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Johann Berthold von Höffer

Johann Berthold von Höffer

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Johann Berthold von Höffer (born in Ljubljana on 24 July 1667 - died 1718) was a nobleman from Ljubljana, and an amateur Slovenian composer.[1] He founded The Academia Philharmonicorum, Ljubljana in 1701, and primarily composed Latin oratorios.[2] His artistic name in the Academia was Operose Devius.[3]

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  1. [1]
    George J. Buelow A history of baroque music 2004 p436
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    Oto Luthar The land between: a history of Slovenia 2008 p231
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    Elisabeth Theresia Fritz-Hilscher, Theophil Antonicek Die Wiener Hofmusikkapelle: Krisenzeiten der Hofmusikkapellen 2006 p89 "Die Seele der Unternehmung war Johann Berthold Höffer, ein Krainer Patrizier und erster Direktor der Vereinigung mit dem Akademie-Namen Operose Devius (der Einsame)."


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