PIXIS, Friedrich Wilhelm
(1786–1842)> VIOLINIST · COMP.
PIXIS (Friedrich Wilhelm). German violinist and comp., Mannheim, 1786. S. under his father, Fränzel and Viotti. Vnst. in Cham. of the Prince Palatine, Mannheim, 1804. Prof. at Prague Cons., and leader of theatre orch., 1806. Prague, Oct. 20, 1842. Com. variations for violin and orch., etc. His son, Theodor, Prague, April 13, 1831, Cologne, Aug. 1, 1856, was a violinist and comp.