Birthdays in Music Apr 8 Thaddäus Weigl, German-Austrian composer, publisher, and conductor, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1844) Deaths in Music Apr 22 Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theorist & composer, dies at 67 Apr 24 Giuseppi Paolucci, Italian composer, dies at 49 1775 Music History by Year 1777