Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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German composer and lutenist
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1686
- Died
- 1750
- Works
- 2
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- Passacaille
- Tombeau
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Sylvius Leopold Weiss (12th October 1687–16th October 1750) was a German composer and lutenist. Born in Grottkau near Breslau, the son of Johann Jacob Weiss, also a lutenist, he served at courts in Breslau, Rome, and Dresden, where he died. Until recently, he was thought to have been born in 1686, but recent evidence suggests that he was in fact born the following year. Weiss was the most important and the most prolific composer of lute music in history and one of the best-known and most tech
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leopold
- Family name
- Weiss
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Wrocław
- Place of death
- Dresden
- Languages spoken
- German
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- lute
- Image
- Silvius Leopold Weiss.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1686-01-01
- date of death
- 1750-10-18
- Commons category
- Silvius Leopold Weiss
- place of burial
- Alter Katholischer Friedhof
- student
- Ernst Gottlieb Baron
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