Igo Hofstetter

Igo Hofstetter

Igo Hofstetter (* 1. June 1926 in Linz , † 2. March 2002 ) was an Austrian operettas - Composer .

He was best known for his operettas Roulette of Hearts and Chess the Boss as well as his upscale entertainment and brass music . His compositions are characterized by distinctive rhythms .

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He studied composition with Fritz Heinrich Klein and conducting with Ludwig Leschetitzky at the (today) Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz.

In addition to his compositional activity, he taught music at the Bundesgymnasium Linz, Khevenhüllerstraße, until his retirement in 1986 . He was a member of the board of trustees of the International Operetta Society and a federal advisory board in the Brucknerbund. He was for many years Tonmeister also a freelancer of the ORF .

In the 1995/96 season, the Upper Austrian Brass Band Association selected the music from the operetta "Roulette der Herzen" (arrangement for wind orchestra by Josef Hartl) as one of the compulsory pieces for level C.

The main part of his work was in the field of operetta, upscale light music and brass music . His operettas Roulette of Hearts , Everything speaks of Charpillon and Chess the Boss were translated into several foreign languages ​​and were on the repertoire in various theaters for several years.

St. Barbara-Friedhof Linz, grave of Igo Hofstetter

“ His compositions are characterized by particularly distinctive rhythms such as samba, cha-cha, jazzy elements, etc. The operettas are actually musicals, but since Igo Hofstetter was an Austrian citizen, they are traditionally operettas. "

“In an operetta, the melodies have to be in the ear,” Hofstetter once said in an OÖN interview and further: “I have often been asked why I don't sell the works as musicals. I just want to write operettas, modern operettas in which modern music is played - more modern than in some musicals! "

He was u. a. Member of the Innviertel artists' guild .

His grave is located in the St. Barbara cemetery in Linz.

Works

Operettas

• Autumn Song (1953)
• The blue miracle (1957/58)
• Roulette of Hearts (premiered on November 14, 1964 at the Landestheater Linz ; libretto: Ludwig Husnik )
• Everything speaks of Charpillon (premiered on May 4, 1968 at the Landestheater Linz; libretto: Carl Hans Watzinger )
• Chess the Boss (1975/76)

Others

• Upscale light music and brass music: "Altmünsterer Musikanten" (march), "Am Hradschin" (polka), "Freshly mixed" (character piece), "Helenen-Walzer", "Mein Linz" (march), "Moldau-Polka", " Upper Austrian March "," Rohrbach City March "," Rugby "(gallop)," Vlasta "(concert polka)
• Serious Music: "Mother Song"
• Schlager: "Bimmel-Bammel-Bummel-Bahn", "Sad, but true" (Tango), and many more

Awards

On February 9, 1978, then Federal President Franz Jonas awarded him the title of Professor hc , and on January 27, 1983, his hometown honored him with the Culture Medal of the City of Linz.

Further acknowledgments of his services were the award of the culture medal of the state of Upper Austria on June 19, 1996, the award of the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art by the Federal President with a resolution of August 20, 1999, and the award of the Great Decoration for Services to the City of Culture Linz on October 30, 2000.

literature

• Barbara Boisits: Hofstetter, Igo. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .

Web links

• Biography on composers.at
• Opus
• Schach dem Boss - music from the operetta , Bruckner Orchester Linz
• CD Igo Hofstetter: Roulette of Hearts - Chess for the Boss , Hamburg Archive for Singing Art

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Agi Winter: Super gala with operetta melodies. ( Memento of the original from January 22nd, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in cultural association PRO ORP: popular music. December 2010, Winterthur.  
2. ↑ He was the Linz "Lehar". OÖN , March 4, 2002.
3. ↑ Wolfgang Jansen : Chronicle of popular music theater on German-speaking stages 1945–1990. ( Memento of the original from January 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Wolfgang Jansen : Chronicle of popular music theater on German-speaking stages 1945–1990. ( Memento of the original from January 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.