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five children before her death in July 1777. A year later, Stoll married Katharina Huber, with
whom he had four more children and who was no doubt acquainted with Mozart and
Constanze on their visits to Baden. Stoll also applied for membership of the
Tonkünstlersocietät in 1778, at which time he had apparently taken part in their concerts. 157
In July 1797, Katharina Stoll died of “Abzehrung,” after which the choirmaster married yet
again, this time to a widow, Anna Maria Krippel, in 1798. No children resulted from this
marriage, but six of Stoll’s children from his previous marriages survived infancy. On 30
May 1805, Stoll died of “Brustwassersucht,” and, interestingly enough, Anna succeeded him
as “regens chorin” at St. Stephen’s until the appointment of her successor, Leopold Maglo, in
April 1806.
Anton Stoll would likely occupy the same obscurity as other provincial choirmasters
of the time if not for the warm relations he enjoyed with a number of Vienna’s most
prominent composers. In addition to his association with Mozart, to be considered in detail
here, Stoll was instrumental in arranging accommodation for Haydn’s estranged wife, Anna
Maria, who rented rooms in Stoll’s house and died there on 20 March 1800. In her will,
Anna Maria left a number of items to Stoll, his wife and their daughter Antonia, and Stoll
served as witness at the proving of the will on 22 March. Süssmayr continued to have warm
157 Although the original documents are lost, the application and its response are mentioned in the Society’s
Hauptbuch (A-Wsa, Haydn-Verein, B 2/1): “Stoll Ant: Regens Chori in der Lands: fürstl: Stadt Baaden sucht
an als Mitglied in die Societaet aufgenohmen zu werden. Dieß Ansuchen findet bey Supplicanten als einem
Auswärtigen bis dahin nicht statt, biß er sich bey der Societaet wird geltende Meriten erworben haben.” On 29
December 1778, the minutes reported, “Stoll Anton |: gebohren den 16 ten April 1747 :| Regens Chori in der
Landsfürstl: Stadt Baaden, welcher schon einigmall bey der Musical: Societaets Academien erschienen, sucht
abermall an als Mitglied in die Societaet aufgenohmen zu werden. Fiat, und hat der Supplicant die Statuten
mässige Einlag, als ein Auswärtigen nebst dem JahrsNachtrag, und gewöhnlichen Büchelgeld zusam[m]en 486f:
10 Xr: den 15 ten Februarÿ [1]779. zu erlegen; Beynebens sich zu reversiren, daß er bey allen Societaets
Academien sowohl, als den hievon nothwendigen Proben auf seine eigene Unkösten erschienen wolle.” Stoll’s
name does not appear in the list of members (B 4/8).
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