Florian Leopold Gassmann, Czech composer (died 1774)

Florian Leopold Gassmann

Bohemian opera composer (1729–1774)

Florian Leopold Gassmann was a German-speaking Bohemian opera composer of the transitional period between the baroque and classical eras. He was one of the principal composers of dramma giocoso immediately before Mozart. He was one of Antonio Salieri's teachers.