A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Täglichsbeck, Thomas
TÄGLICHSBECK, Thomas, born of a musical family at Ansbach, in Bavaria, Dec. 31, 1799, studied at Munich under Rovelli and Gratz, and by degrees became known. Lindpaintner in 1820 gave him his first opportunity by appointing him his deputy in the direction of the Munich theatre, and about this time he produced his first opera, 'Weber's Bild.' After this he forsook Munich and wandered over Germany, Holland, and Denmark, as a violinist, in which he acquired great reputation. He then settled in Paris, and on Jan. 24, 1836, a symphony of his (op. 10) was admitted to the unwonted honour of performance at the Conservatoire. It must have had at least the merit of clearness and effect, or it would not have been followed by a second performance on April 2, 1837—a rare honour for any German composer but a first-rate one.
In 1827 he was appointed Kapellmeister of the Prince of Hohenzollern Hechingen, a post which he retained till its dissolution in 1848. The rest of his life was passed between Löwenberg in Silesia, Dresden, and Baden Baden, where he died Oct. 5, 1867. His works extend to op. 33, and embrace, besides the symphony already mentioned, three others—a mass, op. 25; a psalm, op. 30; a trio for PF. and strings; a great quantity of concertos, variations, and other pieces for the violin; part-songs, etc., etc.