Franciszek Lessel was a Polish composer.

Lessel was born in Puławy. His father, Wincenty Ferdynand Lessel, was a pianist and composer of Czech origin who served as his first teacher. In 1799 Franciszek Lessel went to study with Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn

Franz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...

 and continued to do until the man's death. He worked as a court musician, headed Warsaw's Amateur Music Society, and gave lessons on how to play the glass harmonica

Glass harmonica

The glass harmonica, also known as the glass armonica, bowl organ, hydrocrystalophone, or simply the armonica , is a type of musical instrument that uses a series of glass bowls or goblets graduated in size to produce musical tones by means of friction The glass harmonica, also known as the glass...

. In later life he largely had non-musical administrative and inspector jobs. He died in Piotrków Trybunalski

Piotrków Trybunalski

Piotrków Trybunalski is a city in central Poland with 80,738 inhabitants . It is situated in the Łódź Voivodeship , and previously was the capital of Piotrków Voivodeship...

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Among his most noted pieces is Fantaisie in E minor, which was dedicated to Cecylia Beydale. Bedayle was for a time his lover until they discovered they had the same mother.

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