Hoffmeister, Franz Anton

1754-1812

Born at Rothenburg on the Neckar; studied law, but later became interested in music. He was chapelmaster of a church in Vienna, and in 1784 opened a book, art and music business. In 1800 he became a partner of Kuhnel in a new venture in Leipsic, a Bureau de Musique. It was a success, and is continued now by C. F. Peters. Returning to Vienna, he devoted himself mainly to composition, and produced a number of operas, symphonies, serenades, concertos, quintets, quartets, trios, duos for flute, and variations for different instruments, some churchmusic and songs.