!!!Elßler, Joseph der Ältere b. Idzików, Poland (then Kieslingswalde), d. Eisenstadt (Burgenland), Oct. 26, 1782, musician and copyist; father of Joseph Elssler the Younger and Johann Elssler. From about 1760, E. wrote for J. Haydn (important for the preservation of Haydn's earlier works.). %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Elßler,_Joseph_der_Ältere|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]