Silvius Leopold Weiss
Born: 12th October 1687, Grodkow, Poland
Died: 16th October 1750, Dresden, Germany
Nationality: German
Sylvius Leopold Weiss was a German composer and lutenist.
Born in Grottkau near Breslau, the son of Johann Jacob Weiss, also a lutenist, Weiss was one of the most important and most prolific composers of lute music in history and one of the best-known and most technically accomplished lutenists of his day.
In later life, Weiss became a friend of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach and met J.S. Bach through him. Bach and Weiss were said to have competed in improvisation.
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