Hieronymus Albrecht Hass (variants Haas, Hasse, Hase, Hasch) (1 December 1689 – 19 June 1752) (dates of baptism and burial) was a German harpsichord and clavichord maker. He was the father of Johann Adolph Hass, who also made harpsichords and clavichords.
He received Hamburg citizenship on 2 October 1711, and was born and died there. In 1713 he was described as Instrumentenmacher and Clavirmacher on his son's birth certificate. The latest known instruments by him are two unfretted clavichords, dated 1744; a Clavicimbel for Duke Friedrich Carl von Plön was delivered the same year.
The first recorded reference to his family was in 1758, when Adlung described 'Hasse in Hamburg' as the maker of a cembal d'amour. Later, in 1773, English music historian Charles Burney noted 'Hasse, father and son, both dead' as German organ builders, and that 'their Flügel and Claviere are much sought after'.
Instrumentsedit
Of the Hass family instruments, Frank Hubbard wrote that 'only one has what could be regarded as a normal disposition.' Their surviving harpsichords show an attempt to develop the instrument in a number of ways: one from 1721 is 2.58 m long, and one from 1723 has the unusual disposition 8' 8' 8' 4'. Hass occasionally used a 16' set of strings (an octave below standard 8' pitch) and a 2' set (2 octaves higher than 8' pitch) for part of the keyboard.
1734 harpsichord by Hieronymus Albrecht Hass, now in the Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels
The instrument shown above, which is nine feet long, illustrates the way in which Hass included the 16-foot stop in his instruments. The 16-foot bridge is seen closest to the bentside, on a separate, slightly raised section of soundboard. To its left are (in succession) the 8-foot hitchpin rail (resting on an internal bentside, not visible), the 8-foot bridge, and the 4-foot bridge.[1]
Hass was the maker of the largest known harpsichord to have been made before the 20th century: built in 1740, it has three manuals with couplers, five sets of strings (16' 8' 8' 4' 2'), six rows of jacks, a lute stop and harp stop for the 16'. This instrument was apparently owned by Rafael Puyana; a copy was made by Robert Goble & Son and used by Trevor Pinnock in Poulenc's Concert champêtre.[2]
Assessmentedit
Raymond Russell wrote of Hass and his son that the 'extent and quality of their surviving work must place them first in German instrument making.' Hubbard (1965, 191) held a very mixed view: "The Hass instruments, superb technical achievements, strike us as the grotesque result of the barbarous imposition of tonal concepts appropriate to the organ on the unresisting but equally unresponsive harpsichord."
^A video recording of Puyana playing this instrument is accessible at [1].
Referencesedit
Donald Howard Boalch/Peter Williams, Alexander Pilipczuk: 'Hass [Haas, Hasse, Hase, Hasch]', Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed 8 June 2007), http://www.grovemusic.com
Hubbard, Frank (1965) Three Centuries of Harpsichord Making Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press (2nd ed. 1967).
Kottick, Edward (2003) A History of the Harpsichord. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Russell, Raymond (1959) The Harpsichord and Clavichord. (London; 2nd ed. 1973).
December 20, 2023
hieronymus, albrecht, hass, variants, haas, hasse, hase, hasch, december, 1689, june, 1752, dates, baptism, burial, german, harpsichord, clavichord, maker, father, johann, adolph, hass, also, made, harpsichords, clavichords, contents, life, instruments, assess. Hieronymus Albrecht Hass variants Haas Hasse Hase Hasch 1 December 1689 19 June 1752 dates of baptism and burial was a German harpsichord and clavichord maker He was the father of Johann Adolph Hass who also made harpsichords and clavichords Contents 1 Life 2 Instruments 3 Assessment 4 Notes 5 ReferencesLife editHe received Hamburg citizenship on 2 October 1711 and was born and died there In 1713 he was described as Instrumentenmacher and Clavirmacher on his son s birth certificate The latest known instruments by him are two unfretted clavichords dated 1744 a Clavicimbel for Duke Friedrich Carl von Plon was delivered the same year The first recorded reference to his family was in 1758 when Adlung described Hasse in Hamburg as the maker of a cembal d amour Later in 1773 English music historian Charles Burney noted Hasse father and son both dead as German organ builders and that their Flugel and Claviere are much sought after Instruments editOf the Hass family instruments Frank Hubbard wrote that only one has what could be regarded as a normal disposition Their surviving harpsichords show an attempt to develop the instrument in a number of ways one from 1721 is 2 58 m long and one from 1723 has the unusual disposition 8 8 8 4 Hass occasionally used a 16 set of strings an octave below standard 8 pitch and a 2 set 2 octaves higher than 8 pitch for part of the keyboard nbsp 1734 harpsichord by Hieronymus Albrecht Hass now in the Musical Instrument Museum in BrusselsThe instrument shown above which is nine feet long illustrates the way in which Hass included the 16 foot stop in his instruments The 16 foot bridge is seen closest to the bentside on a separate slightly raised section of soundboard To its left are in succession the 8 foot hitchpin rail resting on an internal bentside not visible the 8 foot bridge and the 4 foot bridge 1 Hass was the maker of the largest known harpsichord to have been made before the 20th century built in 1740 it has three manuals with couplers five sets of strings 16 8 8 4 2 six rows of jacks a lute stop and harp stop for the 16 This instrument was apparently owned by Rafael Puyana a copy was made by Robert Goble amp Son and used by Trevor Pinnock in Poulenc s Concert champetre 2 Assessment editRaymond Russell wrote of Hass and his son that the extent and quality of their surviving work must place them first in German instrument making Hubbard 1965 191 held a very mixed view The Hass instruments superb technical achievements strike us as the grotesque result of the barbarous imposition of tonal concepts appropriate to the organ on the unresisting but equally unresponsive harpsichord Notes edit Source of description Kottick 2003 311 A video recording of Puyana playing this instrument is accessible at 1 References editDonald Howard Boalch Peter Williams Alexander Pilipczuk Hass Haas Hasse Hase Hasch Grove Music Online ed L Macy Accessed 8 June 2007 http www grovemusic com Hubbard Frank 1965 Three Centuries of Harpsichord Making Cambridge MA Harvard University Press 2nd ed 1967 Kottick Edward 2003 A History of the Harpsichord Bloomington Indiana University Press Russell Raymond 1959 The Harpsichord and Clavichord London 2nd ed 1973 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hieronymus Albrecht Hass amp oldid 1099187273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
