Anthony van Hoboken (/ˈhoʊboʊkən/; Dutch: [ˈɦoːboːkə(n)]; 23 March 1887 – 1 November 1983) was a collector and musicologist. He was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and died in Zurich, Switzerland. Hoboken trained as an engineer in Delft, before studying music in Frankfurt and Vienna with Heinrich Schenker. He began collecting early editions of music from Bach to Brahms; eventually this collection amounted to over 5,000 items and is now in the Austrian National Library in Vienna. He moved from Austria to Switzerland in 1938.
Haydn Symphony No. 46 in B major
Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 46 in B major, Hoboken I/46, was composed in 1772, during his Sturm und Drang period.
The work is scored for two oboes, bassoon, two horns and strings.
Works by Haydn are often indicated using their Hoboken catalogue number
The Hoboken-Verzeichnis (abbreviated Hob.) is the catalogue of over 750 works by Joseph Haydn as compiled by Anthony van Hoboken [photo below].
VIDEO: Performers: The Academy of Ancient Music, conducted by Christopher Hogwood.
Anthony van Hoboken (/ˈhoʊboʊkən/; Dutch: [ˈɦoːboːkə(n)]; 23 March 1887 – 1 November 1983) was a collector and musicologist. He was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and died in Zurich, Switzerland. Hoboken trained as an engineer in Delft, before studying music in Frankfurt and Vienna with Heinrich Schenker. He began collecting early editions of music from Bach to Brahms; eventually this collection amounted to over 5,000 items and is now in the Austrian National Library in Vienna. He moved from Austria to Switzerland in 1938.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._46_(Haydn)
Anthony van Hoboken (/ˈhoʊboʊkən/; Dutch: [ˈɦoːboːkə(n)]; 23 March 1887 – 1 November 1983) was a collector and musicologist. He was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and died in Zurich, Switzerland. Hoboken trained as an engineer in Delft, before studying music in Frankfurt and Vienna with Heinrich Schenker. He began collecting early editions of music from Bach to Brahms; eventually this collection amounted to over 5,000 items and is now in the Austrian National Library in Vienna. He moved from Austria to Switzerland in 1938.
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