Abstract
Biographical information about the musicians employed between the years 1790 through 1809 has been taken from the Castle Forchtenstein documents mentioned after each biography together with additional biographical sources such as the Acta Musicalia. Further information and dates are from the latest research at Castle Forchtenstein and were provided by Josef Pratl (JP). Information about the court officials, who in these years were responsible for working with the musicians, was also found in selected documents in the Castle Forchtenstein Archives.¹
Altmann, Michael, trumpeter, was born in Eisenstadt in 1755. In September 1797 he, along with trumpeters Binder and Pfann, billed