Composer · 1763 - 1826
Franz Danzi
Biography
Franz Danzi
(b Schwetzingen, bap. 15 June 1763; d Karlsruhe, 13 April 1826). Composer, son of (1) Innocenz Danzi.
He studied the piano, the cello and singing with his father and at the age of 15 joined the celebrated Mannheim orchestra. When the Elector Palatine Carl Theodor transferred his court to Munich in 1778, Danzi remained in Mannheim, in the orchestra of the newly established Nationaltheater. He studied composition with G.J. Vogler and before leaving Mannheim wrote a duodrama, a Singspiel and incidental music for at least eight plays.