Andreas Hofer (ca. 1629 – 25 February 1684) was a German composer of the Baroque period. Hofer was born at

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. He was a contemporary of

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (baptism, bapt. 12 August 1644, Stráž pod Ralskem – 3 May 1704, Salzburg) was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist. Biber worked in Graz and Kroměříž before he illegally left his employer, Prince-Bishop ...

, whose predecessor he was in Salzburg in his office of Inspector and ''Hofkapellmeister,'' i.e., director of the court orchestra. Like Biber, Hofer was noted for his large-scale polychoral sacred works. It has been suggested that Hofer was the composer of the famous

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, which earlier had been attributed to

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, although it is now accepted that it was the work of Biber. Hofer died at

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. His compositions contain significant roles for instruments like the

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trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the Standing wave, air column ...

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and

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. 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?) Score, ed. Werner Jaksch, 2008. Preface, p. I, PDF
*Missa valete: SSATB, 2 Violini, 2 Viole, 2 Trombettae, 2 Cornetti, 3 Tromboni, Organo, Violone. *Dextera Domini à 17: SATB, SATB, 2 Cornetti, 3 Tromboni, 4 Viole da Braccia, Organo. *Fundata est Domus (De Dedicatione) à 12: SSATTB in concerto, SSATTB in ripieno, 2 Violini, 2 Viole, 2 Cornetti, Organo (with opening Sonata). *Gaudeamus exultemus à 15: SATB, SATB, 4 Viole da Braccia, 2 Cornetti, 3 Tromboni, Organo. *Estote fortes in bello à 15: SATB, SATB, 2 Violini, 2 Cornetti, 3 Tromboni, Organo *Dixit Dominus: SATB ''concertato & ripieno'', SATB ''concertato & ripieno'', 2 Violini o 2 Cornetti, 3 Viole o 3 Tromboni, Organo. *Magnificat à 17 (with Sonata): SATB, SATB, 4 Viole, 2 Cornetti, 3 Tromboni, Organo. *Te Deum laudamus à 23: SATB, SATB, 2 Violini, 2 Viole, 5 Trombettae, Timpani, 2 Cornetti, 3 Tromboni, Organo.

Available

#''Salmi e motetti: Laetatus sum'', Magdeburg: Edition Walhall, 2008 #''Salmi e motetti: Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domus'', Magdeburg: Edition Walhall, 2007 # ''Salmi e motetti: Cum iucunditate cantemus'', Magdeburg: Edition Walhall, 2007 #''Musikalische Vesper'' (recording), Kassel: Rainer Kahleyss, P 2007 #''Salmi e motetti: Laudate pueri Dominum'', Magdeburg: Edition Walhall, 2004 #''Salmi e motetti: Confitebor tibi Domine'' #''Salmi e motetti: Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum,'' Magdeburg: Edition Walhall 2004 #''Psalmen und Motetten'' (1654) / (selection) ''Lauda Jerusalem Dominum'', Magdeburg: Edition Walhall, c 2004, Partitur, Stimmen #''Nisi Dominus'' #''Missa "Valete",'' Altötting: Alfred Coppenrath, c 1990 #''Te Deum,'' Vienna: Universal-Edition, 1980 #''Psalmi brevi'', Vienna : Universal-Edition, 1979 c, 1. ed.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hofer, Andreas 1629 births 1684 deaths German Baroque composers German classical composers People from Bad Reichenhall 17th-century classical composers German male classical composers 17th-century male musicians

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