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,Whether the quartet being offered for sale was opus 52 in F, opus 178, or another, was not specified. 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 Symphoniesfor a partial list of keys of Küffner's symphonies, compiled from a Library of Congress publication among others, see talk page 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 [No. 1] in D for viola and orchestra op. 57 (1816) Concerto [No. 2] in 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 CFontys.nl Catalog 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. 60IMSLP Horn Quintet op. 66Bavarian Library OPAC 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), 1826. Breitkopf & Härtel. p. 45 (432). String Quartet op. 178 (1823-4), page 316 (may be the same as the 1823-4 work above despite the 1828 date of the review) 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
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Sheetmusic Rischel & Birket-Smith's Collection of guitar music 1 Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark Boije Collection The Music Library of Sweden MDZ (Munich Digitisation Centre) University of Rochester