- Johann Adolph Hass
Johann Adolph Rudolph Hass (variants: Johan, Haas, Hasse, Hase, Hasch) (
12 March 1713 -29 May 1771 ) (dates of baptism and burial) was a Germanclavichord andharpsichord maker, the son ofHieronymus Albrecht Hass , who was also a clavier maker.He lived his life in Hamburg, and received his citizenship there on 28 October 1746. In 1747 he became a member of the city
chamber of commerce . His daughter Margaretha Catharina married the instrument makerJohann Christoffer Krogmann (1748–1816), who may have succeeded to Hass's business; he builtfortepiano s in the English style.The first mention of either he or his father as instrument makers was in 1758; 'Hasse in Hamburg' is described as the maker of a "cembal d’amour" by
Adlung .Charles Burney included them in 1773 among well-known German organ builders; 'Hasse, father and son, both dead', he wrote, and added that 'their Flügel and Claviere are much sought after'.His surviving instruments include one harpsichord and a number of clavichords, rarely fretted. These are generally large and
brass -strung, with a compass ofC to d or F' to f. He sometimes used 4' strings (an octave higher than the usual 8') for the bass. It was large instruments such as these that many late 18th-century German composers (such asC. P. E. Bach ) had in mind when composing for the instrument, with goodbebung ability and a bright tone.References
*R. Russell: The Harpsichord and Clavichord (London, 1959, 2/1973)
*F. Hubbard: Three Centuries of Harpsichord Making (Cambridge, MA, 1965, 2/1967)
*Donald Howard Boalch/Peter Williams, Alexander Pilipczuk: 'Hass [Haas, Hasse, Hase, Hasch] ', Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed2007-06-08 ), http://www.grovemusic.com/Persondata
NAME=Hass, Johann Adolph Rudolph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Hasch; Haas; Hasse; Hase; Johan
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Clavichord maker
DATE OF BIRTH=1713-03-12
PLACE OF BIRTH=Hamburg ,Germany
DATE OF DEATH=1771-05-29
PLACE OF DEATH=Hamburg ,Germany
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