Category:Johann Gottfried Kaufmann

Johann Gottfried Kaufmann 

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Date of birth	1751, 12 April 1752 Dresden, Siegmar
Date of death	1818, 10 April 1818 Dresden
Country of citizenship	Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Saxony
Occupation	mechanic watchmaker inventor
Child	Friedrich Kaufmann
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Bibliography[edit]

• Wolf Rebecca (2012). "Die Musikmaschinen von Kaufmann, Mälzel un Robertson: eine Quellenedition [The music machines of Kaufmann, Mälzel and Robertson: a source edition]" (pdf). Preprint (5). Deutsches Museum.

Further reading[edit]

• Orchestrion (in French). Claude-Charlier, Bach en couleurs, analyses / partitions (musicologie.org).
  Note: on the above site, three illustrations of Kaufmann's instruments can be seen.
  • Démonstration d'instruments par Friedrich Kaufmann et son fils à Buckingham Palace (1851-07-05). "Harmonichord (à gauche), orchestrion (au centre), et un automate joueur de trompette."
    left to right: Harmonichord (invented circa 1809
    date QS:P,+1809-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
    ), probably the de:Belloneon (invented in 1805), Orchestrion (manufacturerd circa 1851
    date QS:P,+1851-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
    ), Trumpeter Automaton (copied/manufacturerd in 1810), Chordaulodion (manufacturerd circa 1812
    date QS:P,+1812-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
    )
  • "Le cabinet de musique de Friedrich Kaufmann et fils à Dresde.."
    left to right: unknown harmonium, Trumpeter Automaton (copied/manufacturerd in 1810), probably the de:Belloneon (invented in 1805), Orchestrion (manufacturerd circa 1851
    date QS:P,+1851-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
    ), Chordaulodion (manufacturerd circa 1812
    date QS:P,+1812-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
    ), Harmonichord (invented circa 1809
    date QS:P,+1809-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
    )
  • "Orchestrion Friedrich Kaufmann. Présenté à la première exposition universelle de Londres en 1851.."
• Friedrich Kaufmann and the Trumpet Player (Complete History). History Computer (history-computer.com) (2021-01-04 / 2021-10-19).
  Note: on the above site, illustration of Kaufmann family and two photographs of Trumpeter Automaton can be seen:
  • "The Kaufmann family from Dresden." left: Friedrich Theodor; center: Johann Gottfried, right: Johann Friedrich
  • "April 1950, an elderly Bavarian inspects the Trumpet Player automaton of Friedrich Kauffman."
  • "The Trumpet Player of Friedrich Kauffman (back view).."