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Joseph Franz Weigl ( 1740 - 1820 ) was the principal Cellist in the Orchestra of the Esterházy family. He played under the directorship of Joseph Haydn , and it is thought that Haydn wrote his Cello Concerto in C major ( Hob. VIIb/1) for him. He was the father of:

Joseph Weigl ( March 28 , 1766 - February 3 , 1846 ), a Composer and Conductor . He was born in Eisenstadt and studied music under Johann Georg Albrechtsberger and Antonio Salieri . He became Kapellmeister at the court theatre in Vienna in 1792, and from 1827 to 1838 was vice-Kapellmeister of the court. He composed a number of Opera s, both Italian and German, most of them Comic , although most of his late works are pieces of sacred music. He died in Vienna.