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Sylvius Leopold Weiss

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German composer and lutenist

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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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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. 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.

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Germany
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1687 to 1750 · aged 63
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