!!!Gallenberg, Wenzel Robert Graf

b. Vienna, Dec. 28, 1783, 
d. Rome (Italy), March 13, 1839, composer and theatre director, 
student of J. G.  Albrechtsbergers. Married to Countess G. 
Guicciardi, to whom L. van Beethoven dedicated his piano sonata 
in C sharp minor ("Moonlight Sonata"). In 1805 organized the 
celebrations for Joseph Bonaparte in Naples. Lost his fortune while he 
was the head of the Vienna Kaerntnertor Theatre from 1828-1830. As a 
composer, especially known for his ballets.

!Works
About 50 ballets; compositions for orchestras and for the 
piano.

!Literature
OeBL.



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