Joseph Küffner (''Kueffner'') (31 March 1776 in

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– 9 September 1856 in Würzburg). was a German musician and composer who, among other achievements, contributed significantly to the guitar repertory, including

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Life

He was a

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with the Würzburg court orchestra, and was later, when Würzburg became part of

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(1802), assigned to take charge of

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. At this point he became

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with a Bavarian Army regiment.

Music

A quintet of Küffner's for

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and strings was once attributed to

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, and is still recorded in collections of Weber's music. He composed seven

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and a large number of works for various

combinations. His output also contains a substantial quantity of music for

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(some of it being available in modern editions).

Compositions

*Symphonies **First Symphony op. 75 (pub. Schott, 1818) **Second Symphony op. 76 (Schott) **Third Symphony op. 83 (pub. André, ca 1820) **Fourth Symphony op. 141 (Schott) **Fifth Symphony op. 142 (pub. by 1824) (Schott) **Sixth Symphony op. 150 (Schott) **Seventh Symphony op. 164 (pub. 1826) (Schott) *Concertante **''Polonaise'' for trumpet and orchestra, op. 126 **''Potpourri'', Concerto o. 1in D for viola and orchestra op. 57 (1816) **Concerto o. 2in A for viola and orchestra, op. 139 (1823) *Chamber music **Serenade for flute (or violin), violin (or viola) and guitar (or piano) op. 4 **Serenade für Flöte oder Violine, Viola und Klavier =Serenade for flute or violin, viola and piano : op. 10Open Library of Amsterdam **Serenade for clarinet, viola and guitar op. 21 **Introduction, theme and variations for clarinet quintet (attributed to Weber as opus 32) **Clarinet quintet op. 33 **Trios for three flutes op. 34 **Quintet for five winds plus bass op. 40 no. 3 **Three String Quartets op. 41 **Sonata for guitar and piano op. 42 in C **Serenade for flute (or violin) and guitar in C op. 44 **Serenade for clarinet, viola and guitar op. 45 **String Quartet in F major op. 52 (by 1820) **Serenade for flute, viola and guitar op. 60 **Horn Quintet op. 66 **Duets for clarinet and oboe op. 80 **25 Sonatines for guitar op. 80HELVETICAT **Three Duos for Two Clarinets op. 81 **Twelve duos for two guitars op. 87 **Serenade in D for violin (or flute) and guitar, op. 97 **Three duets for clarinets op. 105 **Notturno op. 110 for violin, flute, viola and guitar (or lute) op. 110 **Harmoniemusik op. 138 **Quintetto, guitare & quatuor à cordes, op. 156 **Serenade for flute and guitar in C op. 158 **Etudes for two guitars op. 168 **Musique Militaire, sinfonie et danses (opp. 169–70) **String Quartet op. 178 (1823-4) **Introduction, theme and variations op. 190 **Potpourri on Il Barbiere di Siviglia op. 198 **24 Instructive Duets for oboes op. 199 **24 Instructive Duets for clarinets op. 200 **24 Instructive Duets for bassoons op. 212 **XXIme Potpourri pour piano et flute ou violon sur des motifs de l'opéra "Guillaume Tell", op. 225 (pub. 1852) **''Divertissement'' for horn or viola or cello and piano op. 231 **31me Potpourri, pour piano et flûte ou violon op. 257 **40me Potpourri pour piano et flûte ou violon: motifs favoris de l'opéra Le postillon de Lonjumeau d'Adolphe Adam op. 275 **Pastorale pour guitarre

References

External links

Sheetmusic

Rischel & Birket-Smith's Collection of guitar music1
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark

The Music Library of Sweden

(Munich Digitisation Centre)
University of Rochester
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kueffner, Joseph 1776 births 1856 deaths 18th-century German composers Musicians from Würzburg Composers for the classical guitar German Romantic composers German male classical composers German string quartet composers German military musicians People from the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg 19th-century German male musicians 19th-century German composers