley G1): II. Andante poco tarde7:256Violin and Cello Concerto in G major (Badley G1): III. Allegro5:547Violin Concerto in A major (Badley A2): I. Allegro moderato8:428Violin Concerto in A major (Badley A2): II. Adagio6:469Violin Concerto in A major (Badley A2): III. Allegro molto5:212001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:18:49
1Flute Concerto in G major (Badley G2): I. Allegro moderato9:002Flute Concerto in G major (Badley G2): II. Adagio7:433Flute Concerto in G major (Badley G2): III. Vivace5:354Flute Concerto in D major (Badley D1): I. Allegro moderato8:165Flute Concerto in D major (Badley D1): II. Adagio7:046Flute Concerto in D major (Badley D1): III. Allegro molto5:457Flute Concerto in A major (Badley A2): I. Allegro6:298Flute Concerto in A major (Badley A2): II. Adagio7:279Flute Concerto in A major (Badley A2): III. Allegro assai4:4210Flute Concerto in D major (Badley D6): I. Tempo giusto6:5311Flute Concerto in D major (Badley D6): II. Adagio4:2912Flute Concerto in D major (Badley D6): III. Allegro molto5:262001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:10:48
1Flute Concerto in D major (Badley D3): I. Allegro moderato7:412Flute Concerto in D major (Badley D3): II. Andante un poco adagio5:313Flute Concerto in D major (Badley D3): III. Tempo di menuet6:144Flute Concerto in G major (Badley G3): I. Maestoso6:095Flute Concerto in G major (Badley G3): II. Adagio5:036Flute Concerto in G major (Badley G3): III. Allegro molto5:377Flute Concerto in D major (Badley D4): I. Allegro7:098Flute Concerto in D major (Badley D4): II. Andante ma non molto5:229Flute Concerto in D major (Badley D4): III. Allegro assai4:3110Flute Concerto in E minor (Badley e1): I. Allegro moderato6:3811Flute Concerto in E minor (Badley e1): II. Adagio un poco andante6:1612Flute Concerto in E minor (Badley e1): III. Allegro assai4:37Oboe Concertos / Oboe and Harpsichord Concertos
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:14:05
1Oboe Concerto in C major (Badley C2): I. Allegro - Maestoso5:452Oboe Concerto in C major (Badley C2): II. Adagio5:423Oboe Concerto in C major (Badley C2): III. Allegro (Non) Molto5:014Concerto for Oboe and Harpsichord in F major (Badley F1): I. Spiritoso6:005Concerto for Oboe and Harpsichord in F major (Badley F1): II. Adagio Cantabile8:396Concerto for Oboe and Harpsichord in F major (Badley F1): III. Tempo di Minuetto6:507Concerto for Oboe and Harpsichord in C major (Badley C1): I. Tempo di Giusto9:318Concerto for Oboe and Harpsichord in C major (Badley C1): II. Adagio Molto7:229Concerto for Oboe and Harpsichord in C major (Badley C1): III. Thema - Menuet (Con Variazioni)6:1210Oboe Concerto in G major (Badley G1): I. Allegro Spiritoso5:1111Oboe Concerto in G major (Badley G1): II. Adagio3:5412Oboe Concerto in G major (Badley G1): III. Allegro Vivace3:582009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:08:52
1Konzert für Violoncello und Orchester D-dur, Badley V/D3: I. Allegro moderato9:342Konzert für Violoncello und Orchester D-dur, Badley V/D3: II. Adagio un poco Andante6:183Konzert für Violoncello und Orchester D-dur, Badley V/D3: III. Allegro molto6:534Cellokonzert Nr. 1 in C-dur, Hob VIIb/1: I. Moderato10:225Cellokonzert Nr. 1 in C-dur, Hob VIIb/1: II. Adagio8:196Cellokonzert Nr. 1 in C-dur, Hob VIIb/1: III. Allegro molto6:237Flötenkonzert Nr. 2 in D-dur, KV 314 (KV 285d): I. Allegro aperto7:288Flötenkonzert Nr. 2 in D-dur, KV 314 (KV 285d): II. Andante ma non troppo6:549Flötenkonzert Nr. 2 in D-dur, KV 314 (KV 285d): III. Allegro6:412023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:12:24
1Divertimento I in La Maggiore: I. Adagio0:452Divertimento I in La Maggiore: II. Allegro moderato3:333Divertimento I in La Maggiore: III. Menuet (with Trio)3:264Divertimento I in La Maggiore: IV. Adagio – Allegro2:025Divertimento I in La Maggiore: V. Thema with 7 variations4:586Divertimento II in Si b Maggiore: I. Allegro moderato3:237Divertimento II in Si b Maggiore: II. Andante1:588Divertimento II in Si b Maggiore: III. Tempo di Menuetto1:459Divertimento III in La Maggiore: I. Tempo giusto5:1210Divertimento III in La Maggiore: II. Andante5:0711Divertimento III in La Maggiore: III. Tempo di Menuetto (with Trio)4:1912Divertimento IV in Mi b Maggiore: I. Tempo giusto5:1413Divertimento IV in Mi b Maggiore: II. Adagio4:2914Divertimento IV in Mi b Maggiore: III. Menuetto with 5 variations4:0315Divertimento V in Re Maggiore: I. Adagio with 7 variations7:2716Divertimento V in Re Maggiore: II. Menuetto (with Trio)3:2117Divertimento VI in Fa Maggiore: I. Adagio2:0618Divertimento VI in Fa Maggiore: II. Allegro3:3019Divertimento VI in Fa Maggiore: III. Menuetto (with Trio)2:4120Divertimento VI in Fa Maggiore: IV. Thema with 3 variations3:05
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Leopold Hofmann head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 19 | 79.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -204 | 3.3th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
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