Joseph Küffner

Joseph Küffner (''Kueffner'') (31 March 1776 in Würzburg – 9 September 1856 in Würzburg). was a German musician and composer who, among other achievements, contributed significantly to the guitar repertory, including chamber music.

Life

He was a violinist with the Würzburg court orchestra, and was later, when Würzburg became part of Bavaria (1802), assigned to take charge of military music. At this point he became bandmaster with a Bavarian Army regiment.

Music

A quintet of Küffner's for clarinet and strings was once attributed to Carl Maria von Weber, and is still recorded in collections of Weber's music. He composed seven symphonies and a large number of works for various chamber music combinations. His output also contains a substantial quantity of music for classical guitar (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
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kueffner, Joseph
1776 births
1856 deaths
Composers for the classical guitar
German classical composers
German male classical composers
Musicians from Würzburg
String quartet composers
German military musicians