Gassmann, Florian Leopold

born	1729-05-03 (Most, Czech Republic)
died	1774-01-21 (Vienna, Austria)
links	MGG Grove (de) (en) ÖML DB
authorities	GND VIAF
archives	IMSLP

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.

ID	Title	Genre
(A-Ed A 97)	Missa festiva	mass
(A-Ed B 81)	Post dira mundi bella sedebit	offertorium
(A-Ed B 82)	Beatus vir qui inventus est sine macula	offertorium
(A-Wn HK.2562)	Ascendit Deus	gradual
(A-Wn HK.32/I)	Regina cœli	antiphon
(D-Dl Mus.2973-D-10)	Missa in D major	mass
(D-Dl Mus.2973-D-26)	Te Deum	hymn
(D-NATk NA/SP (G-3))	Fremant venti et procellæ	offertorium
HilG 301	12 Fugues	misc
KosG 6	Requiem	requiem

Works

12 Fugues
HilG 301

genre	misc
scoring	2 vl, b, [bc]
scores	full score b bc bc (realizzato) vl 1 vl 2
IMSLP	scores and parts
source	GitHub
license

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
scores	full score b coro ob org ottoni trb 1 trb 2 vl 1 vl 2 vla
MIDI
IMSLP	scores and parts
source	GitHub
license

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
scores	full score b coro org ottoni vl 1 vl 2 vla
IMSLP	scores and parts
source	GitHub
license

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
scores	full score B solo b cor 1, 2 coro ob 1 ob 2 org ottoni vl 1 vl 2 vla
IMSLP	scores and parts
source	GitHub
license

Missa festiva
Gentes adorabunt supremum magnumque orbis numen
(A-Ed A 97)

genre	mass
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	full score b coro org vl 1 vl 2
IMSLP	scores and parts
source	GitHub
license

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
scores	full score b coro org ottoni vl 1 vl 2
IMSLP	scores and parts
source	GitHub
license

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
scores	full score b coro org ottoni vl 1 vl 2 vla
IMSLP	scores and parts
source	GitHub
license

Regina cœli
(A-Wn HK.32/I)

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 trb, 2 vl, b, org
scores	full score b coro org trb 1 trb 2 vl 1 vl 2
MIDI
IMSLP	scores and parts
source	GitHub
license

Requiem
KosG 6

genre	requiem
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 ob, 2 trb, 2 vl, vla, b, org
scores	full score b coro ob 1 ob 2 org trb 1 trb 2 vl 1 vl 2 vla
IMSLP	scores and parts
source	GitHub
license

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
scores	full score b coro 1 coro 2 ob 1 ob 2 org ottoni vl 1 vl 2 vla
IMSLP	scores and parts
source	GitHub
license