Jacob Hochbrucker

Jacob Hochbrucker (also Georg Hochbrucker , Jakob Hochprugger ; * around 1673 in Mindelheim ; † March 28, 1763 in Donauwörth ) was a harpist, plucked instrument maker, violin maker and lute maker. In 1720 he invented the pedal harp with pedals on the harp foot. He is the ancestor of the German harp builder and harpist family "Hochbrucker" (also: "Hochbrugger" and Hochprugger). His son is the harp maker Simon Hochbrucker , the harpist Coelestin Hochbrucker is his nephew.

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 makers and harpists - 1) Georg (?)"
Hans J. Zingel: Hochbrucker, Jacob. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, ISBN 3-428-00190-7 , p. 284 ( digitized version ).
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 “Jacob Hochbrucker "

Individual evidence

^ According to the GND entry, Jacob and Georg Hochbrucker are one and the same person. This is also suggested by the life data and life achievements reported in the entries in the NDB and in the Riemann music dictionary.

personal data
SURNAME	Hochbrucker, Jacob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hochbrucker, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Harpist, plucked instrument maker, violin maker and lute maker
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1673
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mindelheim
DATE OF DEATH	March 28, 1763
Place of death	Donauwörth

[1] According to the GND entry, Jacob and Georg Hochbrucker are one and the same person. This is also suggested by the life data and life achievements reported in the entries in the NDB and in the Riemann music dictionary.