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JOSEF FIALA CONCERTO in B flat for oboeor flute and a plano M editedby Himie Voxman

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JOSEF FIALA

CONCERTO in B flat

for

oboe or fluteanda

plano

M edited by Himie Voxman

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PREFACE

Josef Fiala* was born in Lochovice, near Pfibram in western Bohemia, and died in Donaueschingen, 3 I July 1816.

There is some unceftainty as to the year of his birth. The date of 1749 or 1750 is suggested by Piersol on the basis

of court fecofds and the date given by Fiala's son, Franz.Fiala's early music study ias from his father, a teacher and serf in the service of Countess Netolitzky von

Netolitz. When the Countess moved to Prague, father and son were obliged to accompany her. Josefs duties there

were of a menial nature, not at all in keeping with his talent on the oboe. He received instruction on that inst-

rument ftom Johann Stiasny, a noted Czechoboist, and on cello from Franz Joseph Werner.-;;;;;eG

d F;; Fiia, his father became discouraged with his prospects and escaped from Prague wit! a

cook. The two were captuteO Uy a search party sent Ui ttre Countess and were returned and imprisoned. She

ordered that Fiala's front teeth be broken but io prevent him from playing the oboe. The head of the ptison,

however, did not catry out her wishes and befrienOeO trim in return for music instruction for his son. When the

trigh nobility (already familiar with Fiala's talent) learned of the Countess' plan, they were able to secure his

reieuse by impirial decree - after two yea$- in prison according to soine sources.Fiala,s career then took him to Vienna (where he was said to have been a student of J. B. Vanhal), the

Wallentein Court, Munich, and the Archbisiiop's Hofkapelle in Salzburg. Here he became intimate with the

Mozarts. There arg numerous references to Fiali in the lelters of the Mozart family. Wolfgang praised his wind

compositions. In his later years Fiala turned increasingly to the cello and viola da gambat

,titer leaving his position in Salzburg, he was active in Vienna, in St. Petersburg, and finally in Donaueschingen,

where he died in 1816.Among Fiala's compositions are string duos and quartets, a Conc.ertante fo.t.flute or oboe and bassoon, sym-

phonies, concertos foi various wind instruments, and numerous diveftimenti for winds. The cover page of the

manuscript lists only oboe principale asthe solo instrument. The solo pait however, lists aboe Principale o Flauto.

The concerto is obviously more suited to the oboe.The editor rvishes to itt.nt the Fiirstlich Thurn und Taxissche Hofbibliothek in Regensburg for providing the

migofilm on which this edition is based.The piano reduction is by R. P. Block of Iowa City, U.S.A' n

H. VoxmanIowa City,IowaJune 1980

rA fascinsting account of Fiala's life is found in Jon R. Piersol's doctoral thesis, "The Oettingen-Wallerstein Hofkapelle and Its WindMusic," The University of lowa, 1972.

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n0@ World Copyright 1980 by Nova Music, London

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