!!!Sonnleithner, Christoph

Sonnleithner, Christoph, b. Szeged (Hungary), May 28, 1734, 
d. Vienna, Dec. 25, 1786, composer. Father of Ignaz von  
Sonnleithner and Joseph  Sonnleithner, his daughter Anna was the 
mother of F.  Grillparzer. Entered as law clerk the service of the 
princes  Esterházy, was acquainted with J.  Haydn. 
Composed 36 string quartets dedicated to Joseph II, symphonies 
and church music.

!Literature
J. Haydn in seiner Zeit, exhibition catalogue, Eisenstadt 
1982.


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