Benedict Hacker

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Benedikt Hacker (born May 30, 1769 in Metten , † September 2, 1829 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian composer and music publisher.

Life

Hacker came to Salzburg in 1783, where he became a student of Michael Haydn . From 1786 he worked as a bookseller in Salzburg. In 1803 he opened his own music publisher, in which he a. a. published numerous works by Michael Haydn. He composed German masses, cantatas, songs and male choirs. He published the first Salzburg view series, the forerunners of the postcards. After the financial collapse of his publishing company, he committed suicide in the Salzach in 1829.

Fonts

  • Small painful memories of Salzburg and the surrounding area , Salzburg 1824.
  • Signpost, or brief explanation of the peculiarities and painful views in the city of Salzburg and the surrounding area , Salzburg 1826.

Compositions

Songs and singing

  • Society songs, 4 voices, 1799
  • Seven German masses at the highest festivals and special times, Salzburg 1805.
  • [6] Funny chants from the Noric Alps for one, two and several voices with accompaniment of the Piano Forte, Salzburg: self-published [1816].
  • Chants for four male voices with mixed choirs and accompaniment of the piano forte , Salzburg 1818:
    • Joys of the present / from Amalia von Imhof. Set to music and reverently dedicated to Prince and Bishop Ernst von Schwarzenberg by Benedict Hacker , No. 1.
    • The flower is always beautiful / from Münchhausen. Set to music and reverently dedicated to Prince and Bishop Ernst von Schwarzenberg by Benedict Hacker , No. 2.
  • Night visit / an idyll from Schlez as a duet for two voices with accompanying piano set by Bened. Hacker , Salzburg: Mayr [o. J.].
  • The bliss of lovers / a poem by LHC Hölty. For singing and Piano set by Bened. Hacker , Salzburg: Mayr [o. J.].
  • Chants for 4 men with acc. Choir and pianoforte
  • 6 blessing songs
  • 1 German Singspiel for men: "List against List, or The Devil in the Forest Castle"

Church music

  • 1 Te Deum with orchestra
  • 1 German Soul Mass
  • 24 German church chants
  • 1 festival scene

Secular music

  • Turkish music

literature

  • Constantin von Wurzbach : Hacker, Benedict . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 7th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1861, p. 159 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Hacker Benedict. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 131.
  • Peter F. Kramml: "Benedikt Hacker (1769–1829) - a Salzburg composer and publisher at the turn of the century", Salzburg 1988 (= Salzburg Archive, Volume 5).
  • Wolfgang Dreier: "Between suggestion and systematics - regional music concepts in the mirror of contemporary description and collection using the example of the yodel", in: Dominik Šedivý (ed.), Salzburg's music history under the sign of provincialism? The first decades of the 19th century , Vienna 2014, pp. 137–154.
  • Milada Jonášová: “Benedikt Hacker - publisher and business partner of the Hoffmeister und Kühnel publishing house”, in: Dominik Šedivý (ed.), Salzburg's music history under the sign of provincialism? The first decades of the 19th century , Vienna 2014, pp. 193–216.
  • Edited texts: "Kleine Mahlerische Quellen ...", in: Salzburg Archive, 5, pp. 49–95. "Guide, or brief explanation ...", in: Salzburg Archive, 5, pp. 97–204.

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personal data
SURNAME Hacker, Benedict
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian composer and music publisher
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1769
PLACE OF BIRTH Metten , Lower Austria
DATE OF DEATH September 2, 1829
Place of death Salzburg