Josef Hoffmann (singer)

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Josef Hoffmann , also Joseph Hoffmann , (* before 1765, † after 1777) was a singer ( bass ).

From 1765 he was recorded as "Bass for Choral" in the Electoral Bavarian Court Orchestra in Munich . His annual salary was 152 guilders . In 1777 he was retired with an annual salary of 190 guilders. The term “for chorale” refers to the fact that Hoffmann appeared at festive church services , probably as a soloist.

literature

  • Robert Eitner: Biographical-bibliographical source lexicon of musicians and music scholars of the Christian era up to the middle of the 19th century. - Leipzig: Breitkopf & Haertel, 1900–1904
  • Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Third, expanded edition. Munich 1999. Volume 3: Hirata – Möwes, p. 1619
personal data
SURNAME Hoffmann, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoffmann, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Singer (bass)
DATE OF BIRTH before 1765
DATE OF DEATH after 1777