Florian Leopold Gassmann was an Austrian composer and conductor of the Classical era. Born in the town of Brüx (now Most, Czech Republic), Gassmann made a significant mark in the world of opera and instrumental music during his relatively short life. Gassmann was a versatile composer, known for his operatic works. His most notable achievement was his role in the development of opera buffa, the Italian comic opera. He collaborated with librettist Carlo Goldoni on several comic operas, such as L’opera seria and Il filosofo innamorato. Aside from opera, Gassmann also composed symphonies, chamber music, keyboard pieces, as well as sacral music. His compositions displayed a transition from the Baroque style to the emerging Classical style, marked by clear structures and balanced melodies. Though his life was cut short at the age of 44, Gassmann’s contributions to opera and instrumental music left a lasting impact on the musical landscape of the 18th century.
Overview
Works
12 Fugues
HilG 301
Ascendit Deus
(A-Wn HK.2562)
genre |
gradual |
scoring |
S, A, T, B (coro), ob, 2 clno (C), 2 trb, timp (C–G), 2 vl, vla, b, org |
latest release |
v1.0.0 (2023-04-26) |
scores |
b coro full score ob org ottoni trb 1 trb 2 vl 1 vl 2 vla |
IMSLP |
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previous releases |
(none) |
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Beatus vir qui inventus est sine macula
Offertorium de Ascensione Domini et de Quocunque Sancto Martyre
(A-Ed B 82)
genre |
offertorium |
scoring |
B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 clno (C), timp (C–G), 2 vl, vla, b, org |
latest release |
v2.0.0 (2021-12-04) |
scores |
b coro full score org ottoni vl 1 vl 2 vla |
IMSLP |
scores and parts |
previous releases |
v1.0 (2021-05-21) |
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GitHub |
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Fremant venti et procellæ
(D-NATk NA/SP (G-3))
genre |
offertorium |
scoring |
B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 ob, 2 cor (D), 2 clno (D), timp (D–A), 2 vl, vla, b, org |
latest release |
v2.0.0 (2021-12-04) |
scores |
b B solo cor 1, 2 coro full score ob 1 ob 2 org ottoni vl 1 vl 2 vla |
IMSLP |
scores and parts |
previous releases |
v1.1 (2021-07-18) |
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GitHub |
license |
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Missa festiva
Gentes adorabunt supremum magnumque orbis numen
(A-Ed A 97)
Missa in D major
(D-Dl Mus.2973-D-10)
genre |
mass |
scoring |
A, 2 T, B (solo), A, 2 T, B (coro), 2 cor (D/F), 2 clno (D), 2 vl, b, org |
latest release |
v2.0.0 (2021-12-06) |
scores |
b coro full score org ottoni vl 1 vl 2 |
IMSLP |
scores and parts |
previous releases |
v1.0 (2019-07-12) |
source |
GitHub |
license |
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Post dira mundi bella sedebit
Offertorium de Tempore, Beata, et Sancta
(A-Ed B 81)
genre |
offertorium |
scoring |
S (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 clno (C), timp (C–G), 2 vl, vla, b, org |
latest release |
v2.0.0 (2021-12-05) |
scores |
b coro full score org ottoni vl 1 vl 2 vla |
IMSLP |
scores and parts |
previous releases |
v1.0 (2021-05-18) |
source |
GitHub |
license |
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Regina cœli
(A-Wn HK.32/I)
Requiem
KosG 6
Te Deum
(D-Dl Mus.2973-D-26)
genre |
hymn |
scoring |
S, A, T, B (coro 1), S, A, T, B (coro 2), 2 ob, 2 clno (D), timp (D–A), 2 vl, vla, b, org |
latest release |
v2.0.0 (2021-12-05) |
scores |
b coro 1 coro 2 full score ob 1 ob 2 org ottoni vl 1 vl 2 vla |
IMSLP |
scores and parts |
previous releases |
v1.0 (2021-02-22) |
source |
GitHub |
license |
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