Franz Johannes Gleißner (1759 – 18 September 1818)p. 432 (1980) Duckles was a German

lithographer Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German ...

and

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

. In the late 18th century, he met

Alois Senefelder Johann Alois Senefelder (6 November 177126 February 1834) was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s.Meggs, Philip B. A History of Graphic Design. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1998. p 146 Actor ...

, with whom he collaborated for approximately 30 years using lithography as a method of reproduction to print music scores. Using the songs composed by Gleißner, Senefelder demonstrated that lithography could be successfully used for music publication. Gleißner's compositions include masses, the

oratorio An oratorio () is a musical composition with dramatic or narrative text for choir, soloists and orchestra or other ensemble. Similar to opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguisha ...

''Lazarus'', about thirteen symphonies, much

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

, and some stage works. In 1803, Gleißner made a catalog of

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

's manuscripts in Constanze's estate.p. 61, Zaslaw (2007) Neal. Middleton, Wisconsin "Mozart's Incidental Music to ''Lanassa'' and his ''Thamos'' Motets" in Cassaro (editor) James ''Music, Libraries, and the Academy: Essays in Honor of Lenore Coral'' A-R Editions

Footnotes

References

* p. 432 Duckles (1980) Vincent. London "Gleissner, Franz" in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' Macmillan Vol. 7 * pp. 943–944 Duckles, Twyman (2001) Vincent, Michael. New York "Gleissner, Franz" in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' 2nd Ed. Vol. 9 Macmillan

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"Franz Gleissner: ein bayerischer Musiker und die Erfindung des Steindruckes"
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