Ludovit Václav Lachnit
Ludovit Václav Lachnit (in German-speaking countries : Ludwig Wenzel Lachnitt or Lachnith , born July 7, 1746 in Prague , † October 3, 1820 in Paris ) was a Czech horn player and composer.
Lachnit was a member of the court orchestra in Zweibrücken. He went to Paris, where he studied composition with Jean-Joseph Rodolphe Horn and François-André Danican Philidor and performed as horn player at the Concert Spirtuel . He composed numerous instrumental works, but was best known for his pasticcios , especially Les Mystères d'Isis , an arrangement of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Lachnith, Ludwig Wenzel . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 13th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1865, p. 463 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea world of music . Volume 3: Hauff - Menalt . Propylaen-Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07833-1 , pp. 354-155.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lachnit, Ludovit Václav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ludwig Wenzel Lachnitt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1746 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 3, 1820 |
| Place of death | Paris |