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Count '''Ferdinand Troyer''' (1 February 1780 – 23 July 1851) was an [[Austrian nobility|Austrian noble]], [[philanthropist]], and amateur [[clarinettist]].

Born in [[Brno|Brünn (Brno)]], [[Moravia]], Troyer became the chief steward to [[Archduke Rudolf of Austria-Tuscany]]. It was noted that on 2 March 1817, Troyer played the obbligato to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]'s ''Parto'' for the [[Vienna]] Philharmonic Society at the Large Ridotto Room. His sound was described as being "sensitive," with an "extremely tender handling" of the clarinet.

Because of the popularity of [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s E-flat Septet, in early 1824, Troyer commissioned [[Franz Schubert]] to write a companion piece. Schubert accepted the commission but enriched the seven-part instrumentation of Beethoven's septet with an additional violin to create an [[Octet (music)|octet]]. The octet was completed on 1 March 1824 and was first performed at Troyer's townhouse in Vienna, where Troyer himself played the clarinet part. He died in Vienna.

== References ==
* Weston, P, ''More clarinet virtuosi of the past,'' p259

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