Gyrowetz, Adalbert

Gyrowetz, Adalbert (19 February 1765, Budweis; 22 March 1850, Vienna), composer, left home to follow courses in philosophy and jurisprudence at the University of Prague but continued to study music in his spare time. Illness forced him to return to his home in Bohemia within a short time, however, and his extracurricular interest became his principal occupation. Count Fünfkirchen became interested in his work and invited him to become his chapelmaster. A few pieces he wrote while in the count’s…