Franz Gleißner
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Franz Johannes Gleißner was a German lithographer and composer
. Late in the 18th century, he met Alois Senefelder
, and ran a producing association for about the next three decades. With the songs composed by Gleißner, Senefelder demonstrated that lithography could be successfully used for the publication of music.
Gleißner's compositions include masses, the oratorio
Lazarus, about thirteen symphonies, much chamber music
, and some stage works
.
In 1803, Gleißner made a catalog of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
's manuscripts in Constanze
's estate.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. Late in the 18th century, he met Alois Senefelder
Alois Senefelder
Johann Alois Senefelder was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in 1796.-Actor, playwright:...
, and ran a producing association for about the next three decades. With the songs composed by Gleißner, Senefelder demonstrated that lithography could be successfully used for the publication of music.
Gleißner's compositions include masses, the oratorio
Oratorio
An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists. Like an opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias...
Lazarus, about thirteen symphonies, much chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
, and some stage works
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
.
In 1803, Gleißner made a catalog of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
's manuscripts in Constanze
Constanze Mozart
Constanze Mozart was the wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.-Early years:Constanze Weber was born in Zell im Wiesental. Her mother was Cäcilia Weber, née Stamm. Her father Fridolin Weber worked as a "double bass player, prompter and music copyist." Fridolin's half-brother was the father of composer...
's estate.