Christian Hochbrucker

Christian Hochbrucker (born May 17, 1733 in Tagmersheim , † after 1800 in Paris ) was a German harpist, harp teacher and composer. From 1760 he worked as a respected virtuoso, teacher and composer in Paris. In 1781 he was appointed "maître de harpe" of Queen Marie Antoinette as successor to Philipp Joseph Hinner . In Paris and London, where he emigrated in 1789, compositions by Hochbrucker appeared in print. He returned to Paris around 1800. Christian Hochbrucker was the brother of Celestine Hochbrucker . He was the nephew, his father the brother of the harp maker Jacob Hochbrucker .

Compositional works

• Six sonates pour la harpe avec accompagnement d'un violon ad lib. op. 6 (Paris)
• Six Divertissements for the Pedal Harp (London, 1797)
• Three Sonatas op. 22 (London, 1799)

literature

• Carl Dahlhaus (editor): Riemann Musik Lexikon, supplementary volume person part A – K, Mainz 1972, Schott, page 535, article "Hochbrucker (Hochbrugger), German family of harp builders and harpists - 4) Christian"
• The music in past and present, unabridged electronic edition of the first edition (1949–1986), digital library volume 60, Berlin 2004, Directmedia, ISBN 3-89853-460-X , article “Hochbrucker (family)”, there “Christian Hochbrucker "