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Gassmann, Florian Leopold(b Brx [now Most], 3 May 1729;d Vienna, 20 Jan1774). Bo e!ian "o!#oser. $e !ay a%e &een e' "ate' at t eJes it y!nasi ! in *o!ota (now + o! to%). e !ost re-ia&-e&io ra# i"a- so r"es na!e t e regens chori at Brx, Jo ann/o&ors" i- (or Jan Vo&o i-), as is tea" er in sin in , t e %io-inan' t e ar#. ainst is at er s wis e 'e"i'e' to !a e ! si"

is #ro ession an' -e t o!e as a &oy, !a in is way to 5ta-yw ere e !ay a%e st 'ie' wit 6a're Martini. o 'etai-s o isser%i"e n'er +o nt 8eonar'o Veneri in Veni"e are nown. e

irst 'ata&-e ! si"a- e%ent o ass!ann s -i e was t e #ro' "tiono is o#eraMerope at t e eatro Mois:, Veni"e, in +arni%a-17 7. $is o#erati" s ""ess in 5ta-y -e' to is &ein "a--e' to Viennaas &a--et "o!#oser an' s ""essor to - " (17


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'a ter, &orn a ter is 'eat .

ass!ann s ! si" was enera--y i -y re ar'e' &y s " 1Gt C"ent ry ! si"ians as B rney, er&er an' Mo?art; is o#eras wereE ite #o# -ar, re"ei%in #er or!an"es in #-a"es as ar a#art as

a#-es, 8is&on, Vienna an' +o#en a en. 6arti" -ar-y in is two!ost a!o s "o!i" o#eras, Lamore artigiano an' La contessina,

ass!ann s or" estra "arries on t e ! si" in a "ontin o sas ion, 'ire"tin t e 'ra!ati" a"tion stron -y towar' t e

ense!&-e ina-e. 5n Vienna, is na!e was "-ose-y asso"iate' wit- " s. e%era- writers !ention t e o%erri'in i!#ortan"e o t e

or" estra in ass!ann s o#eras. -t o t e " ara"ters an'sit ations in is -i&rettos (!any &y o-'oni) are enera--y sto"ty#es wit -in s to t ecommedia dell'arte, ass!annHs ! si"i!& es t e! wit a 'ra!ati" %i%i'ness t at is ar ro!"on%entiona-. $is " oi"es o te!#o an' !etre, an' t e !e-o'i"an' r yt !i" 'esi n o is t e!es, a-- ai! to 'e ine " ara"ter an'

rt er t e 'ra!a. 5n t e ear-y o#eras, ass!ann a%o re't ne -, ita-ianate !e-o'ies wit si!#-e " or'a- a""o!#ani!ents,& t t e or" estra #-ays an in"reasin -y i!#ortant ro-e in is -ater

wor , "ontri& tin r yt !i" an' !e-o'i" i res t at e-# to'e-ineate t e 'ra!ati" a"tion. e sin onia o La casa dicampagna e%en #ro%i'es a #ro ra!!ati" s et" o t e o#eraHs#-ot. ass!annHs se o woo'win' is es#e"ia--y %arie' an'reso r"e -, an' t e ritorne--os in t e 'a "a#o arias o isopereserie are o ten extensi%e. 6arti" -ar-y in is ense!&-es, ass!annt rne' t e re-ati%e or!a- ree'o! o opera buffa to 'ra!ati"e e"t. $e o ten se' a ! -tiCse"tiona- ense!&-e ina-e, or

exa!#-e, wit s ''en s i ts o te!#o, ey an' !etre, to !ar t esta es in a 'ra!ati" "res"en'o. $e -a%is e' #arti" -ar "are on t e-ar eCs"a-e #-annin o t ese 'ra!ati" "-i!axes; in L'amoreartigiano, or instan"e, t e ina-es o a-- t ree a"ts are reat-yex#an'e' ro! o-'oniHs ori ina- -i&retto. 5n is !e!oirs, a-ieri'es"ri&es is own irst atte!#t at "o!#osin an o#era, re!ar int at e o--owe' t e #ro"e' res e a' seen ass!ann e!#-oy;in "o!#osin t e irst ina-e, e "-ai!s to a%e s#ent t ree o rss et" in t e seE en"e o !etres an' eys &e ore writin a sin -enote.


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#art ro! t e o#eras an' 24 o t e "on"ert sy!# onies,ass!ann s wor s "an &e #-a"e' in on-y a##roxi!ate

" rono-o i"a- or'er. >ro! t e 'istri& tion o t e extant !an s"ri#t"o#ies it see!s reasona&-e to ass !e t at t e trios "o!e ro! is

5ta-ian #erio'. *os" &e-ie%e' t at ass!ann wrote !ost o t e" r" wor s ' rin is irst Viennese years. Most o t e "on"ertsy!# onies see! to a%e &een written in 17< or -ater, an' at-east so!e o t e E artets an' E intets are a-so -ate wor s.

Besi'es is o#eras, ass!ann s reatest a" ie%e!ents see! to&e a!on is sy!# onies; t e " a!&er ! si" a##ears to &e in a!ore "onser%ati%e %ein. e "on"ert sy!# onies are 'i%i'e'a-!ost e%en-y &etween t reeC an' o rC!o%e!ent wor s, o w i"!ost o t e t reeC!o%e!ent ones are t e ear-ier. 5n so!e res#e"tsa 'istin"t-y ori ina- "o!#oser, ass!ann ex#eri!ente' in issy!# onies in a n !&er o ways. $is " oi"e o eys so!eti!esin"- 'es rare ones ( !aIor, B !inor), an' one t reeC!o%e!entsy!# ony in = ( 7) as a !i''-e n'ante in !inor. ass!ann sex#eri!enta- attit 'e a-so exten'e' to or!a- 'esi ns; in a irst!o%e!ent, t e re"a#it -ation o ten o"" rs in t e s &'o!inant or

re-ati%e !inor. !on ot er instan"es o n"on%entiona- treat!ent,exa!#-es "an &e o n' o a irstC!o%e!ent "o'a ( G


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s ""essi%e se"tions in t e ex#osition o t e irst !o%e!ent o G-oren"e, 6er o-a, 17


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on-y ro! in"i#its; 24 sy!s., 17< @9 ( 21@-orian 8eo#o-' ass!ann a-sA#ern o!#onist ,SM( , ii (1914), 34@211F! Kosch %lorian Leopold &assmann als#irchen)omponist ('iss., R. o Vienna, 1924)&! Leuchter ie #ammermusi) %lorian Leopold

&assmanns ('iss., R. o Vienna, 192-orian 8eo#o-' ass!ann a-s*ir" en o!#onist ,SM( , xi% (1927), 213@40K! 'etterl WBo !Xr Die er a Ie o 'o&a [Bo !Xr Die er an'

is ti!es], ?asopis matice moravs)@, -iii (1929), 4


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G!R! Hill A :hematic .atalog of the Instrumental Music of%lorian Leopold &assmann ($a" ensa" , J, 197-ori'a tateR., 19G )"!$! Suderman %lorian Leopold &assmann's *e7uiem a.ritical Edition and .onductor's Anal2sis (=M 'iss., R. o

5owa,1990)A! Sommer+"athis :u feliF Austria nube /ochzeitsfeste der/absburger im ;D4 6ahrhundert (Vienna, 1994)%! Heart# /a2dn Mozart and the 1iennese School ;

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