Andreas Hofer (ca. 1629 – 25 February 1684) was a German composer of the Baroque period.
Hofer was born at Reichenhall. He was a contemporary of Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, whose predecessor he was in Salzburg in his office of Inspector and Hofkapellmeister, i.e., director of the court orchestra.[1] Like Biber, Hofer was noted for his large-scale polychoral sacred works. It has been suggested that Hofer was the composer of the famous Missa Salisburgensis à 53 voci, which earlier had been attributed to Orazio Benevoli,[2] although it is now accepted that it was the work of Biber.[3]
Hofer died at Salzburg. His compositions contain significant roles for instruments like the cornetto, tromboneorsackbut and trumpet. Little of his music has been performed or recorded in recent times; several scores, however, have been made available.
^Ernst Hintermaier, 'Missa Salisburgensis'. Neue Erkenntnisse über Entstehung, Autor und Zweckbestimmung, in: Musicologica Austriaca 1 (1977), pp. 154–196.
M. W. Barndt-Webb, Andreas Hofer. His Life and Music. PhD thesis, University of Illinois, 1972.
Ernst Hintermaier, Missa Salisburgensis. Neue Erkenntnisse über Entstehung, Autor und Zweckbestimmung, in: Musicologica Austriaca 1 (1977), pp. 154–196.
Jürg Stenzl, Ernst Hintermaier (ed.), Salzburger Musikgeschichte: vom Mittelalter bis ins 21. Jahrhundert Salzburg-Munich : Pustet 2005, ISBN3-7025-0511-3
Chris Woodstra, Gerald Brennan, Allen Schrott, All Music Guide to Classical Music: the definitive guide to classical music San Francisco, CA : Backbeat Books 2005 ISBN0-87930-865-6
