Luigi Gatti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Luigi Gatti

composer

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1740

Place of Birth: Lazise, Veneto, Italy

Date of Death: 01-Mar-1817

Profession: composer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Luigi Gatti (October 7, 1740 – March 1, 1817) was a classical composer.
He was born in Lazise in 1740, the son of an organist, Francesco della Gatta.
He was ordained a priest in Mantua.
In the 1780s he became Hofkapellmeister in Salzburg and Leopold Mozart showed his irritation at not receiving it himself.
Between 1801 and 1804 Gatti helped Mozart's sister, Nannerl to locate unknown pieces by Mozart.
He died in Salzburg in 1817. He is famous for writing oratorios, cantatas, sextets and septets.