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This is a chronological list of works by E. T. A. Hoffmann.

1809–1825

1809

  • "Ritter Gluck " (1st ed. 1809; final ed. 1819)
    First appeared with the byline "– – – – nn" in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 11, no. 20 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, February 15, 1809); subsequently included in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819) (Mazza 1996: 778).

1810

  • "Sinfonie pour 2 Violons, 2 Violes, Violoncelle et Contre-Violon, 2 Flûtes, petite Flûte, 2 Hautbois, 2 Clarinettes, 2 Bassons, Contrebasson, 2 Cors, 2 Trompettes, Timbales et 3 Trompes, composée et dédiée etc par Louis van Beethoven. à Leipsic, chez Breitkopf et Härtel. Oeuvre 67. No. 5. des Sinfonies. (Pr. 4 Rthlr. 12 Gr.)" (1st ed. 1810; final ed. 1819)
    Review of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (1808) that first appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 12, no. 40–41 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, July 4, 1810 and July 11, 1810); subsequently incorporated into the essay "Beethoven's Instrumental-Musik" (1813), which was then included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819) (Schnapp 1963: 437).
  • "Johannes Kreislers, des Kapellmeisters, musikalische Leiden " (1st ed. 1810; final ed. 1819)
    First appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 12, no. 52 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, September 26, 1810); subsequently included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819) (Mazza 1996: 778).

1811

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1812

  • "Des Kapellmeisters, Johannes Kreislers, Dissertatiuncula über den hohen Werth der Musik " (1st ed. 1812; final ed. 1819)
    First appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 14 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, July 29, 1812); subsequently included as one of the "Kreisleriana" under the title "Gedanken über den hohen Wert der Musik" in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819).

1813

  • "Deux Trios pour Pianoforte, Violon et Violoncelle, comp. et déd. à Mad. la Comtesse Marie d'Erdödy – – par Louis van Beethoven. Oeuvr. 70. à Leipsic, chez Breitkopf et Härtel. No. 1. (Pr. 1 Thlr. 12 Gr.) No. 2. (2 Thlr.)" (1st ed. 1813; final ed. 1819)
    Review of Beethoven's Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 (1808) and Piano Trio No. 6 in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2 (1808) that first appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 15, no. 9 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, March 3, 1813); subsequently incorporated into the essay "Beethoven's Instrumental-Musik" (1813), which was then included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819).
  • "Don Juan" (1st ed. 1813; final ed. 1819)
    First appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 15, no. 13 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, March 31, 1813); subsequently included in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819).
  • "Der Dichter und der Komponist " (comp. 1813; 1st ed. 1813; final ed. 1819)
    Composed in September and October 1813 (Segebrecht 1963: 1045), this essay first appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 15, no. 49 and 50 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, December 8, 1813 – December 15, 1813). It was subsequently included in Die Serapions-Brüder, vol. 1 (1819) (Müller-Seidel 1963: ).
  • "Beethovens Instrumentalmusik " (1st ed. 1813; final ed. 1819)
    Reworking of Hoffmann's "Sinfonie pour 2 Violons, " (1810) and "Deux Trios pour Pianoforte, " (1813), reviews of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (1808) and his Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 (1808) and Piano Trio No. 6 in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2 (1808), respectively, that first appeared anonymously in the Zeitung für die elegante Welt, vol. 13, no. 245–247 (December 9, 1813 – December 11, 1813) and was subsequently included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819).

1814

  • "Briefe des Baron Wallborn an den Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler und des Kapellmeisters Johannes Kreisler an den Baron Wallborn " (1st ed. 1814; final ed. 1819)
    First appeared with a foreword by la Motte Fouqué and Hoffmann in Die Musen, vol. 3 (1814), ed. Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué and Wilhelm Neumann; subsequently divided into two pieces, "Brief des Barons Wallborn an den Kapellmeister Kreisler" (1814) and "Brief des Kapellmeisters Kreisler an den Baron Wallborn" (1814), and included as two of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, 1st ed., vol. 4 (1815), and 2nd ed., vol. 2 (1819).
  • "Höchst zerstreute Gedanken " (1st ed. 1814; final ed. 1819)
    First appeared with the byline "vom Kapellmeister J. Kreisler " in the Zeitung für die elegante Welt, vol. 14, no. 2–5 (January 4, 1814 – January 8, 1814); subsequently included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819).
  • "Nachricht von einem gebildeten jungen Mann " (1st ed. 1814; final ed. 1819)
    First appeared with the byline "aus den Papieren des Kapellmeisters, Johannes Kreisler " in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 16, no. 11 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, March 16, 1814); subsequently included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, 1st ed., vol. 4 (1815), and 2nd ed., vol. 2 (1819).
  • "Der Musikfeind " (1st ed. 1814; final ed. 1819)
    First appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 16, no. 22 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, June 1, 1814); subsequently included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, 1st ed., vol. 4 (1815), and 2nd ed., vol. 2 (1819).
  • "Über einen Ausspruch Sacchinis, und über den sogenannten Effect in der Musik " (1st ed. 1814; final ed. 1819)
    First appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 16, no. 29 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, July 20, 1814); subsequently included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, 1st ed., vol. 4 (1815), and 2nd ed., vol. 2 (1819).
  • Fantasiestücke in Callots Manier (1st ed., 4 vol., 1814–1815; 2nd and final ed., 2 vol., 1819)
    • Vol. 1 (1814)
      • Preface by Jean Paul Friedrich Richter (1814)
      • "Jacques Callot" (1814)
      • "Ritter Gluck" (1809)
      • "Kreisleriana Nro. 1–6" (1814)
        • 1. "Johannes Kreislers, des Kapellmeisters, musikalische Leiden" (1810)
        • 2. "Ombra adorata!" (1814)
        • 3. "Gedanken über den hohen Wert der Musik " (1812)
        • 4. "Beethovens Instrumental-Musik" (1813)
        • 5. "Höchst zerstreute Gedanken" (1814)
        • 6. "Der vollkommene Machinist " (1814)
      • "Don Juan" (1813)
    • Vol. 2 (1814)
      • "Nachricht von den neuesten Schicksalen des Hundes Berganza " (1814)
      • "Der Magnetiseur " (1814)
    • Vol. 3 (1814)
      • Der goldene Topf: Ein Märchen aus der neuen Zeit (1814)
    • Vol. 4 (1815)
      • "Die Abenteuer der Silvester-Nacht " (1815)
      • "Kreisleriana" (1815)
        • 1. "Brief des Barons Wallborn an den Kapellmeister Kreisler " (1814)
        • 2. "Brief des Kapellmeisters Kreisler an den Baron Wallborn " (1814)
        • 3. "Kreislers musikalisch-poetischer Klub " (1815)
        • 4. "Nachricht von einem gebildeten jungen Mann" (1814)
        • 5. "Der Musikfeind " (1814)
        • 6. "Über einen Ausspruch Sacchinis, und über den sogenannten Effect in der Musik" (1814)
        • 7. "Johannes Kreislers Lehrbrief " (1815)

1815

  • "Die Fermate " (comp. 1815; 1st ed. 1815; final ed. 1819)
    Composed in January and February 1815 (Segebrecht 1963: 1043), this piece first appeared with the byline "Erzählung von E. T. A. Hoffmann " in the Frauentaschenbuch für das Jahr 1816, ed. la Motte Fouqué (Nürnberg : Johann Leonhard Schrag) (Segebrecht 1963: 1032). Although the collection it appeared in bears the year 1816, the date for the 1st ed. is given here as 1815 based on Segebrecht's comment that "die Taschenbücher und Almanache in der Regel bereits im Herbst vor dem Jahre, für das sie bestimmt waren, erschienen " (1963: 1034). "Die Fermate" was subsequently included in Die Serapions-Brüder, vol. 1 (1819) (Müller-Seidel 1963: ).
  • Die Elixiere des Teufels (2 vol., 1815–1816)

1816

Drawing by E. T. A. Hoffmann for his book Der Sandmann

1817

  • "Ein Brief von Hoffmann an Herrn Baron de la Motte Fouqué " (comp. 1816; 1st ed. 1817; final ed. 1819)
    Completed in September 1816 (Segebrecht 1963: 1038), this piece first appeared in the Frauentaschenbuch für das Jahr 1818, ed. la Motte Fouqué (Nürnberg : Johann Leonhard Schrag) in the form of a letter containing the untitled story of "Rat Krespel" (Segebrecht 1963: 1032) in a postscript (Segebrecht 1963: 1041). Although the collection it appeared in bears the year 1818, the date for the 1st ed. is given here as 1817 based on Segebrecht's comment that "die Taschenbücher und Almanache in der Regel bereits im Herbst vor dem Jahre, für das sie bestimmt waren, erschienen " (1963: 1034). The "Rat Krespel" portion was subsequently included in Die Serapions-Brüder, vol. 1 (1819), once again without a title (Hoffmann 1819–1821/1963: 31).

1818

  • Seltsame Leiden eines Theaterdirektors (1818)

1819

  • "Bruchstück aus den Serapionsbrüdern : Der Einsiedler Serapion " (comp. 1818; 1st ed. 1819; final ed. 1819)
    This story was probably composed in November and December 1818 (Segebrecht 1963: 1036). It first appeared anonymously in Der Freimüthige für Deutschland: Zeitblatt der Belehrung und Aufheiterung, vol. 1, no. 4, 6, and 8, ed. K. Müchler and Johann Daniel Symanski (January 5, 1819 – January 11, 1819) (Segebrecht 1963: 1032) and was subsequently embedded without a title in Die Serapions-Brüder, vol. 1 (1819) (Hoffmann 1819–1821/1963: 17).
  • "Das Fräulein von Scuderi " (1819), a short story considered his masterpiece)
  • Die Serapions-Brüder (1st and final ed., 4 vol., 1819–1821)
    First appeared after which the Serapion Fraternity of writers in early 20th century Russia was to name itself
    • Vol. 1 (1819)
      • "Vorwort " (1st and final ed., 1819)
      • "Erster Abschnitt "
        • "Der Einsiedler Serapion " (1819)
        • "Rat Krespel " (1817)
        • "Die Fermate" (1815)
        • "Der Dichter und der Komponist" (1813)
      • "Zweiter Abschnitt "
        • "Ein Fragment aus dem Leben dreier Freunde " (1818)
        • "Der Artushof " (1816)
        • "Die Bergwerke zu Falun " (1819)
        • "Nußknacker und Mausekönig " (1816)
    • Vol. 2 (1819)
      • "Dritter Abschnitt "
        • "Der Kampf der Sänger " (1818)
        • "Eine Spukgeschichte " (1819)
        • "Die Automate " (1814)
        • "Doge und Dogaresse " (1818)
      • "Vierter Abschnitt "
        • "Alte und neue Kirchenmusik " (1814)
        • "Meister Martin der Küfner und seine Gesellen " (1818)
        • "Das fremde Kind " (1817)
    • Vol. 3 (1820)
      • "Fünfter Abschnitt "
        • "Nachricht aus dem Leben eines bekannten Mannes " (1819)
        • "Die Brautwahl " (1819)
        • "Der unheimliche Gast " (1819)
      • "Sechster Abschnitt "
        • "Das Fräulein von Scuderi" (1819)
        • "Spielerglück " (1819)
        • "Der Baron von B. " (1819)
    • Vol. 4 (1821)
      • "Siebenter Abschnitt "
        • "Signor Formica" (1819)
        • "Zacharias Werner" (1821)
        • "Erscheinungern " (1817)
      • "Achter Abschnitt "
        • "Der Zusammenhang der Dinge " (1820)
        • "Vampirismus " (1821)
        • "Die ästhetische Teegesellschaft " (1821)
        • "Die Königsbraut " (1821)
  • Lebensansichten des Katers Murr nebst fragmentarischer Biographie des Kapellmeisters Johannes Kreisler in zufälligen Makulaturblättern (2 vol., 1819–1821, fragment)
  • Klein Zaches genannt Zinnober (1819)

1820

  • "Die Irrungen: Fragment aus dem Leben eines Fantasten " (1820)

1821

  • "Die Geheimnisse: Fortsetzung des Fragments aus dem Leben eines Fantasten, 'Die Irrungen' " (1821)

1822

  • Meister Floh (1822)

1825

  • Letzte Erzählungen (1825)
    • "Haimatochare"
    • "Die Marquise de la Pivardiere"
    • "Die Irrungen"
    • "Die Geheimnisse" (sequel to Die Irrungen)
    • "Der Elementargeist"
    • "Die Räuber"
    • "Die Doppeltgänger"
    • "Datura fastuosa"
    • "Meister Johannes Wacht"
    • "Des Vetters Eckfenster"
    • "Die Genesung"
    • Aus dem Nachlass:
      • "Neueste Schicksale eines abenteuerlichen Mannes"
      • "Der Feind"
This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)

References

  • Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm (1819–1821/1963). Die Serapions-Brüder: Gesammelte Erzählungen und Märchen. Müller-Seidel 1963: –.
  • Mazza, Ethel Mattala de (1996). "Anmerkungen". Neumann 1996: 777–877.
  • Müller-Seidel, Walter (1963), ed. E. T. A. Hoffmann: Die Serapions-Brüder. Based on the text of the 1st ed. (1819–1821), checked against the ed. from Carl Georg von Maassen and Georg Ellinger. D/München: Winkler-Verlag.
  • Neumann, Gerhard (1996), ed. E.T.A. Hoffmann: Fantasie- und Nachtstücke. 6th ed. Winkler Weltliteratur: Dünndruck-Ausgabe. D/Düsseldorf and CH/Zürich: Artemis & Winkler. 1996 by Artemis & Winkler Verlag. ISBN 3-538-05373-1 (cloth); ISBN 3-583-05873-9 (leather).
  • Schnapp, Friedrich (1963), ed. E.T.A. Hoffmann: Schriften zur Musik; Nachlese. After the text of the 1st ed. and mss. D/München: Winkler-Verlag. 1963 by Winkler-Verlag.
  • Segebrecht, Wulf (1963). "Anmerkungen ". Müller-Seidel 1963: 1031–1131.
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