Joseph Küffner

Joseph Küffner (Kueffner) (31 March 1776 in Würzburg – 9 September 1856 in Würzburg) was a German musician and composer who, among other achievements, contributed significantly to the guitar repertory, including chamber music. Life He was a violinist with the Würzburg court orchestra, and was later, when Würzburg became part of Bavaria (1802), assigned to take charge of military music. At this point he became bandmaster with a Bavarian Army regiment. Music A quintet of Küffner’s for clarinet and strings was once attributed to Carl Maria von Weber, He composed seven symphonies and a large number of works for various chamber music combinations. His output also contains a substantial quantity of music for classical guitar (some of it being available in modern editions). Compositions *Symphonies **First Symphony op. 75 (pub. Schott, 1818) **Second Symphony op. 76 (Schott) **Third Symphony op. 83 (pub. André, ca 1820) **Fourth Symphony op. 141 (Schott) **Fifth Symphony op. 142 (pub. by 1824) (Schott) **Sixth Symphony op. 150 (Schott) **Seventh Symphony op. 164 (pub. 1826) (Schott) *Concertante **Polonaise for trumpet and orchestra, op. 126 **Potpourri, Concerto No. 1 in D for viola and