Thaddäus Weigl (8 April 1776 – 10 February 1844) was an Austrian composer and music publisher.

Life

He was born in Vienna, son of Joseph Franz Weigl, a cellist in the Vienna Court Theatre, and younger brother of the composer

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. He studied music with

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, who had taught his brother. He went on to study philosophy and law, and meanwhile pursued his interest in composing. A cantata dedicated to his philosophy teacher

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was performed, and he was encouraged by its success. A comic opera ''Die Marionettenbude oder der Jahrmarkt zu Grünwalde'', and an opera ''Idoli'', were staged in the

Theater in der Leopoldstadt The Theater in der Leopoldstadt (also: Leopoldstädter Theater) was an opera house in the Leopoldstadt district of Vienna, founded in 1781 by Karl von Marinelli, following the ''Schauspielfreiheit'' (ending of the court's monopoly on entertainment) ...

, and were well received. In 1795 Peter von Braun, manager of the Court Theatre, founded the theatre's music publishing firm ''Hoftheater-Musikverlag'', and he entrusted Weigl with the work of making piano transcriptions of the operas and ballets that were performed at the theatre. In 1796 Weigl made extensive business trips for von Braun, to advertise the publishing house. He was afterwards appointed Court Theatre Composer, and subsequently wrote many ballets. He also organized the theatre's archives, which had been in a state of disorder. In 1801 he established his own music publishing house. He published piano arrangements of operas, works of his brother Joseph, and other living Viennese composers, and songs by

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; ; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a List of compositions ...

: his ops. 57, 58, 88, 95, and 130. In 1803, on the death of Franz Xaver Süssmayr, he was appointed assistant conductor at the Court Theatre, where his brother Joseph was chief conductor, but after his last ballet ''Bacchus und Ariadne'' was produced in December 1803 he devoted himself entirely to his music publishing business. In 1826 he transferred the business to his son Peter; the company was dissolved in 1832, and the assets were acquired by

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Artaria Artaria & Co. () was one of the most important music publishing firms of the late 18th and 19th century. Founded in the 18th century in Vienna, the company is associated with many leading names of the classical era. History Artaria & Co. was foun ...

and Maximilian Joseph Leidesdorf.

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