The Bohemian Composer Franz Vinzenz Krommer (1759 –
1831; in Bohemian spelling František Vincenc Kramá?)
in his lifetime was a very successful musician. Many
years he lived in Vienna, where he was Court Composer
and ‘Kammer-Capellmeister’ of the Austrian Emperor.
Among his more than 300 posthumous compositions is a
lot of chamber music.
Initially in the archive of the ‘Fürstlich
Fürstenbergische Hofbibliothek Donaueschingen’, now
in the Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe,...(+)
The Bohemian Composer Franz Vinzenz Krommer (1759 –
1831; in Bohemian spelling František Vincenc Kramá?)
in his lifetime was a very successful musician. Many
years he lived in Vienna, where he was Court Composer
and ‘Kammer-Capellmeister’ of the Austrian Emperor.
Among his more than 300 posthumous compositions is a
lot of chamber music.
Initially in the archive of the ‘Fürstlich
Fürstenbergische Hofbibliothek Donaueschingen’, now
in the Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe, is located
a manuscript copy of his ‘Quintett in B-dur für
Englischhorn, Violine, 2 Violen und Violoncello’
(Sign. Don. Mus. Ms. 1172;
digitally available). This high grade copy has been
produced by Franz Joseph Rosinack (1748-1823), who was
from 1777 to 1823 Oboist at the court of
Donaueschingen. He was a composer himself and very
active as arranger of pieces for the princely court
music.
The carefully established manuscript contains only very
few mistakes, therefore only few corrections were
necessary. Occasionally the dynamics resp. phrasing has
been unified.
In the manuscript all grace notes are notified as long
graces. But in many cases they rather may be played as
short grace notes. Despite the lacking designation,
many of the quick figures may be played slurred.
The part of the English horn is so high that it can be
played well by a clarinet. Therefore a respective
part has been prepared. In order to play the work with
an ordinary string quartet, a second violin part has
been established in lieu of the second viola.
I am indebted to the Badische Landesbibliothek
Karlsruhe for the consent to publication.
