Return to Letter 147
Alternative Versions of Letter 147
People in Letter 147
Adlgasser, Anton CajetanHagenauer, Johann BaptistHagenauer, Johann Lorenz sr.Hagenauer, Johann Nepomuk Anton (Johannes)Hagenauer, Kajetan Rupert (P. Dominikus)Hagenauer, Leopold Judas Thaddäus (Felix)Hagenauer, Maria MarthaHagenauer, Maria RosaHagenauer, Maria TheresiaHagenauer, Maria TheresiaHagenauer, Maria UrsulaHelmreichen zu Brunfeld, Johann Chrysostomus WenzelHelmreichen zu Brunfeld, Maria Klara JosephaHornung, Joseph von ArimathaeaKellhammer, HartmannMoll, Ludwig GottfriedMozart, Leopold (Johann Georg)Mozart, Maria AnnaMozart, Wolfgang AmadeusNot identifiedSchiedenhofen auf Stumm und Triebenbach, Johann Baptist Joseph Joachim FerdinandSpitzeder, Franz Anton
Places in Letter 147
Chiemsee, GermanyInnsbruck, AustriaKaitl, GermanyLofer, AustriaLofer, Austria: Gasthof `Hackltafern` (heute `Gasthof zur Post`)Salzburg, AustriaSalzburg, Austria: Getreidegasse 9St.Johann in Tirol, AustriaWörgl, Austria
Music by Mozart in Letter 147
Born: Inzell (Germany) 01/10/1729 Died: Inzell (Germany) 21-2/12/1777
Roles
1. Court and Cathedral organist (1750)
2. Dreifaltigskeitskirche organist (1760)
Organist and composer. A., who from 1744 studied at the Salzburg Cathedral chapel house, was appointed court and cathedral organist in 1750; from 1760 he also served as organist at the Dreifaltigskeitskirche. Chiefly a composer of sacred music. A. collaborated with Michael Haydn and Mozart on the oratorio Die Schuldigkeit des erstens Gebots (1767). A friend of the Mozart family - Leopold was a witness at all three of his wedddings - A. died after suffering a stroke while performing at the cathedral. Leopold described the event in a lettere of 22 December 1777. Mozart succeeded Adlgasser as court and cathedral organist in 1779. Lit.: De Catanzaro and Rainer, Anton Cajetan Adlgasser (1728-1777). A Thematic Catalogue of his Works; Schmid, Mozart und die Salzburger Tradition; Schuler, 136-8
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Eisen, Cliff et al. In Mozart's Words, 'Anton Cajetan Adlgasser' <http://letters.mozartways.com>. Version 1.0, published by HRI Online, 2011. ISBN 9780955787676.
Eisen, Cliff et al. In Mozart's Words, 'Anton Cajetan Adlgasser' <http://letters.mozartways.com>. Version 1.0, published by HRI Online, 2011. ISBN 9780955787676.