Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Double Bass Concerto "no. 1" (with Violin obbligato)
Thanks to its wealth of invention, elegant workmanship, and technical and musical challenges, Franz Anton Hoffmeister's Concerto "no. 1" has emerged as the preferred concerto for double bass auditions. Tobias Glöckler's edition leaves no wishes unfulfilled: the double bass part appears in solo and orchestral tuning with piano reductions in D major and C major. Moreover an additional part, written in fingering notation, has been specially designed for use with the "Viennese tuning" customary in Hoffmeister's days. It allows players to use this resonant historical tuning immediately without tedious retraining. Finally, a separate part is also provided for the solo violin appearing in the second movement.
About the Composer
Franz Anton Hoffmeister
A German composer and music publisher, whose two careers complemented one another. He therefore composed with an eye toward the market, bearing in mind the current preferences and demands of the interested lay musician. He published, variously, works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Haydn, and Ignaz Pleyel. His compositional output comprises all genres, including chamber music, symphonies, piano music, stage works, and vocal music.
| 1754 | Born in Rottenburg am Neckar on October 27 (according to church registers). |
| around 1768 | He studies law in Vienna. |
| 1778 | He is musical director for Count Franz von Szecsenyi and follows him to Hungary. |
| 1784 | Back in Vienna, he founds a music publishing house. He maintains professional and personal contact with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. |
| 1798 | Sets off on a concert tour with flautist Franz Thurner. In Leipzig he meets Ambrosius Kühnel. |
| 1800 | With Ambrosius Kühnel he founds the Leipzig publishing house Bureau de Musique on December 1. His wife Theresia Hoffmeister takes care of the day-to-day business. |
| 1805 | He leaves the Leipzig publishing house and transfers his residence entirely to Vienna. |
| 1806 | He ends his work at the Viennese publishing house. |
| 1812 | Dies in Vienna on February 9. |
About the Authors
Tobias Glöckler (Editor, Fingering and bowing for Double Bass, Cadenzas)
Tobias Glöckler is associate principal double bass player at the Dresdner Philharmonie and a prizewinner of the International ISB Double Bass Competition (USA). He studied with Konrad Siebach at the Music Conservatory in Leipzig, perfecting his skills with Jeff Bradetich (Chicago) and Ulrich Lau (Stuttgart). While studying, he was principal double bass player with the International Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra under Claudio Abbado. He has performed as a soloist with different orchestras, including the Dresdner Philharmonie with Ton Koopman. In addition he has made recordings for radio and has made guest appearances at diverse music festivals. He is a founding member of and solo bass player with the “ensemble frauenkirche” and has explored a great many chamber music works with the Dresdner String Quintet.
Glöckler teaches at the music conservatory in Dresden. His efforts concerning the revival of the “Viennese Tuning” have been rewarded with a Distinguished Achievement Award for historical performance practice.
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Further editions of this title
Further editions of this title
Download of part in Viennese tuning (A-d-f#-a)
Orchestral material from Breitkopf & Härtel