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 WEISS
Sylvius Leopold Weiss was the last great star in the story of the lute.
Though he is little-known today, in his lifetime Weiss was greatly revered by musicians and the aristocracy alike, and was ranked with outstanding contemporaries like Bach, Handel and Scarlatti.
She was greatly impressed, writing in her memoirs that Weiss "has never had an equal, and those who come after him will only have the glory of imitating him".
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 Sylvius Leopold Weiss
Weiss was born in Breslau, and was trained by his father from the age of ten.
Weiss toured widely, performing in London in 1718, in Prague at the coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI in 1723, and in Berlin in 1728, where he greatly impressed Frederick the Great, whose sister Wilhelmine was a lutenist.
The music is usually less contrapuntal than Bach’s, and as Weiss got older, he moved with the times rather more than his great contemporary: his harmony grew bolder and the interaction of melody and harmony moved towards the emerging sonata ideal of the Classical style.
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 Classical Net - Composers - Weiss
Weiss revisited Prague in 1719 and again in 1723 for the coronation of Emperor Charles VI.
We have further evidence of Weiss' relationship with Count Keyserlingk when in 1738 Weiss was arrested due to an affront to the Maitre des plaisirs von Breitenbauch.Keyserlingk intervened with a letter to the Minister of State Count von Bruhl praising the lutenists character and requesting his release.
October 1750 Weiss died and was buried in the cemetery of the Catholic court church.
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 Weiss Lute Sonatas Vol 5 [AD] [KS]: Classical CD Reviews- Oct 2002 MusicWeb(UK)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Weiss wrote a number of these homages to various noble personages (presumably who had connections with music, musicians or were possibly patrons).
In his continuing exploration of the music of German lutenist and composer Sylvius Weiss, Barto proves again that he is one of the great virtuoso players active today.
Weiss, who was born in 1687, thus a direct contemporary of Bach, Vivaldi and Handel, was ranked amongst the major musical talents of his day.
www.musicweb.uk.net /classrev/2002/Oct02/weiss.htm   (548 words)

  
 Weiss, Sylvius Leopold: Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Virtuoso lutanist and composer for that instrument, Weiss's first professional appointment was to the Prince of Poland in Rome (1708-1714).
After 1717 Weiss served as a chamber musician in the royal court at Dresden with such notables as Pisendel, Hasse, Porpora, Lotti, and Gluck.
Weiss was known as a great improvisor (that is until his thumb was nearly bitten off by an enraged French violinist), and it is reported that on one occasion Weiss engaged Bach in a friendly improvisation contest.
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 Sylvius Leopold Weiss - Uberpedia, the ultimate online resource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Silvius Leopold Weiss (October 12, 1687 – October 16, 1750) was a German composer and lutenist.
Many of his works are grouped into 'sonatas' (not to be confused with the later classical sonata, based on sonata form) or suites, which consist mostly of baroque dance pieces.
Weiss also wrote chamber pieces and concertos, but no complete example survives.
www.uberpedia.org /wiki/Silvius_Leopold_Weiss   (219 words)

  
 Silvius Leopold Weiss Air Guitar Score Tablature Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Silvius Leopold Weiss is considered to be one of the greatest lutenist of all times.
Weiss was born on October 12, 1686 in Breslau, Silesia.
Weiss missed half of 1722 after a violinist had almost bit off his thumb, supposedly as an act of vengeance.
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 Sylvius Leopold Weiss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born in Grodkow, the son of Johann Jacob Weiss, also a lutenist, he served at courts in Breslau, Rome, and Dresden, where he died.
Until recently, he was thought to have been born in 1686, but recent evidence suggests that he was in fact born the following year.
In later life, Weiss became a friend of J.S. Bach.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sylvius_Leopold_Weiss   (259 words)

  
 Silvius Leopold Weiss - Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
A big sensation is the finding of a complete lute duo and lute trio in a manuscript of the Harrach family in 2004.
Weiss’ two Christian names thus formulated are similar, only inverted, to those of Wolfgang Amadeus, for instance.
Weiss´ life for the discussion on place and date of birth
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 Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750) : Library of Congress Citations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
10) / Silvius Leopold Weiss ; herausgegeben von Stefan Lundgren.
The suite in D major is "comprised of various movements from the Weiss manuscript in the British Library." Suite D-Moll -- Tombeau sur la Mort de M. Conte de Logy arrivbee 1721 -- Prbelude und Fantasie C-Moll -- Suite D-Dur.
References: Weiss, Leopold Silvius, 1686-1750 Weiss, Leopold Sylvius, 1686-1750 Weiss, Sylvius Leopold, 1686-1750 Weiss, S. (Silvius Leopold), 1686-1750 Notes: Titles and thematic-index numbers are those found in Josef Klima's Silvius Leopold Weiss.
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 Editing Weiss - Footnotes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
[3] Josef Klima and Hans Radke, `Sylvius Leopold Weiss', in Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, xiv (1968); Josef Klima, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, 1686-1750.
203ff; it is reproduced in Douglas Alton Smith, `The Late Sonatas of Silvius Leopold Weiss', unpublished PhD dissertation, Stanford University, 1977, pp.
[21] In August 1742, Weiss contributed a passage in tablature and a poem to the Stammbuch of Conrad Arnold Schmid.
www.soi.city.ac.uk /~timc/ttc/Congress_Article_fn.html   (1697 words)

  
 Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Weiss
Silvius Leopold Weiss was born in 1686 near Breslau (what is now Wrocław) in Poland.
Weiss was employed at the court of Dresden from 1714 until 1718 when he was appointed chamber musician to the Prince Elector of Saxony, who was King of Poland at the time, and held this position until his death in 1750.
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www.classical.net /music/comp.lst/weiss.html   (256 words)

  
 Sylvius Leopold Weiss - Classical music composer
Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Complete Works for Lute - The London Manuscript (Part 1), Transcription Composed by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750), edited by Douglas Alton, Smith.
Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Complete Works for Lute - The London Manuscript (Part 1), Facsimile of the Tablature Composed by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750), edited by Douglas Alton, Smith.
This reveals that Weiss was in fact born in 1687, a year later than was previously thought, in the small town of Grottkau..."
www.classical-composers.org /comp/weiss   (1037 words)

  
 Ciaccónne, Ciaccóna and Passacáglia by Daniel Adams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
"The three pieces transcribed in this volume are taken from suites in the Weiss “London Manuscript.” Though a facsimile of the original lute tablature is not included here, guitarists should find no significant changes from it that are not notated and explained.
There are no tempo markings in the original tablature, but the position of these pieces in their respective suites as well as similarities to Weiss's other works may help.
In addition to his studies with Frank Koonce (Arizona) and Julian Gray (Peabody), Dr. Adams has studied in master classes with many of the world's pre-eminent guitarists including Ben Verdery, John Williams, Manuel Barrueco, Scott Tennant and William Kanengiser.
www.clearnote.net /Weiss_Adams.html   (314 words)

  
 Castle Classics Weiss, Sylvius Leopold (1687-1750)
When Sylvius Leopold Weiss died (in 1750,; the year of Bach's death), he was eulogised as Europe's greatest lutenist and one of Germany's best musicians.
Including WEISS: Sonata In A Minor - L'Infidele; Prelude, Fantasia & Fugue In C Major; VIVALDI: Concerto In F Major; WEISS: Tombeau For Count Logy; J S BACH: Chaconne In D Minor
S L Weiss: Suonate per il Liuto (Sonatas for Lute) -; Franklin Lei, Lute
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 Weiss: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 6 - Junk Warehouse Product Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
This disc follows on from the 5 earlier discs by the same artist of Weiss's lute music.
Audiophiles will notice that the technical aspects of this recording are in fact barely noticeable, a sign of a truly good recording.
The music of Weiss is undergoing a revival after many decades of neglect.
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 Weiss Sylvius Leopold - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
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 Sylvius Leopold Weiss Tabs: 161 Tabs Total @ 911Tabs - Tabs Search Engine
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 MUSICMATCH Guide: Sylvius Leopold Weiss
The master lutenist of the eighteenth century, Weiss was born in Breslau (now Wroclaw in Poland) into a lute-playing family, and first learned the instrument from his father, Johann Jacob Weiss.
In 1706, Weiss made his professional debut in the Breslau court, in which his family served...
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 Sylvius Leopold Weiss Tabs: 81 Tabs Total @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
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