Theodor von Schacht (1748 in

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– 20 June 1823 in

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) was a

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composer. After his studies in

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and

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, von Schacht arrived in Regensburg as a knight (''Hofkavalier''). There he was appointed in 1773 director of the court music, and assigned also to direct Italian opera. In 1796, he was granted a lifetime pension for services rendered. He composed at least 33 symphonies, one of them published in full in Angerer, (pub. Garland, 1984). His compositions also included music for clarinet, including three clarinet concertos (one of them written in 1781), One was recorded by

Dieter Klöcker Dieter Klöcker (13 April 1936, Wuppertal – 21 May 2011, Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German clarinetist known for rediscovering many forgotten composers of the 18th century. Specifically forgotten music of the clarinet. From 1975 to 2002, Kl ...

. and a concerto for 3 clarinets. His clarinet concertos are one of the first to use the A clarinet. He composed at least one concerto for two bassoons.

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* 1748 births 1823 deaths German Classical-period composers German male classical composers 19th-century German male musicians {{Germany-composer-stub