Sylvius Leopold Weiss
German composer and lutenist · Germany · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1687 to 1750 · aged 63
Silvius Leopold Weiss was a German composer and lutenist. He was born in Silesia to the lutenist Johann Jacob Weiss, who taught the lute to his children. Weiss was a child prodigy and played for Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor c. 1694.
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Alexander Sobieski painted by Jan Kupecký
Opernhaus am Zwinger, the Dresden opera house opened in 1719. A lutenist and a theorbist can be seen in the orchestra.![Performance of Costanza e fortezza [de] by Johann Joseph Fux in the courtyard of Prague Castle](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Arolsen_Klebeband_15_029.jpg/1280px-Arolsen_Klebeband_15_029.jpg)
Performance of Costanza e fortezza [de] by Johann Joseph Fux in the courtyard of Prague Castle
Stele commemorating Weiss in the Old Catholic Cemetery, Dresden
Silvius Leopold Weiss in a 1765 copper engraving by Bartolomeo Follin, after a painting by Balthasar DennerAbout this person
He was employed by nobility including Charles III Philip of Palatinate-Neuburg and Alexander Sobieski, travelling with them to various courts and cities in Europe.
