Lachnith, Louis-Wenceslas
(1746–1820)> COMPOSER
Lachnith, Louis-Wenceslas (7 July 1746, Prague; 3 October 1820, Paris), composer, learned the fundamentals of music from his father, a musician attached to the Jesuit church of his native city. He took lessons later on the violin, horn, and harpsichord, but it was this last instrument that he favored. After entering the household of the duke de Deux-Ponts, he went to Paris to study the horn under Rodolphe and made a favorable impression on audiences at several spiritual concerts. After his…