Theodor von Schacht

{{Short description|German composer (1748–1823)}}

Theodor von Schacht (1748 in Strasbourg – 20 June 1823 in Regensburg) was a German composer.

After his studies in Stuttgart and Wetzlar, von Schacht arrived in Regensburg as a knight (Hofkavalier). There he was appointed in 1773 director of the court music, and assigned also to direct Italian opera.

In 1796, he was granted a lifetime pension for services rendered.

He composed at least 33 symphonies, one of them published in full in Angerer, {{Google books|KlnOMKHsthUC|Seven Symphonies from the court of Thurn and Taxis}} (pub. Garland, 1984). His compositions also included music for clarinet, including three clarinet concertos (one of them written in 1781),Rice, Albert R. (2003). {{Google books|Tb016MPagT0C|The Clarinet in the Classical Period}}. Oxford University Press. page 250. {{ISBN|0-19-514483-X}}. One was recorded by Dieter Klöcker.Orfeo C 290 931 A, 1993, with works for 1-3 clarinets and orchestra, Oliver Link the 2nd clarinetist. A copy is still at University of Virginia Libraries. and a concerto for 3 clarinets. His clarinet concertos are one of the first to use the A clarinet.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WCa3fi0BflUC&dq=Theodor+von+Schacht+concerto+for+3+clarinets&pg=PA15|page=15|title=Mozart: Clarinet Concerto|author=Colin Lawson|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=May 1996|isbn=9780521479295|access-date=23 September 2022}} He composed at least one concerto for two bassoons.