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Johann Berthold von Höffer (born in Ljubljana on 24 July 1667 - died 1718) was a nobleman from Ljubljana, and an amateur Slovenian composer. He founded The Academia Philharmonicorum, Ljubljana in 1701, and primarily composed Latin oratorios. His artistic name in the Academia was Operose Devius.

See also

• Ljubljana Academy of Music

References

1. George J. Buelow A history of baroque music 2004 p436
2. Oto Luthar The land between: a history of Slovenia 2008 p231
3. Elisabeth Theresia Fritz-Hilscher, Theophil Antonicek Die Wiener Hofmusikkapelle: Krisenzeiten der Hofmusikkapellen 2006 p89 "Die Seele der Unternehmung war Johann Berthold Höffer, ein Krainer Patrizier und erster Direktor der Vereinigung mit dem Akademie-Namen Operose Devius (der Einsame)."

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