Sigismund Neukomm born: 10 July 1778 died: 3 April 1858 country: Austria Neukomm, born in Salzburg, was related by marriage through his mother to one of Schubert’s favourite composers, Michael Haydn. He lived in Vienna between 1797 and 1804 as a student of Joseph Haydn. He worked as a music assistant to the great composer and prepared the vocal score of Die Schöpfung. He also gave singing and piano lessons; his most celebrated students were Anna Milder and Franz Xaver Mozart, son of Wolfgang Amadeus.