"Ritter Gluck ['Chevalier Gluck']" (1st ed. 1809; final ed. 1819)
First appeared with the byline "– – – – nn" in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 11, no. 20 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, February 15, 1809); subsequently included in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819) (Mazza 1996: 778).
1810
"Sinfonie pour 2 Violons, 2 Violes, Violoncelle et Contre-Violon, 2 Flûtes, petite Flûte, 2 Hautbois, 2 Clarinettes, 2 Bassons, Contrebasson, 2 Cors, 2 Trompettes, Timbales et 3 Trompes, composée et dédiée etc par Louis van Beethoven. à Leipsic, chez Breitkopf et Härtel. Oeuvre 67. No. 5. des Sinfonies. (Pr. 4 Rthlr. 12 Gr.)" (1st ed. 1810; final ed. 1819)
Review of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (1808) that first appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 12, no. 40–41 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, July 4, 1810 and July 11, 1810); subsequently incorporated into the essay "Beethoven's Instrumental-Musik" (1813), which was then included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819) (Schnapp 1963: 437).
"Johannes Kreislers, des Kapellmeisters, musikalische Leiden ['The Musical Sufferings of Johannes Kreisler, Music Director']" (1st ed. 1810; final ed. 1819)
First appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 12, no. 52 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, September 26, 1810); subsequently included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819) (Mazza 1996: 778).
1811
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1812
"Des Kapellmeisters, Johannes Kreislers, Dissertatiuncula über den hohen Werth der Musik ['The Musik Director Johannes Kreisler's Comments on the High Value of Music']" (1st ed. 1812; final ed. 1819)
First appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 14 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, July 29, 1812); subsequently included as one of the "Kreisleriana" under the title "Gedanken über den hohen Wert der Musik" in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819).
1813
"Deux Trios pour Pianoforte, Violon et Violoncelle, comp. et déd. à Mad. la Comtesse Marie d'Erdödy – – par Louis van Beethoven. Oeuvr. 70. à Leipsic, chez Breitkopf et Härtel. No. 1. (Pr. 1 Thlr. 12 Gr.) No. 2. (2 Thlr.)" (1st ed. 1813; final ed. 1819)
Review of Beethoven's Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 (1808) and Piano Trio No. 6 in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2 (1808) that first appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 15, no. 9 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, March 3, 1813); subsequently incorporated into the essay "Beethoven's Instrumental-Musik" (1813), which was then included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819).
"Don Juan" (1st ed. 1813; final ed. 1819)
First appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 15, no. 13 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, March 31, 1813); subsequently included in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819).
"Der Dichter und der Komponist ['The Poet and the Composer']" (comp. 1813; 1st ed. 1813; final ed. 1819)
Composed in September and October 1813 (Segebrecht 1963: 1045), this essay first appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 15, no. 49 and 50 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, December 8, 1813 – December 15, 1813). It was subsequently included in Die Serapions-Brüder, vol. 1 (1819) (Müller-Seidel 1963: [1155]).
Reworking of Hoffmann's "Sinfonie pour 2 Violons, [. . .]" (1810) and "Deux Trios pour Pianoforte, [. . .]" (1813), reviews of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (1808) and his Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 (1808) and Piano Trio No. 6 in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2 (1808), respectively, that first appeared anonymously in the Zeitung für die elegante Welt, vol. 13, no. 245–247 (December 9, 1813 – December 11, 1813) and was subsequently included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819).
1814
"Briefe des Baron Wallborn an den Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler und des Kapellmeisters Johannes Kreisler an den Baron Wallborn ['Letters from Baron Wallborn to Music Director Johannes Kreisler and from Music Director Johannes Kreisler to Baron Wallborn']" (1st ed. 1814; final ed. 1819)
First appeared with a foreword by la Motte Fouqué and Hoffmann in Die Musen, vol. 3 (1814), ed. Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué and Wilhelm Neumann; subsequently divided into two pieces, "Brief des Barons Wallborn an den Kapellmeister Kreisler" (1814) and "Brief des Kapellmeisters Kreisler an den Baron Wallborn" (1814), and included as two of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, 1st ed., vol. 4 (1815), and 2nd ed., vol. 2 (1819).
First appeared with the byline "vom Kapellmeister J. Kreisler ['by Music Director J. Kreisler']" in the Zeitung für die elegante Welt, vol. 14, no. 2–5 (January 4, 1814 – January 8, 1814); subsequently included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, vol. 1, 1st ed. (1814) and 2nd ed. (1819).
"Nachricht von einem gebildeten jungen Mann ['News of an Educated Young Man']" (1st ed. 1814; final ed. 1819)
First appeared with the byline "aus den Papieren des Kapellmeisters, Johannes Kreisler ['from the papers of the Music Director Johannes Kreisler']" in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 16, no. 11 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, March 16, 1814); subsequently included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, 1st ed., vol. 4 (1815), and 2nd ed., vol. 2 (1819).
"Der Musikfeind ['The Enemy of Music']" (1st ed. 1814; final ed. 1819)
First appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 16, no. 22 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, June 1, 1814); subsequently included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, 1st ed., vol. 4 (1815), and 2nd ed., vol. 2 (1819).
"Über einen Ausspruch Sacchinis, und über den sogenannten Effect in der Musik ['On an Remark of Sacchini's, and on So-Called Effect in Music']" (1st ed. 1814; final ed. 1819)
First appeared anonymously in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, vol. 16, no. 29 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, July 20, 1814); subsequently included as one of the "Kreisleriana" in the Fantasiestücke, 1st ed., vol. 4 (1815), and 2nd ed., vol. 2 (1819).
Fantasiestücke in Callots Manier [Fantasy Pieces in the Manner of Callot or Fantasias in Callot's Style] (1st ed., 4 vol., 1814–1815; 2nd and final ed., 2 vol., 1819)
"Die Fermate ['The Cadenza']" (comp. 1815; 1st ed. 1815; final ed. 1819)
Composed in January and February 1815 (Segebrecht 1963: 1043), this piece first appeared with the byline "Erzählung von E. T. A. Hoffmann ['Tale by E. T. A. Hoffmann']" in the Frauentaschenbuch für das Jahr 1816, ed. la Motte Fouqué (Nürnberg [Nuremberg]: Johann Leonhard Schrag) (Segebrecht 1963: 1032). Although the collection it appeared in bears the year 1816, the date for the 1st ed. is given here as 1815 based on Segebrecht's comment that "die Taschenbücher und Almanache in der Regel bereits im Herbst vor dem Jahre, für das sie bestimmt waren, erschienen ['the pocketbooks and almanacs generally appeared in the autumn before the year for which they were intended']" (1963: 1034). "Die Fermate" was subsequently included in Die Serapions-Brüder, vol. 1 (1819) (Müller-Seidel 1963: [1155]).
Die Elixiere des Teufels [The Devil's Elixir] (2 vol., 1815–1816)
1816
Drawing by E. T. A. Hoffmann for his book Der Sandmann
"Ahnungen aus dem Reiche der Töne ['Premonitions from the Tonal Realm']" (1816)
Original version of "Johannes Kreislers Lehrbrief" (1815) that first appeared with the byline "Hff." in the Morgenblatt für gebildete Stände, vol. 10, no. 45–46 (February 21, 1816 – February 22, 1816) (Mazza 1996: 778).
Nachtstücke [Night Pieces or Nocturnes] (2 vol., 1816–1817)
"Ein Brief von Hoffmann an Herrn Baron de la Motte Fouqué ['A Letter from Hoffmann to Baron de la Motte Fouqué']" (comp. 1816; 1st ed. 1817; final ed. 1819)
Completed in September 1816 (Segebrecht 1963: 1038), this piece first appeared in the Frauentaschenbuch für das Jahr 1818, ed. la Motte Fouqué (Nürnberg [Nuremberg]: Johann Leonhard Schrag) in the form of a letter containing the untitled story of "Rat Krespel" (Segebrecht 1963: 1032) in a postscript (Segebrecht 1963: 1041). Although the collection it appeared in bears the year 1818, the date for the 1st ed. is given here as 1817 based on Segebrecht's comment that "die Taschenbücher und Almanache in der Regel bereits im Herbst vor dem Jahre, für das sie bestimmt waren, erschienen ['the pocketbooks and almanacs generally appeared in the autumn before the year for which they were intended']" (1963: 1034). The "Rat Krespel" portion was subsequently included in Die Serapions-Brüder, vol. 1 (1819), once again without a title (Hoffmann 1819–1821/1963: 31).
1818
Seltsame Leiden eines Theaterdirektors [Strange Sorrows of a Theater Director] (1818)
1819
"Bruchstück aus den Serapionsbrüdern ['Fragment from the Serapion Brothers']: Der Einsiedler Serapion ['The Hermit Serapion']" (comp. 1818; 1st ed. 1819; final ed. 1819)
This story was probably composed in November and December 1818 (Segebrecht 1963: 1036). It first appeared anonymously in Der Freimüthige für Deutschland: Zeitblatt der Belehrung und Aufheiterung, vol. 1, no. 4, 6, and 8, ed. K. Müchler and Johann Daniel Symanski (January 5, 1819 – January 11, 1819) (Segebrecht 1963: 1032) and was subsequently embedded without a title in Die Serapions-Brüder, vol. 1 (1819) (Hoffmann 1819–1821/1963: 17).
"Das Fräulein von Scuderi ['Mademoiselle Scudéry']" (1819), a short story considered his masterpiece)[1]
Die Serapions-Brüder [The Serapion Brothers] (1st and final ed., 4 vol., 1819–1821)
First appeared [. . .] after which the Serapion Fraternity of writers in early 20th century Russia was to name itself
"Die Irrungen: Fragment aus dem Leben eines Fantasten ['The Errors: Fragment from the Life of a Fantast']" (1820)
1821
"Die Geheimnisse: Fortsetzung des Fragments aus dem Leben eines Fantasten, 'Die Irrungen' ['The Secrets: Continuation of the Fragment from the Life of a Fantast, "The Errors"']" (1821)
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm (1819–1821/1963). Die Serapions-Brüder: Gesammelte Erzählungen und Märchen. Müller-Seidel 1963: [5]–[995].
Mazza, Ethel Mattala de (1996). "Anmerkungen". Neumann 1996: 777–877.
Müller-Seidel, Walter (1963), ed. E. T. A. Hoffmann: Die Serapions-Brüder. Based on the text of the 1st ed. (1819–1821), checked against the ed. from Carl Georg von Maassen and Georg Ellinger. D/München: Winkler-Verlag.
Neumann, Gerhard (1996), ed. E.T.A. Hoffmann: Fantasie- und Nachtstücke. 6th ed. Winkler Weltliteratur: Dünndruck-Ausgabe. D/Düsseldorf and CH/Zürich: Artemis & Winkler. 1996 by Artemis & Winkler Verlag. ISBN3-538-05373-1 (cloth); ISBN3-583-05873-9 (leather).
Schnapp, Friedrich (1963), ed. E.T.A. Hoffmann: Schriften zur Musik; Nachlese. After the text of the 1st ed. and mss. D/München: Winkler-Verlag. 1963 by Winkler-Verlag.
