Dutch-born Austrian diplomat, librarian, and government official
Gottfried Freiherr van Swieten
Born
Godefridus Bernardus "Godfried" van Swieten
(1733-10-29)October 29, 1733
Leiden, South Holland, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
Died
March 29, 1803(1803-03-29) (aged 69)
Vienna, Habsburg Empire
Education
Theresianum, a Jesuit school in Vienna
Occupation(s)
diplomat, librarian, official
Parent
Gerard van Swieten (father)
Gottfried Freiherr van Swieten (29 October 1733 – 29 March 1803)[1] was a Dutch-born Austrian diplomat, librarian, and government official who served the Holy Roman Empire during the 18th century. He was an enthusiastic amateur musician and is best remembered today as the patron of several great composers of the Classical era, including Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven.
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of music-loving noblemen centered in Vienna and founded by Baron GottfriedvanSwieten in 1786. The society sponsored concerts, often reviving music from...
funeral arrangements were made by Mozart's friend and patron Baron GottfriedvanSwieten. Describing his funeral, the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians...
Bach and George Frideric Handel as a result of the influence of GottfriedvanSwieten, who owned many manuscripts of the Baroque masters. Mozart's study...
Messiah, George Frideric Handel's 1741 oratorio. On the initiative of GottfriedvanSwieten, Mozart adapted Handel's work for performances in Vienna. The libretto...
in B minor and performed it privately. One such connoisseur was GottfriedvanSwieten, a high-ranking Austrian official who was instrumental in passing...
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New York City. From October 2016 to March 2017, he played Baron GottfriedVanSwieten in a production of Amadeus by Peter Shaffer at the Royal National...
appreciation for the musicians’ efforts. Etiquette Norm (sociology) GottfriedvanSwieten - an 18th-century pioneer of modern forms of classical music concert...
accessories." The painting was owned by Gerard vanSwieten, and passed into the hands of GottfriedvanSwieten. In 1813, it was purchased for 50 florins by...