Franz Johannes Gleißner (1759 – 18 September 1818)
[p. 432 (1980) Duckles] was a German
lithographer
Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German ...
and
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and def ...
. In the late 18th century, he met
Alois Senefelder
Johann Alois Senefelder (6 November 177126 February 1834) was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s.Meggs, Philip B. A History of Graphic Design. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1998. p 146
Actor ...
, with whom he collaborated for approximately 30 years using lithography as a method of reproduction to print music scores. Using the songs composed by Gleißner, Senefelder demonstrated that lithography could be successfully used for music publication.
Gleißner's compositions include masses, the
oratorio
An oratorio () is a musical composition with dramatic or narrative text for choir, soloists and orchestra or other ensemble.
Similar to opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguisha ...
''Lazarus'', about thirteen
symphonies, much
chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...
, and some
stage works.
In 1803, Gleißner made a catalog of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...
's manuscripts in
Constanze's estate.
[p. 61, Zaslaw (2007) Neal. Middleton, Wisconsin "Mozart's Incidental Music to ''Lanassa'' and his ''Thamos'' Motets" in Cassaro (editor) James ''Music, Libraries, and the Academy: Essays in Honor of Lenore Coral'' A-R Editions]
Footnotes
References
* p. 432 Duckles (1980) Vincent. London "Gleissner, Franz" in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' Macmillan Vol. 7
* pp. 943–944 Duckles, Twyman (2001) Vincent, Michael. New York "Gleissner, Franz" in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' 2nd Ed. Vol. 9 Macmillan
External links
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"Franz Gleissner: ein bayerischer Musiker und die Erfindung des Steindruckes"at Kirchenmusik in Benediktbeuern website
1759 births
1818 deaths
18th-century German composers
18th-century German engravers
18th-century German male artists
German Classical-period composers
German ballet composers
German lithographers
German male painters
German male artists
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