Leopold Andreas Ignaz Sonnleithner (from 1828 Leopold Edler von Sonnleithner; born 15 November 1797 in
Wien
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; died 3 March 1873 in Vienna) was an Austrian lawyer and a well-known personality of the Viennese
Classical music scene. He was a friend and patron of
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...
,
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wo ...
,
Franz Grillparzer
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer (15 January 1791 – 21 January 1872) was an Austrian writer who was considered to be the leading Austrian dramatist of the 19th century. His plays were and are frequently performed at the famous Burgtheater in Vien ...
, and
Carl Czerny
Carl Czerny (; 21 February 1791 – 15 July 1857) was an Austrian composer, teacher, and pianist of Czech origin whose music spanned the late Classical and early Romantic eras. His vast musical production amounted to over a thousand works and ...
.
Family
Leopold von Sonnleithner was a grandson of the composer
Christoph Sonnleithner, and son of the lawyer Ignaz von Sonnleithner. Leopold married Louise Augusta Gosmar (11 August 1803 – 7 June 1850), a native of Hamburg, on 6 May 1828.
Life
Sonnleithner received his
doctorate of law
A Doctor of Law is a degree in law. The application of the term varies from country to country and includes degrees such as the Doctor of Juridical Science (J.S.D. or S.J.D), Juris Doctor (J.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), and Legum Doctor ( ...
on 4 May 1819 in Vienna.
He was a personal friend and patron of the Viennese composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...
,
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wo ...
and his cousins, the playwright
Franz Grillparzer
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer (15 January 1791 – 21 January 1872) was an Austrian writer who was considered to be the leading Austrian dramatist of the 19th century. His plays were and are frequently performed at the famous Burgtheater in Vien ...
(1791–1872), and
Carl Czerny
Carl Czerny (; 21 February 1791 – 15 July 1857) was an Austrian composer, teacher, and pianist of Czech origin whose music spanned the late Classical and early Romantic eras. His vast musical production amounted to over a thousand works and ...
. Schubert dedicated his musical setting of Grillparzer's Serenade ''"Hesitantly Quiet"'' (
D921) to Sonnleithner's wife Louise. Sonnleithner handled Carl Czerny's will.
Sonnleithner was buried at a cemetery in the Viennese district of Margareten in 1873.
References
*''Über Mozart's Opern aus seiner früheren Jugend''. In: ''Cäcilia''. Heft 94/1845 und Heft 98/1846, Verlag Schott, Mainz 1845/1846
External links
Literaturliste im Online-Katalogder
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
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Lawyers from Vienna
Edlers of Austria
1797 births
1873 deaths
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